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Vapps
to Offer Free Conference Calling to Skype users
Skype continues to break down cost barriers to keep
family and friends connected
Hoboken, NJ –
June 1, 2006 – Vapps, the global infrastructure
supplier of VoIP conference call solutions today
announced an initiative to provide unlimited, free
conference calling for up to 500 participants to
Skype’s 100 million registered users through
Highspeedconferencing.com. The announcement follows
on the heels of SkypeOut calls becoming free to
Skype users in the U.S. and Canada.
“Skype is made up of people looking to communicate
with co-workers, family and friends,” said
Michael Jackson, Director, Paid Products, Skype.
“With Vapps’ technology, conference
calling can now be used, not only as a business
tool, but also as a method to connect as many as
500 contacts on one call”. We are very excited
that Vapps is offering this to Skype callers at
no cost for the service or the calls.”
“Vapps next-generation conference calling
service is a natural complement to Skype’s
offerings for consumer and business users,”
said Will Stofega, Research Manager VoIP services,
IDC. “Offering unlimited usage of these services
will further differentiate Skype’s offering
for the small to medium sized businesses looking
to cut down on costs and continue to have a reliable
communications tool for their clients and partners.”
Last month, Skype announced that all SkypeOut calls
within the U.S. and Canada will be free. Skype anticipates
that completely free calling in the U.S. and Canada
will expand Skype’s increasing penetration
in North America and solidify Skype’s position
as the Internet’s voice communication tool
of choice. More people will now have the chance
to benefit from Skype’s premium products and
online calling capabilities.
“As Skype continues its rapid growth within
the Internet community, consumers as well as business
users are increasingly looking for these types of
services for cost savings,” said Ben Lilienthal,
CEO and co-founder of Vapps. “Our conference
calling platform allows Skype participants to have
more great features than are available through traditional
conference calling services, and at no cost. We
are very excited about this launch with Skype and
look forward to the rapid adoption of online conference
calling.”
Conference call participants using Highspeedconferencing.com
may be subject to long-distance or national rate
charges when using a landline phone. Skype callers
incur no fees for using this conference call service.
About Vapps
Vapps is a global infrastructure supplier of VoIP
conference calling solution and partners with service
providers to provide complete online business services
for the SME market. Vapps is a technology enabled
service provider leveraging its own software to
provide VoIP conference calling services worldwide.
For more information, visit www.vapps.com or call
201-420-1155.
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