Skype Connect 1.0 is for business users

By SMBWorld Asia Editors | Sep 3, 2010

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Skype has launched Skype Connect 1.0 (formerly Skype for SIP). Previously available in beta, Skype Connect delivers a business solution that enables IP-enabled private branch exchange (PBX) or unified communications (UC) systems to connect to Skype.

By using Skype Connect, businesses can now make outbound calls from desktop phones to landlines and mobiles worldwide billed at Skype’s standard per-minute calling rates. Users can also receive inbound calls from Skype connected users worldwide by placing Skype’s Click & Call buttons on their Web sites. Skype Connect also allows users to receive calls from landlines or mobile phones in the corporate PBX using Skype’s online numbers that have been purchased separately. Another feature allows users to manage Skype calls using existing PBX or UC systems’ features such as call routing, automatic call distribution, conferencing, auto-attendant, voicemail, call recording and logging.

Companies using Skype Connect are charged a monthly channel fee of €4.95 / $6.95 per line. This is based on the number of concurrent calls being made or received. Each channel allows for one inbound or one outbound call at any given time. Calls to landlines and mobiles made using Skype Connect are billed at Skype’s standard calling rates worldwide.