Publisher's Synopsis
Communication on the Internet is quickly evolving beyond e-mail and text-only chat rooms for message boards. This text introduces readers to products and technology that bring long-distance calling and video-conferencing to the PC. Readers can find out what equipment and software they'll need, and there is plain English advice on setting it all up.;A report from IDC (International Data Corp) reveals that technological advances and standards have made Internet telephony a maturing technology with the potential to become mainstream quickly.;The attached software contains trial Internet, video-conferencing and Web telephone software.
