San Jose State Not Allowing Skype
Students and faculty at San Jose State University may have to find a new way to communicate with people around the world if a ban on Skype, a voice-over Internet protocol, is implemented.
A policy statement was released last week explaining why Skype may no longer be allowed at SJSU.
Don Baker, interim associate vice president of university computing and telecommunications, said some of the reasons include the use of state resources for retail purposes and the fear of acquiring computer viruses.
According to the Skype Web site, “Skype is a little piece of software that lets you make free calls to anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world.”
Steve Sloan, help desk and information technology support services specialist, said Skype can also be used to chat, similar to Instant Messenger, and to send files.
Baker said one problem with Skype is that it uses grid computing.
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