communication software founded fall 2012 founders jonathan christensen priidu zilmer alan duric headquarters zug switzerland 1 services encrypted communication software number of employees 50 2 website see tfm wire.com wire swiss gmbh is a software company headquartered in zug switzerland . 1 its development center is in berlin germany . 3 the company is best known for its messaging application called wire . the wire app allows users to exchange end to end encrypted instant messages as well as make end to end encrypted voice and video calls . 1 the software is available for the ios android os x linux and windows operating systems 4 and webrtc compatible web browsers . 5 contents 1 history 2 app 2.1 features 2.2 technical 3 business model 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit wire swiss gmbh was founded in fall 2012 by jonathan christensen ceo alan duric cto and priidu zilmer head of design who previously worked at skype and microsoft . 6 jonathan christensen previously co founded camino networks in 2005 with alan duric who also co founded telio . 7 camino networks was later acquired by skype a division of microsoft corporation . at skype jonathan was responsible for getting skype into new platforms such as internet televisions and set top boxes 8 while priidu zilmer former head of design at vdio lead the skype design team . 9 the company launched the wire app on december 3 2014 . shortly after its launch the company retracted a claim from their website that the app s messages and conversation history could only be read by the conversation participants . 10 11 in august 2015 the company added end to end encrypted group calling to their app . 12 from its launch until march 2016 wire s messages were only encrypted between the client and the company s server . in march 2016 the company added end to end encryption for its messaging traffic as well as an end to end encrypted video calling feature . 1 2 wire swiss gmbh released the source code of the wire client applications under the gplv3 license in july 2016 . 13 14 the company also published a number of restrictions that apply to users who have compiled their own applications . among other things they may not change the way the applications connect and interact with the company s centralized servers . 15 16 app edit wire screenshot wire in android marshmallow . developer s wire swiss gmbh initial release 3 december 2014 ; 22 months ago 2014 12 03 development status active operating system ios android os x windows platform os x 10.9 or later windows 7 8 8.1 or 10 17 linux 18 ios 8.0 or later android 4.2 or later wire for web internet explorer 11 or later firefox 31 or later chrome 26 or later safari 7 or later opera 27 or later type encrypted communication software license clients gplv3 with components that are licensed under other open source licenses 14 19 servers proprietary website see tfm wire.com features edit wire allows users to exchange text voice photo video and music messages . 20 the application also supports group messaging . the app allows group calling with up to five participants . 12 a stereo feature places participants in virtual space so that users can differentiate voice directionality . 12 the application adapts to varying network conditions . the application supports the exchange of animated gifs up to 5mb through a media integration with a company called giphy . 21 the ios and android versions also include a sketch feature that allows users to draw a sketch into a conversation or over a photo . 22 youtube soundcloud spotify and vimeo integrations allow users to share music and videos within chats . 6 wire is available on mobile and web . the web service is called wire for web . 6 wire activity is synced on ios android and web apps . 9 the desktop version supports screen sharing . 23 technical edit wire uses end to end encryption for voice and video calls as well as instant messages . wire s voice calls are encrypted with dtls and srtp 12 24 its video calls with rtp 1 and its instant messages with proteus a protocol that wire swiss developed based on the signal protocol . 24 25 in addition to this client server communication is protected by transport layer security . 3 business model edit wire swiss gmbh receives financial backing from a firm called iconical . 2 in march 2016 wire executive chairman janus friis told bloomberg that the company will never create an advertising based business model but might charge for certain premium services in the future . 1 according to an article published by reuters wire swiss gmbh has not disclosed how much funding it has received and has yet to discover a sustainable business model . 2 see also edit cryptography portal telecommunications portal comparison of instant messaging clients comparison of voip software internet privacy list of video telecommunication services and product brands secure instant messaging references edit a b c d e f kahn jeremy 10 march 2016 . amid apple s 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