This is always the most exciting day for any startup. We’ve peeled off the beta sticker and opened HipChat to the public. So sign up, invite your team members, and resolve to have fewer meetings this year.
To all our beta testers, thank you.
We know how hard it can be to get your company to try something new, nevermind an unlaunched beta product. So thank you to all of those who’ve taken the plunge, we won’t forget it. HipChat has been in private beta for just a month, but our amazing beta testers have created some equally amazing stats. Nearly 500 teams have signed up and together they’ve sent over 100,000 messages. Many of them are now paying customers and have made HipChat a part of their everyday work flow.
Learn more about HipChat.
HipChat is a private chat network for your company, team, or organization. Get more done with chat rooms, file sharing, and searchable chat history. HipChat runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux thanks to our best-of-breed (trust us) Adobe AIR application. Here’s a taste of what it can do.
Here are a few features…
- Chat rooms - Use rooms for departments, teams, or projects. Make them open for anyone to join, or private for only people invited.
- File sharing - Share files in seconds for instant feedback. You control who can see them. Access files any time from the HipChat client or on the web.
- Searchable chat history – HipChat automatically saves your conversations and files. Never forget who said what, and when. Search and acccess history anywhere you have internet.
- Notifications – You won’t miss miss a thing thanks to HipChat’s sounds and toaster pop-ups. You can even get someone’s attention by typing “@name”.
- Instant image preview – Share an image file and you’ll get a live preview. Perfect for creative or design teams. Hour long design sessions are a thing of the past.
- Emoticons – Express yourself in a room or a one on one chat. You should probably stay away from the kissy face if you’re at work.
About HipChat
Founded in September 2009, HipChat is self-funded by the founders: Chris Rivers, Garret Heaton, and Pete Curley. Before HipChat, we’re three of the guys who started HipCal, an online calendar service that was acquired by Plaxo in 2006. Then we created Plaxo Pulse, the first lifestream aggregator of its kind. Plaxo was acquired by Comcast in 2008. We left Comcast 6 months ago to work on HipChat full-time.
