Wire Swiss
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Wire Swiss GmbH is a software company with headquarters in Zug, Switzerland.[1] Its development center is in Berlin, Germany.[4] The company is best known for its messaging application called Wire.
Formerly | Zeta Project Swiss GmbH |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Communication software |
Founded | 2012 |
Founders | Jonathan Christensen, Priidu Zilmer, Alan Duric |
Headquarters | Zug, Switzerland[1] |
Key people | Benjamin Schilz, CEO Juan Perea RodrÃguez, General Manager, CCO [2] |
Products | Wire |
Number of employees | 50[3] |
Website | wire |
The Wire app allows users to exchange end-to-end encrypted instant messages, as well as make voice and video calls.[1] The software is available for the iOS, Android, macOS, Linux and Windows operating systems[5] and WebRTC-compatible web browsers.[6] It uses the Internet to make voice and video calls; send text messages, files, images, videos, audio files and user drawings depending on the clients used. It can be used on any of the available clients, requiring a phone number or email for registration. It is hosted inside the European Union and protected by European Union laws.[7][third-party source needed]
Many employees working on Wire have previously worked with Skype, and Skype's co-founder Janus Friis is backing the project. Audio quality is one of Wire's key selling points.[8]
Since January 2024 the company is headed by Benjamin Schilz as CEO. Before joining Wire, Schilz founded Acorus Networks and later worked for the security company F5.[9]