From today, Microsoft Office XP users will be able to use SMS texting direct from their desktop, to keep in touch with work colleagues and friends, receive reminders of crucial appointments even when out of the office, and receive SMS messages in their email inbox, using a new tool developed specifically for the Office XP platform, xpSMS. Developed by Australian-based RedOxygen, xpSMS is now available on Microsoft's e-services website and from http://www.redoxygen.com/de in German and http://www.redoxygen.com/fr in French. xpSMS is fully integrated into Office XP and sits on the user's Outlook toolbar. It allows them to send an SMS to anyone in their personal address book or global address list, or enter a new mobile number directly into the "to:" field. Recipients can send a reply to the originator's email inbox. xpSMS also sends an SMS reminder of any event logged into the Outlook XP calendar, as well as taking advantage of smart tag functionality; - smart tags attached to a mobile number in a Word, Excel or Outlook Document, include the option to send an SMS. "The combination of Office XP and SMS is a perfect fit. At any given moment 30% of the world's work force is remote and there are almost 1 billion phones deployed that can receive and send SMS" Tom Sheahan, RedOxygen CEO. "SMS texting direct from the desktop is a natural evolution of emailing", said Stephanie Thorn, product manager for Office XP at Microsoft. "PCs and mobile phones are essential business tools and of course are used by people in their personal lives too, so it makes perfect sense that they should communicate. XpSMS will give PC and mobile phone users even more freedom to work and communicate than before and Microsoft is pleased to support it."
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