Yak Communications Inc., a provider of telecommunications services to residential and business customers, announced the launch of a Macintosh OS X download for its yakForFree Virtual VideoPhone software www.yakforfree.com. By downloading the free Virtual VideoPhone, which takes less than a minute, users can make free member-to-member voice and video calls over the Internet using a high-speed connection.



In addition to video and Instant Messaging capabilities, yakForFree has all of the features of traditional telephones, including: Audio Conference for 10, Unlimited Distributed Conferencing, Quad User Video Conference, Audio and Video Call Recording, Speaker Phone Mode, Call Transfer, Call Logs & Missed Call Indicator, Auto Answer & Conference and Do Not Disturb.

Users can search the Yak Community directory listing www.yakcommunity.com for friends and, with the Buddy List feature, see which contacts are online at any given time. For even more features and functionality, users can upgrade to one of Yak's WorldCity VoIP www.worldcity.com paid services to make voice calls to traditional landline and cellular telephones worldwide at exceptionally low rates.

"We are delighted by the early popularity of the yakForFree service offering and are excited to deliver the Mac download of the Virtual VideoPhone to this user community," said Charles Zwebner, Chief Executive Officer of Yak. "Mac users are recognized as early adopters of cutting edge technology, and we believe they will quickly see the value of yakForFree and we expect them to lead the way in the mass adoption of the technology."

"In addition to supporting Macintosh OS X, in the near future we plan to roll out a yakUnlimited service upgrade that offers local line replacement including unlimited local and long distance calling in North America for only $19.99 USD," said David Hurwitz, President of Yak's VoIP Initiatives. "Additional new features that yakForFree users can look forward to include a download for Mobile Pocket PC, a version that runs on Linux, as well as the development of an Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP)."