FriendCaller Continues to Revolutionize Mobile and Browser-Based Communications With the Introduction of 7-Way Group Video Calling From C2Call

Werl, Germany -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/24/2012 -- C2Call GmbH, developer of FriendCaller, the world's first app to support free mobile video chat services across Apple iOS devices including iPhone®, iPod Touch® and iPad™, Android™-based smart phones and tablets, and the FriendCaller WebPhone, is once again raising the bar on group video calling, adding support for 7-way group video calling, via its mobile and browser-based applications.

Earlier this year, C2Call expanded the feature-set of FriendCaller apps to include multi-point video and voice conferencing capabilities. With the addition of 7-way group video calling, FriendCaller is the first mobile and browser-based application to support live video chats, with up to seven participants, and with the capability to add an additional 20 participants in a voice-only chat.

"FriendCaller is leading the industry in the use of ground-breaking technology that leverages the cloud to support all-in-one voice calling and videoconferencing services that are free of charge to users," said Michael Knecht, CTO of FriendCaller developer C2Call GmbH. "Our innovative and complex algorithms require extremely low resources on both the mobile client and cloud server side, which allows us to support a greater number of video and audio participants than are currently supported by other mobile group video calling platforms."

With FriendCaller, users can either leverage the browser-based application, or mobile application to connect with large groups of friends or family members while at home, at work, or on the road. FriendCaller is also a useful professional collaboration tool that can serve to strengthen communication between teams of workers from disparate geographic regions. FriendCaller offers multi-lingual support for the English, Spanish, German, French, Italian and Chinese languages.

FriendCaller leverages C2Call's unique cross-platform, cloud-hosted technology to provide users a number of innovative features that in addition to Mobile Group Video Chat include Text Messaging (SMS), Browser-based WebPhone, Caller-ID, CallMe-Links, video calling and a real phone number. FriendCaller is currently available via the iTunes App Store, Android Market and the FriendCaller.com website.

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In Celebration of This Important Milestone, FriendCaller Will Give Away 5 Million Calling Minutes and 5 Million Texts/SMS via Its Offer Wall During the Holiday Season

Werl, Germany -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/29/2011 -- C2Call, the pioneer for Java-based VoIP calls via the browser, today announced that FriendCaller has reached 5 million users worldwide. To celebrate this important milestone, FriendCaller will be giving away 5 million calling minutes and 5 million texts/SMS via the FriendCaller offer wall to its valued users, during the holiday season.

"Since being introduced, FriendCaller has revolutionized Voice over IP communications, making it easier for users to communicate with their friends across town, or around the globe, via the Internet," said Martin Feuerhahn, CEO of FriendCaller developer C2Call GmbH. "Reaching 5 million users is a significant accomplishment for us, and we are grateful to the entire C2Call team for helping us to deliver our full-featured VoIP calling app to the masses, as well as the users who have helped FriendCaller realize such widespread popularity."

FriendCaller leverages a unique cross-platform, cloud-hosted technology to provide users a number of innovative features including Text Messaging (SMS), Browser-based WebPhone, Caller-ID, unique CallMe-Links and video calling. FriendCaller is currently available for Apple iOS platforms including iPhone®, iPod Touch®, iPad™, Android™-based smart phones or tablets, the Nokia S40 platform, and via the FriendCaller WebPhone and Facebook app.

Registered FriendCaller users can redeem free minutes and texts/SMS by visiting the FriendCaller offer wall available through the FriendCaller iOS and Android applications.

About C2Call
C2Call is the first company to offer free VoIP phone calls to anyone, without the need to download software or register. C2Call's FriendCaller is the first and only WebPhone solution that lets anyone make a free call by clicking a link sent via email, IM, social networks, blog or website. C2Call was founded in 2008 by CEO Martin Feuerhahn and CTO Michael Knecht, founders of Actai Networks, the mobile Internet solutions development company. Investors in C2Call include Bill Draper, an early Skype investor.

Apple, iPhone and iPod Touch are registered trademarks, iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries. Android is a trademark of Google, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Werl, Germany -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/08/2011 -- C2Call, the pioneer for Java-based VoIP calls via the browser, today introduced a complete browser-based echo-free video calling solution via the FriendCaller Web phone.

C2Call was the first company to leverage the modern operating systems' Java Virtual Machine (VM) to offer FriendCaller.com's free Web phone calls to anyone, anywhere, without requiring users to download software or register. Once again, C2Call is the first company use Java to its advantage to introduce browser-based video calling.

Most browser-based video chat services use Flash enablement to make calls. Until today, FriendCaller was the only VoIP service using Java for browser call capabilities. The company's announcement today coincides with Facebook's announcement that it will partner with Skype to offer video calls. Unlike FriendCaller, Facebook's solution requires an alternative installation flow of various Java plug-ins and exe files for each OS and browser combination. Furthermore, this configuration will not work on the Linux platform. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/notes/philip-su/building-video-calling/10150229123673920)

"Today's announcement from Facebook is a significant endorsement of Java for large scale video calling and VoIP services, and until today we were pretty much alone in using Java for VoIP," said Martin Feuerhahn, CEO of FriendCaller developer C2Call GmbH. "FriendCaller's video calling feature supports an exceptional VoIP calling experience for users of our browser-based WebPhone, enabling them to chat with their FriendCaller contacts, or make free browser-based online video calls to friends who have not yet registered with FriendCaller, using their unique CallMe-Link, all without installing software or plug-ins."

FriendCaller's unique CallMe-Link technology makes it possible to connect with friends via free, PC-to-PC calls, even if they haven't yet registered with FriendCaller. The FriendCaller CallMe-Link is a unique URL link that can be sent to anyone, even if they aren't a FriendCaller user. When the recipient of the CallMe-Link clicks on it, they will be able to instantly call the sender, via their browser.

Availability
Video calling is currently available via FriendCaller's WebPhone and Facebook app. Video calling for FriendCaller's Apple® iPhone®, iPod Touch®, iPad™ will be available in July 2011, and for Android™ devices during Q3'11.

About C2Call
C2Call is the first company to offer free VoIP phone calls to anyone, without the need to download software or register. C2Call's FriendCaller is the first and only WebPhone solution that lets anyone make a free call by clicking a link sent via email, IM, social networks, blog or website. C2Call was founded in 2008 by CEO Martin Feuerhahn and CTO Michael Knecht, founders of Actai Networks, the mobile Internet solutions development company. C2Call is a venture-backed company that has generated more than $4 million in revenue since April 2010. Investors in C2Call include Bill Draper, an early Skype investor.
For more information visit http://www.FriendCaller.com.

Apple, iPhone and iPod Touch are registered trademarks, iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries. Android is a trademark of Google, Inc. All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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