YM and Windows Live Messenger have been communicating

This is the first time suppliers have started to integrate "chat chit" software so that Yahoo Messenger users can text, send files, webcam . to friends using Windows Live Messenger and vice versa.

With the ambition to create the world's largest IM user community, two instant messaging service providers Yahoo and Microsoft have released a software to "bridge the gap" for their popular products.

Nearly 350 million users of Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger with Voice can download the "chat" test version on http://messenger.yahoo.com or http://ideas.live.com.

" The bridge between the community of instant messaging service users of Yahoo and Microsoft is bringing people around the world closer together, " said Brad Garlinghouse, Yahoo's vice president of communications.

In the short term, the beta program will serve countries and territories: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore , Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, England and America. After that, they will deploy the service globally.

Thuy Huong