More secret Web app details leak on the Net

By Guy Kewney, Techworld.com |  Networking Add a new comment

October 25, 2004, 4:48 PM — The magic word is Qzoxy. If it was meant to be a secret, Skype Technologies SA seems to have forgotten because it has opened up a previously confidential forum on its main site which blows the gaff on the "SkypeMe" buttons you will be able to install next month.

The story isn't meant to be public because the deal with Qzoxy is still under NDA, and the Canadian company won't discuss it. But the deal is that if you want "presence" on your web page, you can get it, with a public beta test through Qzoxy partner Jyve.

The test was announced in a Skype forum and in full (in case they discover the security breach!) says: "Qzoxy Software and Jyve have teamed up to bring advanced Web-based functions and enhancements to the Skype experience through the new Skype API. We would be most appreciative if a few hundred dedicated Skypers could help us test our new server products. You don

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