Sun Microsystems awarded VolanoChat its 100% Pure Java™ certification. VolanoChat was the first client and server chat solution to pass the 100% Pure Java certification. Sun also chose Volano as the first featured chat software in Sun's 100% Pure Java Hall of Fame.
VolanoChat was rated number one among its competitors by HomePC Magazine. VolanoChat and VolanoChatPro offer the best combination of simplicity, affordability, and features for business chat.
— HomePC Magazine April 1998 Chat Product Review
VolanoChat was awarded Top 1% — the highest possible rating from JARS. JARS is the Java Applet Rating Service, a review service that uses a 50-person judging panel to review Java applets and applications.