Hear Me? See Me? Yes! on Skype Beta "Skype 2.0"

Skype, which is a part of eBay now, is to offer video calls with the latest version of its internet telephony (VOIP or IP Telephony) software. Well Where do go from here? Users rejoice and Network Admins? More reasons for Skypekiller?. I don't really know because I did not test it yet.
But we do report all things VOIP and IP telephony related. Since there is a volume of Skype users large enough to fill a small country, Skype is a part of VOIP and here we go! Skype conference!!
"At Skype we want to make talking over the Internet the most natural, simple thing for people to do all over the world. With the release of our new software, it's never been easier for people to talk to one another for free, and now they can see each other with video as well" said Skype chief exec Niklas ZennstrÃm.

Skype has teamed up with Logitech and Creative who make webcams and headsets needed to use the Skype service. There are other systems and phones that also can be used with Skype.Onee or two listed here.
I think Sony can say good bye to it's IVY, software released together with Glowpoint, a IP Telephony provider, Lest that too might have rootkits accompanying it. IVY league is ok, but here we consider IVY to be a *&%^$.
Here are some info from current Beta's change log;
# feature: Skype video (webcam)
# feature: contact grouping
# feature: quickfilter in contact list and history (enable from Options->Advanced)
# feature: new language - Portuguese (Portugal)
# feature: new sound events for chat user join, leave and incoming message to existing chat
# feature: chats and conference calls shown in history
# feature: expandable "My Panel" (mood, events, services integrated)
# feature: add contact directly from main window
# feature: show file transfers in history
# feature: quickfilter in history
# feature: delete single or multiple history items
# feature: compact chat participant list
# feature: save user's last auth request
# feature: API commands GET/SET PCSPEAKER
# feature: API commands BTN_RELEASED PAGEUP/PAGEDOWN
# feature: API command SET VIDEO_IN
# change: auth requests new design
# change: changed group selection hotkeys to Ctrl-PgUp/PgDn
# change: call tab visual layout changed
# change: tray icon connecting animation
# change: changed "Free Internet Telephony" to "The whole world can talk for free" in file description
# change: import contacts error dialog displayed when there is nowhere to import contacts from
# change: file transfer in DND mode open file transfer dialog in minimized mode
# change: new installer and uninstaller icons
# change: history limited to 30 days for all events
You can read more and download from, Skype Site.
Community discission here