ooVoo bring its next-generation HD video communications service to BlackBerry 10
ooVoo, one of the largest independent social video chat provider with 66 million registered subscribers, and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM)(TSX: RIM) today announced that ooVoo will bring its next-generation HD video communications service to the BlackBerry 10 platform.
The BlackBerry 10 platform allows the ooVoo service to easily integrate with voice, video and the remarkably fast BlackBerry 10 browser, which will give BlackBerry 10 customers a multiplatform solution for video chat and instant messaging with friends, family and colleagues. With ooVoo, up to 12 contacts can connect at the same time, allowing customers to stay connected and share experiences.
“ooVoo serves more than one billion minutes of video each month to subscribers. By bringing ooVoo HD video chat to the BlackBerry 10 platform BlackBerry 10 customers will be able to video chat and share videos anytime with the millions of ooVoo’s daily active users on virtually any mobile or desktop platform,” said Jay Samit, President of ooVoo.
ooVoo will be integrated into the basic calling functionality in BlackBerry 10, making it easy for customers to flow directly from a voice call to an ooVoo video call. ooVoo’s cloud-based service provides remarkable video quality. BlackBerry 10 customers will be able to chat cross-platform, and take advantage of the social features that ooVoo provides, for free(i).
“As a leader in communications, we understand the importance of bringing people together in an innovative way that is easy to use,” said Martyn Mallick, Vice President Global Alliances and Business Development at Research In Motion. “ooVoo will be a fantastic choice for BlackBerry 10 customers looking for a multi-user video communications service that can connect them to their contacts on virtually any computer or mobile device, and we are pleased to work with ooVoo to help bring their service to our customers.”
ooVoo’s innovative Watch TogetherTM feature allows customers to have group video viewing experiences within video calls. ooVoo’s customers can incorporate video calling with friends and family into their daily lives by, for example, bringing friends along on shopping trips through ooVoo to get real-time opinions on choices, or mommy group members showing the latest happenings – whether milestone or mysterious spots – for opinions in real-time.
100% agreed, Manyank. I will be where my friends are, and that is still with Blackberry.:)
Eat your shorts Skype!!!
Like all other services out there, it’s just a matter of usage and network.
There was Orkut before there was Facebook.
I will be where my friends are and since most of them are still with BB, I will be ooVoo’ing my way across the internet!!!!
WOO HOO or should I say ooVoo!!!
This is great news. It makes getting the BlackBerry 10 even more relevant. We live in a time of immediacy and visual content. This will make Skype sit up and take notice.
I haven’t used ooVoo, but it sounds better than Skype! I’ll be happy with anything that allows reliable cross-platform video chat. Bonus if it allows calling to phones and multi-party chat.