24Mar

Skype For Business

Posted by Steve Renner as Product Reviews

Internet Telephony provider Skype, which is owned by eBay, has announced the beta version of Skype For SIP for Business users.

SIP stands for Session Initiation Protocol, is an open standard and the leading Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) used in businesses telephony networks at millions of locations globally. (We use these at iNetGlobal)

The Wall Steet Journal reported, the new beta software - uncreatively named Skype For SIP for Business users - is expected to allow employees to make domestic and international calls using regular office telephones (PBX systems) instead of using a computer and a headset for VoIP calls, which 35% of Skype’s customers are already using for business purposes apparently. The software will also give corporate customers the ability to receive and manage inbound calls from Skype users to SIP-enabled PBX systems, enabling them to offer click-to-call functionality on websites.

“The introduction of Skype for SIP is a significant move for Skype and for any communication intensive business around the world,” said Stefan Oberg, VP and General Manager of Skype for Business. “It effectively combines the obvious cost savings and reach of Skype with its large user base, with the call handling functionality, statistics and integration capabilities of traditional office PBX systems, providing great economical savings and increased productivity for the modern business.”

This is will bring the world a little closer as people will esentially be able make feree International Calls from anywhere in the world, to businesses that have this service. And it is very inexpensive, and most times Free for the business to use.

We plan to implement this new VOIP product at iNetGlobal and will get back to you with a review after we use it for a while.

You can get all the details over at Skype.Biz

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