| “I knew it was
over when I downloaded Skype,” Michael Powell, chairman, Federal
Communications Commission, explained. “When the inventors of KaZaA are
distributing for free a little program that you can use to talk to anybody
else, and the quality is fantastic, and it’s free – it’s over.
The world will change now inevitably.” Fortune Magazine, 16th February
2004 Skype is the Global P2P Telephony Company™ that is changing the
telecommunications world by offering consumers free, superior-quality calling
worldwide. “The idea of charging for calls belongs to the last century.
Skype software gives people new power to affordably stay in touch with their
friends and family by taking advantage of their technology and connectivity
investments.” Niklas Zennström, CEO & Co-founder of Skype Skype
aims to delight you by offering free global telephony, to make unlimited,
superior quality voice calls via its next-generation peer-to-peer software.
Skype’s mission is providing a simple, reliable and friendly
communications tool that just works. We aim for people to communicate with
friends, families, and colleagues more flexibly, more cost effectively, and
with better sound quality than ever previously imagined. The rapid
proliferation of broadband, plus Skype, gives anyone around the world real
choice in communications. No longer beholden to one company, choice allows
pioneers the option to make free, unlimited calls using an Internet connection.
The power of the Skype network increases with the numbers of Skype users making
free calls over the Internet. Once you download our free software, tell your
friends. Skype is promoting further adoption of high-quality connectivity, and
works with world class telecommunications companies that share the vision to
provide better ways for people to communicate. Skype is working hard and
expanding to new platforms, including mobile devices and handsets. Soon
you’ll be Skyping at home, in the office and on the road. Skype calls
require a PC microphone and speakers, or an affordable PC headset available at
electronics retailers worldwide. Skype is simple to install regardless of your
PC environment and will set up with no server or workstation configuration.
Skype works behind most firewalls and gateways without providing new security
risks. Skype calls are encrypted for your security, and we maintain a strict
privacy policy. Internet telephony is in its infancy and Skype will lead the
innovations forward — beyond what we can imagine today. Skype was created
by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, founders of KaZaA — the
world’s most popular Internet software, and has received investment from
Tim Draper, Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet, Index Ventures, Bessemer Venture
Partners and Mangrove Capital Partners. The Skype Group is headquartered in
Luxembourg with offices also in London and soon in
Tallinn. |
