Project Gizmo
Shame about the cheesy name, but the Project Gizmo Voice-over-IP solution seems to have the possibility of becoming a worthy competitor to Skype. The functionality is very similar with PC-PC, Call-out, and Call-in functionality, plus voicemail etc. It has a recording functionality, no text-instant-messaging as yet but does have a beautiful interface.
The big difference is instead of adopting a proprietary protocol as Skype has done, Project Gizmo is built to use the industry-wide SIP standard, so it should integrate nicely with all the SIP-compliant hardware out there. The question that faces all potential Skype competitors out there is whether they can compete against a system that already has a large existing userbase, is user-friendly, and works well.
Gizmo Project CEO on why Skype bad, Gizmo good
The Register article
Om Malik article
Chris Holland article
Simon Perry article
