Long Zheng reports that Microsoft Australia will be offering a sneak peek at the upcoming iteration of Hotmail and Messenger on 18th May. Alex Parsons, Director of Marketing and MSN Products will be performing the host duties. Long Zheng got hold of this news via an event invitation sent out to a number of Australian Bloggers.

Tuesday is the day on which Australia’s Windows Live team called ninemsn will be offering a preview of the new features that will be part of the Windows Live Wave 4 products. The product that is sure to get all the spotlight is Windows Live Messenger since it will be bringing interesting new features such as HD video chat, enhanced social networking experience, tabbed conversation and more. A French site recently revealed 21st June as the release date for Windows Live Wave 4 Beta .