Skype for SIP beta announced

Skype for SIP beta announced

Skype has announced the release of beta edition of Skype for SIP.

This new application would enable users to connect Skype with the corporate IP PBXs.

Skype is aiming to release the stable edition of this application sometime later this year.

It requires the users to have an existing SIP-based PBXs configured to interoperate with SIP gear in Skype’s own network.

The company is also working on launching more services aimed at the corporate sector. Apparently this is where the money is.

They are already offering Skype for Asterisk and Skype for SIP would further expand the usability of their services.

Skype said in a blog post about the capabilities of this new product:

Receive and manage inbound calls from the 405 million Skype users worldwide on SIP-enabled PBX systems, connecting the company website to the PBX system using Skype click-to-call buttons
Place calls via Skype to landlines and mobile phones worldwide from any connected SIP-enabled PBX, saving your business money with Skype’s low rates
Purchase Skype online numbers to receive calls to the corporate PBX from landlines or mobile phones
Manage Skype calls using your existing hardware and system applications such as call routing, conferencing, phone menus, voicemail and call recording and logging – no additional downloads or training are required

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