Cisco Systems today announced that it is providing the key technology behind a new voice-over-IP (VoIP) service from British Telecommunications plc (BT) that will allow Microsoft Network (MSN) users to make telephone calls from their computers. The new service, called PC 2 UK, will strengthen BT's position as a leader in the emerging Internet telephony market while providing Microsoft with a significant value-add for MSN. Users will access the service via MSN's Passport secure server and have unmetered access to BT's Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) for a fixed monthly fee. Microsoft Messenger, the PC client, enables the user to integrate instant messaging, multi-media services and telephony under Microsoft's Windows environment, and is delivered as part of Microsoft XP.
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