<s>
Roger	B-Application
Wilco	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
voice-over-IP	B-Application
client	B-Protocol
programs	I-Protocol
designed	O
primarily	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roger	B-Application
Wilco	I-Application
enabled	O
online	O
gamers	O
to	O
talk	O
to	O
one	O
another	O
through	O
a	O
computer	O
headset	B-Device
or	O
other	O
audio	O
input	O
device	O
instead	O
of	O
typing	O
messages	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roger	B-Application
Wilco	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
US	O
startup	O
company	O
called	O
Resounding	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Lewis	O
,	O
who	O
led	O
marketing	O
and	O
business	O
development	O
,	O
was	O
based	O
in	O
Silicon	O
Valley	O
and	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
growing	O
the	O
Roger	B-Application
Wilco	I-Application
community	O
and	O
managed	O
partnerships	O
with	O
video	O
game	O
publishers	O
who	O
bundled	O
Roger	B-Application
Wilco	I-Application
with	O
their	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plantronics	O
,	O
PNY	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
game	O
peripheral	O
manufacturers	O
also	O
bundled	O
Roger	B-Application
Wilco	I-Application
with	O
their	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
began	O
publishing	O
pre-release	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
in	O
the	O
autumn	O
of	O
1998	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
general	O
availability	O
release	O
,	O
Roger	B-Application
Wilco	I-Application
Mark	O
I	O
,	O
followed	O
in	O
May	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
distributed	O
both	O
the	O
client	B-Protocol
and	O
server	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
software	O
,	O
Roger	B-Application
Wilco	I-Application
Base	I-Application
Station	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
9x	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
a	O
client	B-Protocol
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
never	O
progressed	O
beyond	O
the	O
alpha	O
phase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2000	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
bought	O
the	O
Roger	B-Application
Wilco	I-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2001	O
,	O
they	O
integrated	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
client	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
into	O
their	O
game	B-Application
server	I-Application
browser	O
,	O
GameSpy	B-Protocol
Arcade	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
use	O
the	O
Roger	B-Application
Wilco	I-Application
software	O
if	O
they	O
bought	O
a	O
subscription	O
to	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
Game	O
Tools	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
published	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Roger	B-Application
Wilco	I-Application
client	B-Protocol
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
year	O
,	O
a	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
consumer	O
products	O
at	O
GameSpy	O
Industries	O
told	O
The	O
Boston	O
Globe	O
that	O
Roger	B-Application
Wilco	I-Application
had	O
about	O
5	O
million	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
