AbbiTek: Vosky Skype Gateways

Bridging the VoIP Divide for SMB's

Vosky Exchange - An Evolutionary VoIP Migration Solution

Introduction

To address the needs of the SMB market, VoSKY has introduced a state-of-the-art
VoIP solution that enables SMBs to immediately take advantage of the power of VoIP
without “forklifting” their existing phone system. The company’s flagship solution,
the VoSKY Exchange, is a PBX-to-Skype gateway that allows businesses to connect to
Skype, the world’s largest VoIP community. Skype has over 220 million registered
users, 30% of which are business users.

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Vosky Exchange

VoSKY Exchange is a family of enterprise-grade VoIP gateways that enables
businesses to migrate to VoIP by seamlessly integrating their existing TDM or IP PBX
to Skype, the world’s largest VoIP community. It is designed to optimize Skype for
the business environment and is the first and only gateway platform to receive “Skype
Certified” status, indicating Skype’s stamp of approval. VoSKY Exchange PBX-to-
Skype gateways enable organizations to preserve their investment in existing phone
equipment while also offering enhanced business VoIP applications that maximize
savings.
Essentially, a VoSKY Exchange gateway adds Skype trunks to the PBX, which Skypeenables
every phone extension in the office. As a result, users can make and receive
free and low-cost Skype calls over standard desk phones rather than a computer and
headset. Incoming calls received from any Skype user in the world can be held,
transferred, and forwarded in the normal manner.
Significantly, this is accomplished without requiring users to download the Skype
client to their computers or changing PBX/KTS systems or phone equipment,
enabling Skype to be placed behind the corporate firewall for easy management, as
well as maximum security.

VoSKY-Enabled VoIP Business Applications

VoSKY Exchange equips organizations with four business-class VoIP applications
that leverage Skype to enhance business communications with employees,
customers, and partners, while dramatically reducing communications costs. With
this single solution, businesses can achieve:

1) Multi-site PBX networking for free calling between offices

Companies with offices in different cities and even different countries can completelyeliminate long-distance charges between locations by installing a VoSKY Exchangegateway at each site. Connecting offices in this way creates a virtual PBX that:

Replaces costly point-to-point leased lines with Skype-to-Skype trunks to
enable free calling between office locations
Creates a common office phone system with features like extension dialing
and seamless call transfer
Requires no public IP addresses or complex router/firewall configurations,
permitting use in any country as well as easy installation
Supports any PBX or KTS system, even if different offices have different
systems, because of VoSKY Exchange’s PBX-agnostic design
Scales to support any number of offices or phones because of a Skypeenabled hub-and-spoke architecture (the point-to-point connectivity of
other VoIP gateways limits the size of a business’ VoIP network)

2) Remote PBX access for free and low cost calls from remote or mobile users

Allows remote users to speak to colleagues in company offices for free via a
Skype softphone on their laptop or desktop by simply clicking the office’s
Skype ID and entering the appropriate office extension (the Skype
softphone is a free download that can be installed in five minutes)

Allows remote users to speak to colleagues in company offices for free via a
Skype softphone on their laptop or desktop by simply clicking the office’s
Skype ID and entering the appropriate office extension (the Skype
softphone is a free download that can be installed in five minutes)
Eliminates problems connecting VoIP calls from hotels and other remote
locations by leveraging Skype’s seamless firewall and network address
translation gateway capabilities to provide 100% connectivity
Enables remote users to make Skype calls to customers and others from a
mobile phone by dialing the regular office number and then calling a user
on Skype, or an international number via SkypeOut (the PBX must support
Direct Inward System Access/DISA for this function)

3) Free Website Click-to-Call for instant connectivity from company websites

With VoSKY Exchange, a business can also equip its website with a “Click-to-Call”
function that enables customers and partners to simply click a button to place a free
Skype call to the sales, customer service, or technical support department. This tool:

Enables seamless integration of a company’s website and phone system
Provides instant real-time phone connectivity between a company and
its customers and/or partners from the business’ website to help drive
sales
Reduces toll-free (1-8XX) costs for inbound sales and customer support
by enabling free Skype calls from the user’s computer
Enables businesses to tap into Skype’s 220 million user base

4) Skype trunking for low-cost calls to traditional phones

With VoSKY Exchange connected to the company PBX, employees can make lowcost
SkypeOut calls to any traditional long-distance or international landline or
mobile number from their office desk phone for a fraction of the cost of any other
VoIP trunking solution. This capability:

Saves 90% on domestic long-distance calls over other VoIP trunking
solutions by taking advantage of Skype Unlimited and Skype Pro calling
plans, offering unlimited free calling for a small annual fee in North
America and Europe, respectively
Saves more than 50% on international calls (compared to non-Skype VoIP
trunking) with SkypeOut rates of under 2 cents per minute to most
countries
Eliminates the contracts and upfront setup charges of other VoIP trunking
solutions

Summary

VoSKY Exchange offers an innovative, affordable enterprise VoIP solution that
bridges the VoIP divide for SMBs. With VoSKY Exchange, SMBs can immediately
reduce phone bills, improve employee productivity, and offer free and low-cost
calling to customers and partners using Skype. As the first Skype-certified VoIP
gateway for business, it gives companies access to the full power of the world’s
largest VoIP community. It also fills a void in the marketplace by offering a VoIP
migration path for businesses that want more functionality than Internet phone
services, but are not ready to upgrade to an IP PBX. Businesses gett:

A simple VoIP solution

Painless, low-cost migration path to enterprise VoIP
VoIP calls over standard desk phones with no PC, headset, or adapter
Rapid installation and configuration, with no routers and firewalls to
configure
PBX-agnostic for seamless integration with any TDM or IP PBX or KTS via
analog FXO/FXS interfaces
Easy management for MIS and network admin with centralized control

A reliable VoIP solution

Industry’s best VoIP call quality over the best effort Internet, leveraging
Skype’s sophisticated call processing and advanced call routing technology
Call availability with Skype’s scalable peer-to-peer network that has no
single point of failure
End-to-end call security with 256-bit AES encryption