<s>
Eyeball	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
proprietary	B-License
freeware	I-License
VoIP	B-Application
,	O
video	B-Application
telephony	I-Application
soft	B-Protocol
phone	I-Protocol
with	O
multiple-protocol	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Chris	O
Piche	O
and	O
Eyeball	O
Networks	O
in	O
Vancouver	O
,	O
and	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eyeball	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
allows	O
text	O
message	O
exchanges	O
with	O
individuals	O
or	O
conferences	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
AIM	B-Protocol
,	O
Google	B-Application
Talk	I-Application
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
and	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Messenger	O
buddies	O
,	O
drag-and-drop	O
file	O
and	O
photo	O
sharing	O
,	O
free	O
voice	O
calls	O
between	O
PCs	O
and	O
(	O
via	O
SIP	B-Application
gateway	O
)	O
from	O
PCs	O
to	O
phones	O
,	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
and	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
with	O
up	O
to	O
5	O
people	O
,	O
picture-in-picture	O
,	O
still	O
snapshots	O
during	O
video	B-Application
calls	I-Application
,	O
custom	O
avatars	O
,	O
and	O
chat	O
rooms	O
with	O
privacy	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	O
management	O
includes	O
call	O
blocking	O
,	O
call	O
hold/un	O
-hold	O
,	O
call	O
transfer	O
,	O
and	O
call	O
forwarding	O
,	O
and	O
standards-based	O
communication	O
protocols	O
SIP	B-Application
and	O
STUN	B-Protocol
,	O
TURN	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
ICE	O
support	O
traversal	O
of	O
NAT	B-Protocol
routers	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
tunneling	I-Protocol
and	O
UPnP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presence	O
is	O
supported	O
with	O
XMPP	B-Protocol
and	O
SIMPLE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
its	O
introduction	O
in	O
October	O
2000	O
,	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
included	O
"	O
proprietary	O
media	O
delivery	O
technology	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
contact	O
list	O
to	O
monitor	O
online	O
and	O
offline	O
status	O
and	O
to	O
enable	O
a	O
one-click	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
session	O
,	O
control	O
of	O
picture	O
size	O
,	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
and	O
audio	O
performance	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
"	O
media	O
quality	O
attributes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Services	O
available	O
for	O
a	O
paid	O
subscription	O
were	O
to	O
include	O
"	O
multi-party	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
--	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
people	O
,	O
video	O
messaging	B-Protocol
--	O
record	O
,	O
send	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
video	O
messages	O
,	O
and	O
web-based	O
access	O
--	O
initiate	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
session	O
and	O
view	O
video	O
messages	O
from	O
any	O
browser.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Eyeball	O
Networks	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
intended	O
"	O
to	O
charge	O
fees	O
for	O
certain	O
types	O
of	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Eyeball	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
System	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
"	O
but	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
requirement	O
that	O
large	O
institutional	O
users	O
should	O
buy	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
"	O
enterprise	O
products	O
and/or	O
solutions.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
described	O
in	O
The	O
Washington	O
Post	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
Web	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
service	O
I	O
've	O
tested	O
that	O
seems	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
similar	O
to	O
videoconferencing	B-Application
programs	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
other	O
companies	O
,	O
but	O
simpler	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
provides	O
high-quality	O
images.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Beta	O
version	O
0.9	O
of	O
Eyeball	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
LE	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
Internet	B-Application
Telephony	I-Application
Magazine	O
,	O
which	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
quality	O
can	O
be	O
very	O
good	O
,	O
especially	O
with	O
a	O
first-rate	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.1	O
incorporated	O
text	O
messaging	B-Protocol
and	O
window	O
docking	O
;	O
version	O
1.21	O
(	O
April	O
2001	O
)	O
incorporated	O
better	O
video	O
capture	O
and	O
firewall	O
support	O
,	O
call	O
blocking	O
,	O
improved	O
text	O
messaging	B-Protocol
and	O
web	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
May	O
2001	O
review	O
of	O
Eyeball	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
LE	O
v1.21	O
approved	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
's	O
"	O
breadth	O
of	O
control	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
image	O
resizing	O
,	O
automatic	O
or	O
manual	O
frame	O
rate	O
and	O
quality	O
adjustments	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
management	O
features	O
for	O
call	O
blocking	O
,	O
information	O
privacy	O
,	O
and	O
text	O
chatting	O
or	O
video	O
answering	O
of	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
"	O
Eyeball	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
should	O
be	O
graded	O
on	O
a	O
curve	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
deemed	O
"	O
pretty	O
neat.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
with	O
version	O
2.0	O
,	O
Eyeball	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
chatrooms	O
migrated	O
from	O
the	O
web	O
into	O
the	O
application	O
,	O
requiring	O
web	O
login	O
only	O
for	O
user	O
profile	O
editing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
message	O
recording	O
and	O
sending	O
were	O
added	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
IM	O
with	O
AIM	B-Protocol
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
2002	O
review	O
,	O
ZDNet	O
UK	O
gave	O
Eyeball	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
2.0	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
5.6	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
's	O
connectivity	O
to	O
AIM	B-Protocol
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Yahoo	B-Application
for	O
sending	O
recorded	O
video	O
messages	O
,	O
real-time	O
video	O
with	O
other	O
Eyeball	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
installation	O
simplicity	O
were	O
all	O
listed	O
as	O
"	O
pros	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
"	O
hyped-to-the-hilt	O
video-message	O
delivery	O
service	O
"	O
 '	O
s	O
inability	O
to	O
interoperate	O
from	O
behind	O
a	O
firewall	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
ICQ	O
support	O
,	O
no	O
private	O
chat	O
rooms	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
nearly	O
nonexistent	O
"	O
technical	O
support	O
were	O
listed	O
as	O
"	O
cons	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
worked	O
"	O
like	O
a	O
charm	O
"	O
with	O
other	O
Eyeball	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
Eyeball	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
2.0	O
promises	O
more	O
than	O
it	O
can	O
deliver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
,	O
turn	B-Protocol
to	O
Yahoo	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
;	O
if	O
you	O
have	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	O
,	O
go	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Messenger.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.1	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
addressed	O
some	O
criticisms	O
by	O
improving	O
firewall	O
support	O
for	O
live	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
and	O
video	O
messaging	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
"	O
video	O
adaptation	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
version	O
2.2	O
(	O
August	O
2002	O
)	O
improved	O
frame	O
rates	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
AIM	B-Protocol
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!,	O
improved	O
firewall	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
new	O
chat	O
rooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
August	O
2002	O
review	O
,	O
USA	O
Today	O
gave	O
the	O
program	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
4	O
stars	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
its	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
quality	O
was	O
"	O
snappier	O
and	O
sonically	O
cleaner	O
than	O
the	O
competition	O
until	O
Yahoo	B-Application
upgraded	O
its	O
product	O
last	O
week	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
without	O
high-speed	O
Internet	O
connection	O
,	O
video	O
was	O
"	O
virtually	O
unwatchable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eyeball	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
version	O
2.2	O
was	O
released	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Eyeball	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
3.0	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
a	O
redesigned	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
provides	O
PC-to-phone	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
May	O
2011	O
review	O
of	O
Eyeball	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
3.1	O
,	O
BSTDownload.com	O
gave	O
the	O
software	O
4.5/5	O
stars	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
"	O
import	O
buddies	O
from	O
other	O
services	O
like	O
Google	B-Application
Talk	I-Application
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
and	O
MSN	B-Protocol
"	O
,	O
"	O
supports	O
drag-and-drop	O
file	O
sharing	O
and	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
(	O
5	O
simultaneous	O
users	O
maximum	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
has	O
picture-in-picture	O
,	O
and	O
snapshots	O
during	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
,	O
can	O
make	O
audio-only	O
PC	O
to	O
PC	O
calls	O
,	O
has	O
an	O
"	O
embedded	O
address	O
book	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
supports	O
custom	O
avatars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
French	O
Tom	O
's	O
Guide	O
made	O
note	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
's	O
emphasis	O
on	O
video	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
)	O
and	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
phone	O
list	O
with	O
contact	O
list	O
,	O
and	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
quality	O
as	O
"	O
fluid	O
and	O
fast	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dutch	O
Personal	O
Computer	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
software	O
2.5	O
(	O
of	O
5	O
)	O
stars	O
,	O
called	O
its	O
microphone	O
operation	O
"	O
slow	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
adding	O
a	O
contact	O
"	O
clumsy	O
"	O
,	O
disliked	O
that	O
the	O
incoming	O
call	O
window	O
is	O
not	O
automatically	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
other	O
windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
since	O
Eyeball	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
does	O
not	O
use	O
invitations	O
(	O
like	O
Skype	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
see	O
who	O
is	O
adding	O
you	O
to	O
their	O
contacts	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eyeball	O
Networks	O
states	O
that	O
as	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
Eyeball	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
has	O
over	O
7	O
million	O
registered	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Eyeball	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
closed	O
its	O
chatrooms	O
to	O
all	O
users	O
,	O
stating	O
in	O
the	O
client	O
software	O
advert	O
panel	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
abuse	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
"	O
although	O
the	O
client	O
remains	O
active	O
and	O
the	O
remaining	O
users	O
can	O
still	O
communicate	O
through	O
private	O
messaging	B-Protocol
,	O
including	O
voice	O
and	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eyeball	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
Server	O
enables	O
high-volume	O
private-network	O
use	O
of	O
Eyeball	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
at	O
large	O
institutions	O
.	O
</s>
