Download Pamela Standard 1.1

Pamela is an answering machine for the VoIP application Skype and comes from Pamela Systems. It is able to record a message or send a text message to the caller if you don’t feel like or have the time to answer a Skype call. Pamela is available in two flavors, the Basic variant is free and the Standard variant is more up-to-date but also comes with a price tag. Pamela Standard has been available as version 1.1 since a few days with the following announcement:

Pamela announces the availability of Pamela Standard Version 1.1. Pamela Standard is available as an upgrade package for existing Pamela Basic users and offers the following additional features.

• Option to send an informative (customisable) chat message that the caller will be forwarded to voicemail
• Optional (customisable) confirmation chat message sent to caller after message recording with duration of left message
• COOL: Option to have Pamela send a (customisable) chat message to a new caller when you already are in an active call and don’t want to be disturbed
• Maximum recording time of voice messages of 4 hours (time can be set anywhere from 1 minute to 4 hours)
• Option to only play a greeting message but not record messages
• Visual notification which voice messages have been played and which ones are new
• Ability to choose the sound recording format of voice messages (eg MP3 encoded recordings)
• Optional visual balloon notification when the status of your Skype contacts changes (with details about the new status, eg contact X is now “Online”)
• Take a call answered by Pamela back to Skype to speak to the caller
• Free future product upgrades and active forum support (own section)

[break]Please note that this new version is currently only available as Pamela Standard after you have purchased the application via the website. It is not clear at the moment whether and when the Basic variant will be available.