Tuesday, 30 August 2005

Intel Working with Skype

Intel says it is working with Skype Technologies to help improve the most widely used internet phone call service's software. Intel engineers are helping to modify Skype's program to make it work better on new microprocessors that carry out multiple tasks simultaneously, says Intel vice-president Patrick Gelsinger. "Why is Skype interesting? It is the market share leader," Gelsinger said at Intel's Developer Forum conference in San Francisco today. By tuning the Skype program to work better, Intel would enable new features such as better voice quality and adding more participants to conference calls, he said.