Tom Online (NASDAQ: TOMO), a mobile Internet company, and Luxembourg-based Skype Technologies S.A. announced today they have entered into an agreement to bring to Chinese Internet users a new communication tool and instant messaging service.
Co-branded as Tom-Skype in China, the service will be launched on October 25 solely through Tom Online. Since its launch a little more than a year ago, Skype's user base has grown to more than 13 million worldwide, with up to one million concurrent users.