Skype (VoIP) Technology

Skype was purchased by Ebay for $2.6 billion back in 2005. The company has been putting more concentration into building business relationships with it’s Skype services. Skype has to compete with the big phone companies to capture this market. They hope to gain a good portion of the market by 2011.

More businesses are taking advantage of the benefits of Skype.

With the current economic conditions, many companies have to take a closer look at their expenditures and determine where they can cut costs.

With one piece of software you have the ability to make calls, chat with instant messaging, make video and conference calls and so much more at a fraction of the price of traditional services.

Recently Skype announced a new version of it’s service called Skype for SIP that utilizes a companies existing telephone system to make Skype calls, in place of a headset that plugs into a computer. Skype for SIP stands for Session Initiation Protocol which allows companies to make calls from a regular phone or mobile phone at the same low rates as the regular Skype program. Free voice and video calls between computers can still be relayed using VoIP technology which are calls that are communicated over the internet. Skype for SIP is currently in Beta testing mode and will be available commercially later in the year.

Skype has implemented new management features accompanied by desktop tools such as Microsoft Outlook and Web Conferencing services. The Presence-awareness feature on Skype allows users to know when their contacts are online.

Businesses can take advantage of the functionality and low rates of calling other Skype users and contacts on landlines nationwide.

Skype currently caters to over 405 million registered users. Many small to medium size companies are noticing the substantial savings Skype provides in keeping costs down.

Skype provides different rate plans which allow you to pay as you go or with a monthly subscription.

You can receive calls from people in over 20 countries on regular phones and cellular phones with your own designated phone numbers.

You can add the same features as a traditional phone line such as call forwarding, conference calling and voicemail for very reasonable rates.

Skype Video Conference will also save you time and money by limiting travel for conference calls and meetings. Your contacts can connect to you from anywhere around the world with convenience and ease.

Getting the Most Out Of Skype

• Video Calling
• Screen Sharing
• SMS
• Voicemail
• Online numbers
• Instant Messaging
• Conference Calling
• Sending Files

There are many types of business that have benefited from the use of Skype. People have been utilizing Skype to provide online language tutorials for their students, conducting band rehearsals, as well as consulting services.

Skype is now offering a compatible system that works with Iphones to benefit with the same features as their current system.

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