Could the real winner turn out to be GIPS (Global IP sound). The stream of announcements they have strung up since Skype launched becomes more important by the day.

“Microsoft’s adoption of GIPS technology for MSN and RTC is a major validation of our solutions and their ability to provide the best possible voice quality over the Internet,” said Gary P. Hermansen, President and CEO of GIPS. “There are over 200 million downloads of our software currently in market today, and the addition of Microsoft users further enforces our leadership as a provider of high quality VoIP software.” Global IP Sound

Joins a stream of recent wins.

“The Company continues to show solid growth performance with 13 new OEM license agreements that include Avcon, V2Tech, Netease, BICOM, Finarea, Ecton, Talk Free, Pingtel, nanoCom, Santa Cruz Networks and three Tier 1 Internet Service Providers. Global IP Sound