Editing SightSpeed

{{short description|Videoconferencing company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox software
|name = SightSpeed
|latest release version = 6.0
|latest release date =1 March 2007
|discontinued = yes
|developer = SightSpeed Inc.<br>([[Logitech]])
|operating_system = [[Windows]] or [[macOS]]
|genre = [[Videoconferencing]], [[VoIP]], [[instant messaging]]
|website = {{URL|sightspeed.com}}
}}

'''SightSpeed''' is a [[videoconferencing]] company, supplying [[VoIP]] and [[instant messaging]] app for [[Windows]] and [[macOS]] [[operating system]]s.  The service allows people to make video calls, computer-to-computer voice calls, and calls to regular telephones, with free and paid versions.

In October 2008, the company was acquired by [[Logitech]] for $30 million.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://techcrunch.com/2008/10/29/logitech-coughs-up-30-million-to-acquire-sightspeed/ |title=Logitech Coughs Up $30 Million To Acquire SightSpeed |date=29 October 2008 |author=Robin Wauters |website=TechCrunch}}</ref> The Logitech Vid service is based on SightSpeed's technology. Due to competing software, the Logitech Vid video calling service will be discontinued as of 1 July 2013 and the downloading of the product has already been terminated. As a result, Logitech is no longer accepting new account registrations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.logitech.com/en-us/support/6164?section=downloads|title=Logitech Support + Download|access-date=17 June 2013|archive-date=8 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908085735/http://www.logitech.com/en-us/support/6164?section=downloads|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Limitations ==

The main criticisms are:
* Lack of true privacy features such as encryption.
* SightSpeed "Phone Out" does not support outbound [[caller ID]] in the United States, where people commonly reject calls from unrecognized numbers.  The recipient sees "unknown" or a blank field instead of the caller ID number.
* Though it uses the SIP standard it is not interoperable with SIP networks and  can only be used with a SightSpeed account.

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.sightspeed.com/}}

{{Logitech}}

[[Category:VoIP software]]
[[Category:Windows instant messaging clients]]
[[Category:MacOS instant messaging clients]]
[[Category:Videotelephony]]
[[Category:Logitech]]
[[Category:2008 mergers and acquisitions]]