Quiet Internet Pager

QIP
Developer(s)Russian Internet Solutions, LLC
Initial release1 November 2005 (2005-11-01)
Stable release
QIP 2012 — version 4.0 (build 9373) (5 March 2014; 10 years ago (2014-03-05))[1]
QIP 2010 — version 3.1 (build 6936) (9 December 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-09));[2][3]
QIP Infium — version 3.0 (build 9045 nightly build 9) (28 June 2011; 13 years ago (2011-06-28));[4]
QIP 2005 (build 8097) (29 October 2010; 13 years ago (2010-10-29))[5]
Written inDelphi
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
Available inQIP 2012 —
[English,
Russian,
German,
Slovak,
Czech,
Spanish,
French,
Portuguese (Brazilian),
Kazakh,
Ukrainian];[6]
QIP 2010 —
[English,
Russian,
German];[7]
QIP Infium —
[English,
Russian,
Czech,
Slovak];
QIP 2005 —
[English,
Russian]
TypeInstant messaging client
Licensefreeware
Websitewelcome.qip.ru/im (in Russian)

QIP (/ˈkwɪp/;[8] an acronym for Quiet Internet Pager) was a multiprotocol instant messaging client. It was a closed source freeware program originally developed by Ilgam Zyulkorneev.[9] In 2008 it was bought by RosBusinessConsulting media group and named most popular RBC service in 2009.[10]

  1. ^ See QIP 2012 (latest version/build) Installer [from official QIP website] (.Exe) properties, at "Details" tab
  2. ^ See QIP 2010 (latest version/build) Archived 2016-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Installer from official QIP website - .Exe properties at "Details" tab
  3. ^ See QIP 2010 version 3.1 (build 6936) Installer from QIP Nightly Testers web server - .Exe properties at "Details" tab
  4. ^ See QIP Infium version 3.0 (build 9045 nightly build 9)Archived May 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Installer from QIP Nightly Testers web server - .Exe properties at "Details" tab
  5. ^ See QIP 2005 (build 8097)Archived May 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Installer from QIP Nightly Testers web server - .Exe properties at "Details" tab
  6. ^ QIP 2012 features // QIP.Ru Archived 2013-07-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  7. ^ "QIP 2010 features // QIP.Ru". Archived from the original on 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  8. ^ "QIP pronunciation" (in Russian). Gramota.ru. 2009-11-03. Archived from the original on 2009-12-16. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
  9. ^ "Ilham Zyulkorneev, QIP, developer" (in Russian). Yandex. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
  10. ^ "QIP named most popular RBC service" (in Russian). Lenta. 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2009-11-03.