Skype, the global Internet communications company, today announced cordless phones that do not require a running computer, which are provided by well known hardware partners of Skype. This new class of phone enables SkypeTM users to make and receive both Skype calls over the Internet and traditional landline calls, without a computer, and offers the added convenience of a cordless phone. The first series of products to be launched in this class are the Philips VOIP841 cordless phone and NETGEAR’s cordless phone for Skype.