EyeBeam (software)
Encyclopedia
eyeBeam is a proprietary VoIP softphone
for Windows that uses Session Initiation Protocol
to facilitate voice, video conferencing and instant messaging. eyeBeam is developed by CounterPath Corporation
, a Vancouver
based software company. eyeBeam was launched on September 13, 2004 for Windows as the company’s first video capable softphone. A version for Mac
followed shortly after on October 20, 2004.
eyeBeam can be configured to be used with many IP-PBX providers such as Asterisk and TalkSwitch and is compatible with many unified communication solutions including those offered by Avaya
, Oracle
and Cisco
. CounterPath
also provides co-branded and private labeled versions of eyeBeam for enterprises, service providers and original equipment manufacturers.
CounterPath
's free softphone X-Lite
is based on the architecture of eyeBeam 1.5, but has limited features in comparison to the eyeBeam client.
In 2011, CounterPath
discontinued the Mac version of eyeBeam.
2005 - INTERNET TELEPHONY® Magazine’s “INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence” Award.
2006 - INTERNET TELEPHONY® Magazine's "Product of the Year" Award.
Softphone
A softphone is a software program for making telephone calls over the Internet using a general purpose computer, rather than using dedicated hardware. Often a softphone is designed to behave like a traditional telephone, sometimes appearing as an image of a phone, with a display panel and buttons...
for Windows that uses Session Initiation Protocol
Session Initiation Protocol
The Session Initiation Protocol is an IETF-defined signaling protocol widely used for controlling communication sessions such as voice and video calls over Internet Protocol . The protocol can be used for creating, modifying and terminating two-party or multiparty sessions...
to facilitate voice, video conferencing and instant messaging. eyeBeam is developed by CounterPath Corporation
CounterPath Corporation
CounterPath Corporation is a provider of desktop and mobile VoIP software products and solutions. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, CounterPath has 71 employees and annual revenue of USD $11 Million as of 2011...
, a Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
based software company. eyeBeam was launched on September 13, 2004 for Windows as the company’s first video capable softphone. A version for Mac
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
followed shortly after on October 20, 2004.
eyeBeam can be configured to be used with many IP-PBX providers such as Asterisk and TalkSwitch and is compatible with many unified communication solutions including those offered by Avaya
Avaya
Avaya Inc. is a privately held computer networking, information technology and telecommunications company that is a global provider of business communications systems. The international head quarters is in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States...
, Oracle
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
and Cisco
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, United States, that designs and sells consumer electronics, networking, voice, and communications technology and services. Cisco has more than 70,000 employees and annual revenue of US$...
. CounterPath
CounterPath Corporation
CounterPath Corporation is a provider of desktop and mobile VoIP software products and solutions. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, CounterPath has 71 employees and annual revenue of USD $11 Million as of 2011...
also provides co-branded and private labeled versions of eyeBeam for enterprises, service providers and original equipment manufacturers.
CounterPath
CounterPath Corporation
CounterPath Corporation is a provider of desktop and mobile VoIP software products and solutions. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, CounterPath has 71 employees and annual revenue of USD $11 Million as of 2011...
's free softphone X-Lite
X-Lite
X-Lite is a proprietary freeware VoIP soft phone that uses the Session Initiation Protocol. X-Lite is developed by CounterPath Corporation, a Vancouver based software company.In September 2010, CounterPath released X-Lite 4.0...
is based on the architecture of eyeBeam 1.5, but has limited features in comparison to the eyeBeam client.
In 2011, CounterPath
CounterPath Corporation
CounterPath Corporation is a provider of desktop and mobile VoIP software products and solutions. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, CounterPath has 71 employees and annual revenue of USD $11 Million as of 2011...
discontinued the Mac version of eyeBeam.
Awards
2004 - INTERNET TELEPHONY® Magazine’s "Product of the Year" Award.2005 - INTERNET TELEPHONY® Magazine’s “INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence” Award.
2006 - INTERNET TELEPHONY® Magazine's "Product of the Year" Award.