About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 61. Chapters: Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Comparison of VoIP software, Google Voice, Google Talk, Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Tru, Fring, Yahoo! Messenger, S4PG, Mobicents, Gizmo5, Avaya Application Server 5300, Jitsi, List of SIP software, Unison, Mohawk Voice, Ekiga, TokBox, Brosix, SipX, Verba Technologies, QuteCom, Revation LinkLive, VzRoom, Echolink, 6rounds, Avaya Proactive Voice Quality Management, D2 Technologies, Avaya Communication Server 2100, OpenSER, SFLphone, Lyceum, Speedflow Communications, Vbuzzer, Ventrilo, Mysipswitch, OmNovia Technologies, IP PBX, VZOchat, KPhone, Yahoo! Voice, Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager, HamSphere, Zfone, SightSpeed, OpenH323, Revation Communicator, IConnectHere, Net2Phone, SIP Express Router, Zultys, PhonerLite, Nuvoiz Communicator, JSLEE, OfficeSIP Messenger, Voice Operator Panel, Brekeke SIP Server, Softphone, SAM Broadcaster, Tpad, Linphone, Zingaya, Brekeke PBX, Yuuguu, Call-Processing Language, Avaya Communication Servers, Cisco IP Communicator, Roger Wilco, H323Plus, OctroTalk, IPdrum, PGPfone, X-Lite, Asterisk Gateway Interface, Sippy B2BUA, Authenticated Identity Body, Nautilus, Teleo, Eyeball Chat, Cipango, Fetion, OpenSIPS, CoolTalk, Natpass. Excerpt: Skype ( ) is a software application that allows users to make voice and video calls and chats over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made for a fee using a debit-based user account system. Skype has also become popular for its additional features which include instant messaging, file transfer, and videoconferencing. Skype has 663 million registered users as of 2010. The network is operated by Skype Limited, which has its headquarters in Luxembourg. Most of the development team and 44% of the overall emp...