Did you gadu-gadu with your friends or co-workers today? Chances are you did, but you just didn’t know it.

 

Gadu-Gadu – the name of the most popular instant messaging (IM) application in Poland – means “chit-chat” in their language. The company, which serves six million customers in the European country, is branching out with a new beta-version application, which will be powered by Global IP Solutions (News - Alert).

 

“After thorough testing, we are confident that Gadu-Gadu has chosen the best VoIP processing capabilities for Gadu-Gadu IM, and we’re excited to bring this excellent quality to our customers worldwide,” said Krzysztof Szalwa, a member of Gadu-Gadu’s management board. “Gadu-Gadu IM development strategy puts great emphasis on VOIP, which is why we see enormous potential for these services. Gadu-Gadu will allow millions of users to enjoy making not only “affordable” but also excellent quality calls from their PCs and their mobile phones.”

 

Instant messaging is a technology that creates the possibility of real-time text-based communication between two or more participants over the Internet or some form of internal network. It certain cases, instant messaging involved the added features of using web-cams or talking directly for free over the Internet.

 

Global IP Solutions (GIPS), provides best-in-class voice and video processing IP communications, and enables its customers to deliver quality, with a faster time-to-market. The company services application developers, wired and wireless service providers and network telecommunications equipment vendors.

 

With GIPS VoiceEngine’s unique capabilities, such as automated adjustments for echo, noise suppression and bandwidth constraints, Gadu-Gadu users will realize improvements in voice quality and overall user experience.

 

“With Global IP Solutions voice technology powering Gadu-Gadu’s Instant Messenger, users will recognize significantly higher quality and reliability of call services provided by Gadu-Gadu,” said Joyce Kim, Global IP Solutions’ chief marketing officer. “We’re excited to be working with the most popular Instant Messenger provider in Poland, and we look forward to working closely with Gadu-Gadu as they enter the global marketplace with differentiated Instant Messenger capabilities.”

 

Gadu-Gadu operates in fast-growing Internet, media and telecommunications markets in Poland – a country with a population of 38 million. Gadu-Gadu is a producer of popular Instant Messanger Gadu-Gadu, which more than six million Internet users have and has become a popular form of communication among friends, family and colleagues.

 

GIPS customer list includes Nortel, Oracle, Samsung (News - Alert), WebEx, Yahoo!, AOL and other players in the voice and VoIP market. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Stockholm, Boston and Hong Kong. For more information, go to: www.gipscorp.com