Give me a call on my e-mail

Phoning from your e-mail? Elad Hemar admits that at first it sounds ludicrous. But this is exactly the service Joomba, the Israeli company Hemar co-founded and launched just a few weeks ago, has developed. The Jerusalem Post reports.

"Subscribers who use the Yoomba on-line service can make web-based calls or instant-message anyone with an e-mail address. It doesn't matter if the user is a member of Skype, or Yahoo or Google, all you need is an e-mail address and a telephone headset.

The service is easy to use, and free, whether you're calling your neighbor or your Aunt Gladys in Australia. Missed calls go to voicemail.

While web-based calling and instant messaging are now ubiquitous on the Net, the current systems are closed. If you belong to Skype, you can only speak to Skype users. The same goes for every other service.

... It was frustration with this closed communications experience that drove Hemar and co-founder Ronen Babayoff, to look for an alternative. "

emily | 11:31 AM | Technology |
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