Announces Release of VOIP433, a DECT phone that connects to the USB plug a PC to operate and which has the power to make telephone calls to Voice over IP via the Windows Live Messenger (new name of MSN Messenger). The wireless phone Philips VOIP433 DECT is presented as a "dual phone" allowing both to make calls via a standard phone line but also via the Internet through the successor to MSN Messenger, namely Windows Live Messenger.To do so, Philips VOIP433 allows, via its color screen, to call contacts directly from its list of Windows Live Messenger with three options available: The toll-free contact connected to a PC via the Windows

Live Messenger The call to a conventional phone via tariffs charged by Windows Live Messenger and finally the classic telephone call. Note that the phone will be rélié to a PC via a USB connection to work. "By associating ourselves with Microsoft, today we are demonstrating our commitment to offer consumers the benefits of Internet telephony," said Jean-Luc Budillon, Director Sales and Marketing divisions PACP and B2B Philips Consumer Electronics. "The craze for IP telephony is growing considerably over Broadband opens doors to new services and communication options. This new wireless phone is a new solution offered to consumers to simplify its communications and enable him to call cheaply without being forced to stay in front of his PC. " Scheduled to be available for sale in the coming weeks for a price of less than 100 € uros TTC, the first "Windows Live Messenger Phone" allowing Microsoft to democratize the use of its instant messaging in direct competition with Skype and "Skype Phone "Associates who are interested more and more brands that sell OEM products dedicated to Voice over IP not compatible with the standard protocol SIP but with the proprietary protocol developed by Skype.