ooVoo™ Named Best in Show at DigitalLife
ooVoo Wins PC Magazine’s Software
Innovation Best in Show Award at DigitalLife Expo
NEW
YORK—October 4, 2007—ooVoo, an innovator in face-to-face online video communication,
received PC Magazine’s Best in Show: Software Innovation Award at this year’s DigitalLife Expo, held September 27-30, in New York. ooVoo’s
video chat application won the award for its clear, high-quality video,
six-person conversation capability and easy-to-use video chat interface.
Selected
by the PC Magazine editorial staff, the Best in Show Awards represent the most
innovative, most useful, and most fun products found on the DigitalLife
show floor showcased by more than 200 exhibitors. Philippe Schwartz, CEO of ooVoo,
was at the event ceremony and received the award from PC Magazine’s
editor-in-chief, Lance Ulanoff who observed that ooVoo “is a service connecting people face-to-face around
the world with high-quality video and audio with just a broadband connection
and a computer…for free.”
In a
press release issued by DigitalLife, a Ziff Davis
Media event, vice president Monica Vila stated, "This year's Best of Show
winners represent some of the most exciting technology products on the
horizon.”
Winners
of Best in Show awards in other categories included HP, Gateway, Hasbro, Ford
Motor Company and Activision. Hosted at
the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, DigitalLife showcased the latest consumer technology
products and services from more than 200 exhibitors during the four-day
event.
“We are
honored to be recognized in this competitive industry as an innovator and
leader in face-to-face video communication on the Internet,” said ooVoo CEO Philippe Schwartz. “This recognition underscores
our commitment to and focus on providing the world with an easy-to-use
application which enables face-to-face conversation with friends and family
across the world, for free.”
Using ooVoo, up to six people can connect in a video chat at the
same time, allowing them to see one another, talk and share emotions just as
they would in person. Consumers only
need a broadband Internet connection, web camera, speakers and a microphone. In
addition to video chat, ooVoo lets consumers send
video messages to both ooVoo and non-ooVoo users, Instant Message (IM), and share files, such as
documents or pictures—for a complete communication experience.
ooVoo is a free and easy to install application available for
download at http://www.oovoo.com.
About ooVoo
ooVoo provides free
real-time video communication technology, delivering a new way for people to
connect. ooVoo’s technology
enables people to experience a face-to-face connection and share emotions over
the Internet in a way that no other communication medium permits. Delivering
the highest quality video and audio, ooVoo provides a
seamless and interactive communication experience. ooVoo enables any individual with a computer,
broadband connection and a Web camera to communicate in real-time with friends,
relatives and colleagues anywhere in the world.
ooVoo is privately
held and headquartered in New York, NY.
ooVoo is available
for free download at http://www.oovoo.com.
Media Contacts:
Philip Robertson
212-984-1003
ooVoo id: philiprobertson