Skype
is the next phenomenon from the people who brought you KaZaA. Just like KaZaA,
Skype uses P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you to other users - not to
share files this time, but to talk and chat with your friends. The technology is
extremely advanced - but super simple to use... You'll be making free phone
calls to your friends in no time!
Skype was founded in 2003 by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis. Skype created a
little piece of software that makes communicating with people around the world
easy and fun. With Skype you can say hello or share a laugh with anyone,
anywhere. And it's free. Skype is available in 28 languages and is used in
almost every country around the world. Skype generates revenue through its
premium offerings such as making and receiving calls to and from landline and
mobile phones, as well as voicemail and call forwarding. Skype, based in
Luxembourg, has relationships with a growing network of hardware and software
providers and is an eBay company.
Features:
• Free unlimited worldwide phone calls to anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the
world
• Skype video (webcam), see who you are talking to with free video calls
• Chat with up to 100 people in group chats
• Conference call with up to four people for free
• Call ordinary phones with SkypeOut
• Superior sound quality - better than your regular phone
• Your calls are encrypted "end-to-end" for superior privacy
• Friends list shows you when your Skype friends are online and ready to talk or
chat
• Works with all firewall, NAT and routers - nothing to configure!
• Super-simple and easy to use
• Based on cutting edge peer-to-peer technology developed by the creators of
Kazaa and Joltid In order to use Skype for Windows software, your computer must
meet the following minimum system requirements:
• PC running Windows 2000 or XP
• 400 MHz processor
• 128 MB RAM
• 15 MB free disk space on your hard drive
• Sound Card, speakers and microphone
• Internet Connection (either dial-up: minimum 33.6 Kbps modem, or any
broadband: cable, DSL, etc.)
