SightSpeed Powers New ‘Dell Video Chat’ Application

SightSpeed Inc., the leading provider of Internet video communications, today announced it has teamed up with Dell to deliver “Dell Video Chat,” an easy-to-use communications application now being bundled with Dell’s new Studio laptops.

Video chat is gaining acceptance as a great way to stay in touch with friends and family across the country or the globe. SightSpeed has been widely recognized by the industry for delivering best-in-class video chat capability that works across multiple platforms including Windows, Apple and Linux. The application also includes instant messaging and Internet voice phone capability for a full suite of communications options.

Delivering a simple, easy-to-use communications experience that is intuitive was a top priority. The application is pre-installed on the systems and is activated with one mouse click. SightSpeed has also made it easy for users to share the application with their friends and family who can simply download the “invitee” client program by visiting http://www.sightspeed.com/dellvideochat.

“Dell went out and got the best-of-breed video-communications service—SightSpeed—to be included in their newest laptops. This is as easy-to-use, wherever-you-go as it gets,” said SightSpeed CEO Peter Csathy. “Their stamp of approval means that video conferencing is becoming a part of everyday communications and they picked the best company to provide it.”

Dell Video Chat powered by SightSpeed will include the following features:
A completely redesigned and streamlined Dell user interface
Free, unlimited video chat worldwide
Free, unlimited voice chat worldwide
Free, unlimited text chat worldwide
4-Way Group Chat (voice, video or text)
Low-rate worldwide calling to ordinary phones – 2 cents per minute in the United States and Canada
5 minutes of free phone calling is included with every Dell system
The ability to purchase custom phone numbers and area codes
Presence indicators
Message Center: All video/voice calls Inbox
High-quality Video Mail
Video Mail recording of up to 3 minutes
Storage of an unlimited number of Video Mail messages
Notification of missed calls and receipt of Voice/Video mail and e-mail
Reporting of Video/Voice call history

“Dell is excited about the opportunity to provide enhanced video chat services to our customers,” said Michelle Pearcy, director, Global Client Software Marketing. “The partnership with SightSpeed allows our customers to quickly and easily communicate with friends and family in a variety of ways by combining both text and video chat features into a simplified customer communication experience.”

Because SightSpeed is based completely on the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and global standards for setting up and ending voice and video calls over the Internet, it has the distinction of working across the widest variety of computing platforms. As a result, users will easily be able to conduct video, voice and/or text chat with users of devices on any platform.

SightSpeed offers the highest-quality, full-motion, 30-frames-per-second video with clear audio and no delay; it delivers a superior video and audio experience with low to no latency over variable bandwidth conditions. SightSpeed’s patented technology provides superior rate control for any bandwidth, handling of firewalls and video-codec optimization.

About SightSpeed, Inc.

SightSpeed Inc. is the award-winning provider of Internet video communications for both the consumer and business user, offering the broadest portfolio of industry-leading Internet video communications services. These include, SightSpeed Free, SightSpeed PLUS and SightSpeed Light (for social networks), the most widely praised consumer-focused video chat services, which turn a PC or Mac into an easy-to-use video phone to communicate with friends and family around the world. In addition, SightSpeed Business is the world’s first high-quality, cost-effective and hardware-free videoconferencing service for all businesses, including SMBs.

SightSpeed’s services are SIP-based and standards-compliant. The company’s revolutionary human perception-based technology is patented and based on more than ten years of R&D originating at Cornell University. Among the many awards SightSpeed has received are Frost & Sullivan’s “Company of the Year” award, PC Magazine’s “Editors’ Choice,” PC World’s “100 Best Products,” and a 2008 “Codie” from the Software & Information Industry Association.

Founded in 2001 and based in Berkeley, Calif., SightSpeed is a privately held company funded by The Roda Group, best known for launching Ask Jeeves and PolyServe. For more information visit www.sightspeed.com.
Contacts

For SightSpeed:
Comunicano, Inc.
Sue Huss, 619-379-4396
sue.huss {at} comunicano(.)com