Microsoft and Vodafone announced today at ITU World Telecom in Geneva <A HREF="http://www.thefeature.com/article?articleid=100131">they'll work together to develop and promote XML-based mobile Web standards</A>. The Feature reports that the two companies have worked together before -- in September 2000 they said they'd work together to deliver mobile access to Outlook, which appeared to culminate with the June 2001 release of Vodafone OfficeLive, which used Microsoft's Mobile Information Server in conjuction with Exchange, though it also worked with Lotus Notes systems.