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Skype using open-standard SIP for business VoIP service
TG Daily - All News —
... worldwide from any connected SIP-enabled PBX; reducing costs with Skype's low-cost global rates. 3) Purchase Skype's online numbers, to receive calls to the corporate PBX from landlines or mobile phones. 4) Manage Skype calls using their existing hardware and system applications such as call routing, conferencing, phone menus and voicemail; no additional downloads or training are required. Must apply, prices may change Business users can contact Skype to apply for the service at www.skypeforsip.com . According to Skype, "Applicants will need to be businesses, have an ...
Skype Opens Up To SIP, Finally Eyes Enterprise Customers The Way It Should
TechCrunch —
... , 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. ...
Skype Goes Corporate With SIP Support
Mashable! —
... phone system. Prices are currently standard Skype rates, however it’s not certain they will remain the same after the beta period runs out. If you’ve got an IP-PBX system in place and you want to participate in the beta, you can apply here. ...
Skype Means Business
Wired: Epicenter —
... "Skype for SIP" aims to reduce the friction of migration by enabling its VoIP phone service to be used over standard equipment and PBX setups that support the Session Initiation
Protocol (SIP), a common installation. The beta requires that one create a new Skype ID — a shame for those who already have an established Skype identity — but apart from that it promises that ...
Skype Launches Beta Service For Businesses
WebProNews Feed —
... Skype for SIP will cost about 2.1 cents per minute for calls to cellphones and landlines. Calls to phone systems using existing Skype software will be free. Businesses can also purchase online Skype numbers available in over 20 countries to receive calls from contacts and customers who are using landlines or mobile phones. ...
Skype Embraces SIP For Business
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... (session initiation protocol), which is in widespread use in business communications. The adoption is expected to debut in its Skype For Sip for Business products, which is targeted for small and medium-sized businesses. In an announcement Monday, Skype said existing SIP users can apply to participate in the beta program by applying at its Skype For SIP site . "Applicants will need to be businesses, have an installed SIP based IP-PBX system, as well as a level of technical competency to configure their own SIP-enabled PBX," the Skype announcement stated. The initial beta ...
Skype goes corporate, allows Skype calls from SIP phones
Download Squad —
... Skype has launched a new beta service that allows businesses using SIP telephone systems to make and receive Skype calls on their regular telephones. No headphone and computer needed. Skype for SIP beta works a lot like Skype, in that you can call and ...
Skype Comes to the Office SIP PBX
eWeek - RSS Feeds —
... With Skype for SIP, business users will be able to: Skype says the beta version of Skype for SIP is available to only a limited number of applicants, which can apply at: www.skypeforsip.com . Qualified applicants will have a business, an SIP-based IP-PBX and the technical competency to configure the latter.
Skype handles more international calls than AT&T
Ars Technica —
... of "Skype for SIP" that allows corporations to route calls from a PBX system over the Internet. As with the consumer version of the software, calls that remain on the Internet and go to other Skype users would be free; calls that connect to the traditional phone network cost pennies a minute. Growth brings new challenges, of course, and as Skype now handles more international voice conversations than any incumbent telco in the world, governments are beginning to get interested. One of their chief concerns is that mobsters, spies, terrorists, Ponzi schemers, and other ...
Skype Dominates Internationally, Still Makes No Money
Tech Observer —
... of "Skype for SIP" that allows corporations to route calls from a PBX system over the Internet. As with the consumer version of the software, calls that remain on the Internet and go to other Skype users would be free; calls that connect to the traditional phone network cost pennies a minute. ...
Skype Expands into Business Market
No Jitter —
... any connected SIP-enabled PBX; reducing costs with Skype's low-cost global rates * Purchase Skype's online numbers, to receive calls to the corporate PBX from landlines or mobile phones * Manage Skype calls using their existing hardware and system applications such as call routing, conferencing, phone menus and voicemail; no additional downloads or training are required. SIP users, phone system administrators, developers and service partners are invited to apply for the beta test at www.skypeforsip.com . Applicants will need to be businesses, have an installed SIP based IP-PBX ...
Skype For SIP Interoperability With Cisco Gear Confirmed
TechCrunch —
... last night already predicted an announcement was forthcoming, but now it's official: Skype has announced that the beta version of Skype for SIP has been certified as interoperable with ...
