Lypp Launch.

A little while back I posted some news on a start-up out of Vancouver, my second most favorite Canadian city. Lypp was conceived on the notion that making conference calls from your mobile should be easier. And cheaper.

Well, it launched for real today. Congratulations to the founders, Dan and Erik, I know sleep has been at a premium. And to their families who put up with them over the last few months.

Lypp works. I can even get it to work. All I did was download Yahoo Messenger to my BlackBerry and I was ready to go. Send a phone number to my Lypp 'buddy' and my call is connected. Great for making group calls on the run and really great for anyone (like Canadians) still fighting long distance charges on their cell phone. Lypp eliminates them.

Lots of oil. A strong dollar. And plenty of voice technology talent. Canada's got it all.

(Oh, but it snows for the next 6 months.)