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title: Microsoft Adds XMPP Support to Windows Live APIs
date: 2011-09-14
author: stpeter
categories: ["Miscellaneous"]
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Microsoft has announced that it is adding support for XMPP to its Windows Live APIs, enabling any application or IM network to interoperate with Windows Live Messenger.

Details are available at [liveside.net](http://www.liveside.net/2011/09/14/messenger-connect-is-now-live-connect-new-apis-for-skydrive-and-hotmail-calendar/) and [dev.live.com](http://dev.live.com/).
