Skype Creator Promises Official VOIP Program Release:
"The peer-to-peer phone program Skype, which allows computer users to talk to each other globally for free, will soon be expanded to include a paid service that will connect Skype calls to regular phones, the program's co-creator said Wednesday.

Skype Technologies SA founder Niklas Zennstrom, who also co-developed the Internet file-sharing program Kazaa, made the announcement at an Internet-phone conference Wednesday in Markham, north of Toronto.
He said final bugs were being worked out of the Skype software's 'beta' or trial version, which already has at least 5.5 million users worldwide. An official release is scheduled for the summer.…"

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