ooVoo Receives a 2008 “Webware 100” Award for Communication

New York, April 23, 2008 – ooVoo, an innovator in the way people communicate online, today announced that its high quality video chat solution received a 2008 Webware 100 award for Communication by Webware, a CNET site.  The Web 2.0 user community cast nearly two million votes in an online voting poll which ultimately selected the winners.  Finalists for the 2008 Webware 100 Awards were selected by the editors of Webware.

The 2008 Webware 100 Awards recognize the best Web 2.0 sites, services, and applications that are leading the next wave of innovation.  Webware editors received and reviewed thousands of entries.  A complete list of the winners can be found at www.webware.com/100.

ooVoo is changing the online communication experience through its high quality video chat solution that allows up to six people at once to connect face-to-face. Its easy-to-use features include the ability to send and receive video clips, exchange files and chat messages, as well as record conversations and make free calls to North American landlines and mobile phones.   

“At ooVoo we are committed to enabling friends, family and co-workers to communicate online in a more meaningful way,” said Philippe Schwartz, CEO of ooVoo.  “We are delighted to be winners of a 2008 Webware 100 and excited that ooVoo has been recognized by both leaders of the Web 2.0 industry and nearly 2 million consumers.”

 “The Webware 100 list has proven to be such a valuable resource for people new to Web 2.0,” said Rafe Needleman, editor at Webware and CNET.  “We honor those organizations who strive to deliver the most innovative Web 2.0 sites, services and applications.”

About ooVoo
ooVoo provides a high-quality video communication service that delivers a more meaningful way for people to call and connect over the Internet. ooVoo’s technology enables people to experience a face-to-face conversation and share a full range of emotions as if they are in the same room together, whether they are across the street or across the globe from each other. ooVoo’s superior quality video and audio is available to anyone with a computer, broadband connection and a web camera, for real-time video calls with up to six friends, relatives and colleagues simultaneously. ooVoo’s high quality video chat service includes video conversation recording, telephony, video messaging, instant message chat and file sharing amongst other capabilities. ooVoo is privately held and headquartered in New York, NY.  You can learn more and download free ooVoo software at http://www.ooVoo.com.

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Email: philip.robertson@ooVoo.com

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