6 . ▁ ▁History ▁Company ▁found ers ▁Daniel ▁Har ple ▁and ▁Richard ▁P izz ar ro ▁met ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁while ▁employed ▁as ▁computer ▁engine ers ▁at ▁A MP ▁In cor por ated ▁in ▁Harris burg , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁Their ▁jobs ▁were ▁introdu cing ▁computer - a ided ▁design ▁systems ▁and ▁network ed ▁work st ations ▁to ▁the ▁manufact uring ▁company . ▁The ▁pair ▁wanted ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁let ▁engine ers ▁working ▁together ▁on ▁a ▁design ▁speak ▁to ▁and ▁look ▁at ▁one ▁another ▁without ▁leaving ▁their ▁des ks ▁over ▁a ▁real ▁time ▁video ▁network ▁requiring ▁only ▁" regular ▁computers ▁and ▁cheap , ▁desktop ▁cam eras ". ▁ ▁Har ple ▁and ▁P izar ro ▁worked ▁on ▁their ▁idea ▁after ▁hours , ▁creating ▁impro vised ▁l abs ▁in ▁spare ▁bed rooms , ▁and ▁connecting ▁borrow ed ▁work st ations ▁with ▁streams ▁of ▁cable . ▁After ▁some ▁months , ▁they ▁succeeded ▁in ▁creating ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁software ▁which ▁allowed ▁real ▁time , ▁face ▁to ▁face ▁collaboration ▁over ▁a ▁computer ▁network . ▁This ▁would ▁save ▁companies ▁money , ▁because ▁other ▁early ▁tele con fer encing ▁systems ▁dep ended ▁on ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁cost ly ▁hardware . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁men ▁left ▁A MP ▁to ▁co - found ▁In So ft ▁Inc . ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁with ▁Har ple ▁acting ▁as ▁Chair man ▁and ▁CE O ▁and ▁P izz ar ro ▁as ▁Chief ▁Engine er ▁and ▁Vice ▁President . ▁Because ▁they ▁believed ▁the ▁solution ▁to ▁video con fer encing