Of late, Skype has announced it will make its software more widely available and easier to use, in an effort and race against the portal giants to draw more people away from traditional land-lines and mobile networks.

2 up-&-coming ones, SkypeWeb and SkypeNet, enables creators of websites and computer software to build Skype voice and instant messaging communications into their own products or web pages.

Much as an e-mail address embedded in web text and messages can provide one-click creation of a new message, incorporating SkypeWeb and SkypeNet code would make contacting Skype users possible in a single click without the users having Skype’s software loaded in their computers.

Skype will provide all these tools and more free of charge. Watch this space for later news.