Video Communication Reaches Internet Mainstream with Eyeball Chat Limited Edition v1.0

Until now, the use of Internet video communication was limited to people with broadband connections. Today's release of Eyeball Chat Limited Edition (LE) version 1.0, the free video chat service at www.eyeball.com, marks a milestone in the evolution of Internet communication, as it enables users with dial-up, broadband, or wireless Internet access to use video communication with the best video quality.

Eyeball.com's patent-pending technology behind Eyeball Chat that guarantees the best possible video quality for individual network resources, will finally take video communication to the mainstream.

"When using other video communication software, I had to sacrifice the video component in order to maintain a simple audio conversation. The delay in data transfer made it virtually impossible to hold a decent video chat with my 56 kbps modem," said Beth Miller, an Eyeball Chat user in Vancouver, B.C. "My sister and I would get frustrated because we spent more time trying to find ways to improve the quality rather than catching up with each other. Now with Eyeball Chat, I enjoy video chat sessions with much better audio and video quality, and can focus on talking to her."

By responding to the growing demand for a video communication experience with higher quality and ease of use, Eyeball.com will enable widespread adoption of video communication over the Internet," said Chris Piché, Chairman & CEO of Eyeball.com.

Internet communication upgrade
Beth has been using the Internet for several years to keep in touch with friends and family in the east coast of the United States. Starting with text messaging, then moving up to voice chat, Beth is happy to finally be able to upgrade to high quality video chat. "After trying various text chat programs, I advanced to Internet phone software to make PC phone calls to my family. Now, with the impressive technology behind Eyeball Chat, I can see my sister while we talk, and watch my niece and nephew grow up. It's so much more effective and exciting than typed messages and phone conversations."

Key Features of Eyeball Chat LE v1.0:
 Featherweight downloadable client: downloads in under twenty seconds with a broadband connection; gives users the flexibility to multi-task on their screen while video chatting.
 Personal Quality Profile: empowers users to rate the relative importance of video quality attributes - frame rate, picture quality, and audio performance. As bandwidth fluctuates, resources are allocated to video quality attributes according to their rated importance.
 Eyeball Contact List: indicates the on-line/off-line status of each contact.

Pricing and Availability
Eyeball Chat LE v1.0 for Windows is now available to download for free at www.eyeball.com.

About Eyeball.com Network Inc.
Eyeball.com Network Inc. is the premiere provider of interactive video communication technologies and services for narrowband, broadband, and wireless networks. Eyeball.coms suite of video communication products bring the power of face-to-face interactivity to all Internet users through a Web browser and a PC video camera. The companys flagship service, Eyeball Chat, can also be utilized to enhance on-line applications such as games, on-line customer support, education, and Internet communities. The core technology behind Eyeball.coms products is the Eyeball Media Delivery Technology, which is the worlds only dynamically adaptive media delivery technology, giving Internet users optimum video quality based on available network bandwidth and processor power. For more information about Eyeball.com, please visit www.eyeball.com.

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