'Skype clone' surfaces in China

by admin July 18, 2006 at 4:49 am

Stealth firm plays reversi with VoIP code

Chinese software developers have reportedly reverse engineered Skype’s internet telephony software to develop a clone. The unnamed company has developed a software client using the same protocol and encryption technology used by Skype. This software, which is still in the early stages of development, was used to call Charlie Paglee, co-founder of Voice over IP startup Vozin Communications.

Although the software lacks features that indicate whether someone is online or instant messaging technology, Paglee reports that the mystery firm involved plans to add these features (along with stability improvements) and release a stable version of the software by August. The development paves the way for the possible creation of third party Skype clients.

Full story: The Register