VoSKY Introduces Advanced Range Of PBX-to-Skype Gateways To UK Market

Published 24th May 2007

Direct Skype dialling into company PBX lowers telecoms costs and supports remote and mobile working over existing phone networks...

BASINGSTOKE, UK (May 24, 2007) — VoSKY Technologies has introduced its next generation VoSKY Exchange range to the UK market. These rackmountable PBX-to-Skype Gateways enable business users to make, receive and transfer Internet-based Skype calls over standard office phone systems.

As well as delivering free Skype calls, a key benefit of the new VoSKY Exchange range is that it enables mobile and remote workers to dial directly via Skype into the company PBX. This not only reduces international, remote staff and telecoms costs, but also opens businesses up to the worldwide Skype community and to interaction with potentially 200 million new customers.

Ian Robin, European general manager for VoSKY Technologies said: “The advanced functionality is ideally suited for the modern working environment, offering free Skype calls for remote and mobile workers and between multiple office locations. The Gateways also support low-cost international expansion and business applications such as click-to-talk, enabling businesses to offer improved customer service and sales support direct from a website or html email.”

The five-product VoSKY Exchange range is the only PBX-to-Skype hardware to have full Skype certification. The range delivers plug-and-play integration with existing office phone systems, offering Skype trunking through to the company’s PBX. They will enhance virtually any PBXs and phone systems out of the box and provide businesses with free Skype-to-Skype and competitive SkypeOut calling costs.

The new range allows up to eight Skype lines to be added to any office PBX without needing to change the existing office phone infrastructure. This seamless integration is a major advantage of the product range and means businesses will be able to preserve their investment in their existing phone systems whilst enjoying the cost savings and flexibility of Skype.

VoSKY’s 9000 Exchange manages four inbound or outbound calls concurrently, offers simplified management by centralising all Skype activities to a single computer and provides additional telephony features such as Call Transfer and Call Pickup, all from a compact desktop unit.

Ideal for small and medium-sized businesses to support free VoIP access, the 9040 and 9080 rack-mountable Exchanges give up to eight inbound or outbound trunk-based Skype calls to customers and partners. They work with Skype & SkypeOut calling and allow phonebook creation and management.

The 9140 and 9180 Exchanges enable employees working remotely to make Skype calls over the VoSKY Exchange system using extension ports from any landline or mobile.

Incoming landline calls can be transferred to any phone number or Skype ID inside or outside the office, and only a location code and extension is needed for users to make calls between offices- eliminating the need to dial their respective PBX numbers.

VoSKY claim that the Gateways can pay for themselves within just a few months through reduced phone bills and new business. For more info visit www.vosky.com.