May, 2007
PC WORLD

"The best videoconferencing app we've tested improved further in version 6 with a tabbed interface for contacts. Even better: SightSpeed is still free."
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Edited by Eric Dahl

May, 2007
Killer App Magazine
2007 Innovation Award Winner

"SightSpeed was selected to receive the Killer App Editors' Choice award for Innovation [for SightSpeed 6.0 and Vlip.com] because of its continuing focus on finding new ways to leverage the common webcam that transform people's lives."
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May, 2007
PC Magazine

"Version 6.0 further cements SightSpeed’s position as the top provider of free Internet video calling. This release features some subtle but noticeable changes to video quality, Windows and Mac compatibility, and a new, streamlined interface. Under the hood, it boasts totally revised code, which is now fully SIP-based. These improvements to SightSpeed’s already excellent service are more than enough to garner the app an Editors’ Choice …"
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Reviewer: Davis D. Janowski

March, 2007
Download of the Day: SightSpeed 6.0

"The software has made some noteworthy improvements over version 5.0 ... Indeed, a test-run with my folks in Florida revealed much smoother video than we got from version 5.0. (And for the record, both versions were vastly superior to Skype, which also does video calling.) If you own a webcam, you owe it to yourself to try SightSpeed."
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Reviewer: Rick Broida

January, 2007
The Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal technology columnist Walter S. Mossberg answers readers' questions

"Try SightSpeed, a very nice video-conferencing service that works on both Windows PCs and Macs. It can be downloaded at www.sightspeed.com."
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[Source: Walter S. Mossberg, The Wall Street Journal]

November 29, 2006
PC Magazine

2006 Year In Review

"SightSpeed does video calls better than any other public service - and it's free, too. You can make unlimited PC-to-PC video calls and voice calls, text chat, and even send video e-mails..."
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[Reprinted from www.pcmag.com, November 29, 2006, with permission. Copyright © 2006 Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. All Rights Reserved.]

November, 2006
Frost & Sullivan

SightSpeed Receives Frost & Sullivan's "2007 Company of the Year" award for IP Communications Services

"This company [SightSpeed] is perceived to exhibit outstanding management, high growth, and positive social and economic impact on local and national communities and customers ... SightSpeed has its finger on the pulse of future communications."
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October, 2006
PC Magazine

Make Free Video Calls ...Finally, It Really Works

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[PC Magazine 10/17/06 Print Edition - Make Free Video Calls ...Finally, It Really Works Article]

September, 2006
Download Squad

Mac VoIP/Video tools: new features just keep comin'

"Despite all of Skype's advances, Sightspeed is increasingly the Mac video-conferencing tool of choice … exceptional …"
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September 19, 2006
PC Magazine
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August 11, 2006
PC Magazine

SightSpeed 5.0

"Want brilliantly clear video calls? SightSpeed 5.0…can provide them…. I'm awarding it an Editor's Choice as the best free video calling service, based on its unrivaled ability to produce real-time, fully synchronized calls … [Skype's] video quality is considerably behind that of SightSpeed. That goes for the other free messaging communications client services from the big guys (AOL, Microsoft, Skype, and Yahoo, among others) as well."
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[Reprinted from www.pcmag.com, August 11, 2006, with permission. Copyright © 2006 Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. All Rights Reserved.]

July, 2006
Macworld

June, 2006
ZDNet

SightSpeed - an alternative to iChat

"The basic client is free and the video and audio quality are phenomenal - far superior to iChat."
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June, 2006
PC World

Download This - A Clearer View in Video Messaging

"SightSpeed's natural-looking voice-to-motion syncing has long set it apart from other video communication services. With version 4.6, SightSpeed raises the bar again with improved video quality and (for a fee) the ability to call any phone."
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May, 2006
PC Magazine

May, 2006
Wainhouse Research Bulletin

"... SightSpeed has gone to great lengths to make this videoconferencing application and its user interface as simple as it can be. Behind the scenes, however, SightSpeed uses proprietary technology to deliver outstanding audio and video quality ..."
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March, 2006
PC World Magazine

"For live video calls, it's hard to beat SightSpeed, which is simple to set up, neatly synchronizes lip movements and audio, and provides easy in-call controls."
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March, 2006
OnHollywood 100 Award

"The OnHollywood 100 is a power list of the top private digital media and entertainment companies. SightSpeed was handpicked by the OnHollywood editorial team based on a set of five criteria -- innovation, market potential, customer adoption, media buzz and investor value creation."
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January, 2006
PC World Magazine

SightSpeed just named (again) a "Top Download Pick of 2005"...
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July, 2005
PC World Magazine

SightSpeed voted one of 100 Best Products of 2005...
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June, 2005
Macromedia

SightSpeed.com selected as Macromedia's Site of the Day...
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January, 2005
PC Magazine
Cade Metz

SightSpeed 3.0
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December, 2004
PC World Magazine
Laura Blackwell

"It's not physically possible to spend the holidays with all the relatives--so please, Santa, could you set my far-flung family up with SightSpeed? It has the best lipsync of any video messenger service I've seen, so Dad and I could interrupt each other just as naturally as we do in real life. And with any of the paid plans, we could have a four-person family get-together on a multiparty call."
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Nov, 2004
Reader's Digest
50 Gifts for $50 or Less

"The perfect gift for far-flung families, the SightSpeed Video Messenger enables users to send video messages to each other. The starter kit includes a Logitech web camera, Plantronics headset and a one-year subscription to the service (unlimited video and audio calls, 100 video mail messages and up to 30 minutes of multi-party calls). Only one of you needs to have the service. Even without it, though, you can still talk for up to 15 minutes free each day if you've got the webcam."
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July, 2004
PC World Magazine
Best of 2004

"Some video IM services have such poor voice sync that you may as well look at a photo while talking on the phone. But SightSpeed keeps up with the back-and-forth banter of a fast-paced conversation."
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June, 2004
PC World Magazine
Laura Blackwell

"SightSpeed Video Messenger's ease of use and lifelike voice sync make it tough to beat."
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April 29, 2004
Time Magazine
Anita Hamilton

"While Yahoo and MSN offer free video chatting through their instant-messaging programs, their video features feel like afterthoughts...For just $5 a month, a new program from SightSpeed in Berkeley, Calif., is a better option."
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March 27, 2004
CBS 5 KPIX
Larry Magid

March 19, 2004
CBSNEWS.com
Larry Magid

"...the most important piece of the equation is the service you use to connect...such as Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, Apple iChat or, my favorite, SightSpeed, a service dedicated to video calling...We tested both AIM and SightSpeed...My best experiences were with SightSpeed..."
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March 1, 2004
Mercury News
Mike Langberg

"...in my tests it offered noticeably better performance than any of the Big Three IM services."
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December 9, 2003
PC Magazine
Editors of PC Magazine

Videoconferencing: Look Again

"For basic videoconferencing capabilities, we recommend SightSpeed Video Messenger. It works from behind most corporate firewalls and delivers some of the best video quality we've seen. And it's cheap." Read more...

[Reprinted from www.pcmag.com, December 9, 2003, with permission. Copyright © 2003 Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. All Rights Reserved.]

November 5, 2003
PC Magazine
Editors of PC Magazine