<AsiaNet>Global IP Solutions Powers The New Yahoo! Messenger Video Calling

New Video Call Feature Available for Everyone on Yahoo! Messenger

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 25 /AsiaNet=연합뉴스)Global IP Solutions (Oslo Bors: GIPS) announced today that Yahoo! Messenger, a leader in real-time communications with more than 133 million users worldwide, is using GIPS VideoEngine(TM) to enable new high-quality video calling with the launch of Yahoo! Messenger 10.

Since early 2006, GIPS has provided the underlying voice technology for Yahoo! Messenger, allowing friends, family and colleagues to communicate. Now with the addition of the video calling feature, everyone on Yahoo! Messenger can enjoy video calls enabled by GIPS VideoEngine for superior sound, picture quality and user experience.

"With the launch of Yahoo! Messenger 10, we're allowing people to instantly communicate with friends and family around the world through new interactive and social features like video calls," said Dave Merriwether, senior director of Yahoo! Messenger. "The GIPS VideoEngine enables us to provide the Yahoo! Messenger community with the best video experience possible. Now people can enjoy full-screen, face-to-face chats with friends and family at no cost, in the familiar Yahoo! Messenger environment."

"Yahoo! Messenger is the leading communication platform that provides people with the greatest choice to stay connected to one another through text IM, PC-based calling, mobile text messaging and now video calling," said Emerick Woods, GIPS' Chief Executive Officer. "We're proud to work with Yahoo! to deliver a truly differentiated high quality video experience for the hundreds of millions of people on Yahoo! Messenger around the world," added Woods.

To download the latest Yahoo! Messenger 10, visithttp://messenger.yahoo.com/winbetaAbout Global IP SolutionsGlobal IP Solutions (Oslo Bors: GIPS) provides best-in-class voice and video processing in IP communications. GIPS enables its customers to deliver unmatched quality, with a faster time-to-market and with less risk than alternative solutions. GIPS serves application developers, wired and wireless service providers and network and telecommunications equipment vendors. Its customer list includes CommuniGate, Nimbuzz, Nortel, Oracle, PCCW, Samsung, WebEx, Yahoo!, AOL and other key players in the voice and video over IP markets. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Stockholm, Boston and Hong Kong. For more information, visit

http://www.gipscorp.com .Media Contact:Alex TsangTel: +852-3180-2255Email: alex.tsang@gipscorp.comKarrie LeeTel: +852-2525-8038Email: karrie@techworksasia.comSOURCE: Global IP Solutions < 실시간 뉴스가 당신의 손안으로..연합뉴스폰 >< 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자(c)연합뉴스. 무단전재-재배포금지. >