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C2Call takes the hassle out of saving big on phone bills and gets social media talking

2009-01-09T11:40:00.001+08:00

New API tools also enable social networking sites to start talking, for free

WERL, GERMANY, 17 Dec. 2008 – C²Call is taking the hassle out of digital phone services for computer users and social communities.

German startup C²Call GmbH, http://www.c2call.com, today launched the second beta of C²Call, which allows a computer user to call any other computer user around the world – for free.

C²Call also introduced new APIs, software tools that enable social media sites to add browser-based voice calls to any Web site.

“Instead of tapping out messages to online friends on social media sites, C²Call gets people talking – which helps to increase use of the site,” said Martin Feuerhahn, chief executive officer, C²Call.

“C²Call is spontaneous and simple,” said Feuerhahn. “There is nothing to download. The time when users had to install, configure and update special software, just to make VoIP calls or just to talk only to users on the same service, is over. The genius was to make everything happen in a browser.”

Click here to begin using C²Call: http://www.c2call.com.

For users, computer to computer calls made with C²Call are free. Computer to landline and computer to mobile calls cost as little as two cents (Euro) per minute, depending on tariffs – and C²Call displays rates when they apply, as that call is made. There are no connection charges or set-up fees.

To make a call, use the C²Call invite function. This transmits an invitation via email to anybody you want to talk to – and they just click the invitation to start the talking -- without installing software, without having to register with C²Call first.

C²Call is platform independent. It works by temporarily loading a Java widget into Internet Explorer, Safari and Firefox when running under the Windows, Mac or Linux operating systems. The widget establishes a peer-to-peer voice connection that even works behind firewalls.

For web sites that use the developer kit to integrate C²Call, the API supports secure single sign on, instant messaging, call forwarding, address books, call reports, and more. Sites may customize the user interface to add pay-per-click premium services, pre-paid calling plans and calls to landline and mobile/cell phones, extending use of the site to the offline world. The developer kit is free. Developers may access the C²Call server for testing for €99. A monthly subscription for a site to use C²Call is €199.

About C²Call

C²Call is a privately-held startup spun out in May 2008 from Actai Networks Pte Ltd.. Actai launched the first public beta of C²Call in April 2008.

Contacts:

Mr Martin Feuerhahn

Director

C²Call GmbH.

GSM.: +(49) 178 417 1523

Phone: +(49) 2922 8703-650

Fax: +(49) 2922 8703-652

mailto: martin.feuerhahn@c2call.com

Source : C2Call Official Press Release

Secondary School Alumni

2008-06-23T17:26:00.001+08:00

How many of us have attended school alumni? The answer is "NO", "Didn't think of", "No time"....you name it....

I attended my secondary school alumni last weekend. Honestly I didn't know that it existed. An ex-classmate happened to meet an old school teacher a month ago and got to know about the alumni event. Since my sec classmates and I have regular gathering every year, we have no problem informing everybody the alumni event. I was excited and really looking forward to meet up old friends and teachers...

When entering the school gate, many old memories started flashing in my mind. Instead of going directly to the AVA room where we were supposed to gather, I took a few minutes walking through my once upon a time favorite hung around spots.The school looks almost the same as 20 years ago...the science laps, the home-econ room, the technical lap, the school hall....the "haunted" toilet...

After going round the school, I went to the AVA room which was still located at the same floor same room. I saw some of my old classmates standing around talking. Unfortunately there was only a handful of ex-classmates from my era....Most of them were younger members, probably just graduated from school 1-2 years ago.

The whole alumni gathering lasted for about 2 hours and I became one of the committee members at the end of it. I hope I can contribute something to the school and to invite old schoolmates to attend this alumni.

Wonder when is the committee meeting....

Do they know PC to PC call is free?

2008-04-22T10:55:00.000+08:00

I wonder how many people around me know that there is such thing as PC to PC call and it is Free. When I checked around, many friends tell me they do chat on PC with Skype or MSN using only the TEXT message box. BUT do they really use VOICE call, as if using it like a normal telephone and talk.

The Answer is “You mean I can do that???”….

My mouth dropped...In my country, almost everybody knows how to use a computer and surf the web. Computer is part of our daily life. I guess I cannot assume everybody knows about VOIP. After all, most end users are not IT guru.

Last weekend, while chatting with my sister in law, she was complaining to me that she spends about $300 on her phone bill every month talking to her husband who is working in Hong Kong.

To help her cut down the phone bill, I asked her to try PC to PC voice call. She had a notebook which she used for work, write email and MSN but she had never used it to make any voice call before. She is an average user and she dislikes the idea of downloading software as she had bad experience before…….

Knowing her concern, I introduced her C2Call, a web-browser phone application which does not require any software installation.

“What, no software installation? Are you sure?” that’s the look she gave me!

I showed her C2Call website (www.c2call.com), asked her to login by entering her email address and a password. She was surprise to find the registration process so simple….she thought she would see a typical form asking her to fill in information A-Z ….etc.

Once she was in, she saw a test call message that can playback her own voice from the notebook. She was so excited over it…Well, I guessed it was her first time experiencing VOIP. She immediately sent a C2Call invitation email to her husband in Hong Kong. About half hour later, there was a ringing tone from the notebook. Her husband had clicked the link in the C2Call invitation email and was calling her. She was happily chatting with her husband for next hour.

After hanging up, she asked me if she needs to pay for the phone bill. I smiled and explained to her that C2Call is absolutely FREE. She bought me dinner that day.. .

C2Call – 无须安装任何软件的网路电话

2008-04-15T10:18:00.001+08:00

C²Call一个锁在游览器里的网路电话，无须安装任何软件，用法非常简单。目前还在测试阶段。

你只须到 www.C2call.com 注册并登入即可开始时用。

注册程序非常简单，只须填入你的电子邮件地址及密码即可。

登入后你可使用 C²Call 的邀请功能发送电话邀约邮件给你的朋友。

只须点击朋友名字就能拨通电话。语音相当清晰。

若你想发送文字，点击朋友名字旁的文字功能，输入文字后点击Submit 即可。

若朋友不在线上，你也能发送邮件传达讯息，点击名字旁的邮件信封，输入文字后点击Submit 即可。

它适用于众多网页浏览器像Internet Explorer 6 和 7，Mozilla Firefox 或 Safari在 Windows Vista/XP，

MAC 操作系统 X 或 Linux。

更多详情可游览www.c2call.com .