August 25, 2006
VoSKY Marries Skype and IP PBXes
Who said Skype isn't ready for enterprise? VoSKY thinks otherwise, and to prove it, is offering an actual Skype-certified solution that lets you use Skype with a PBX. Aimed at SMBs (Small and Medium Businesses) of 10-300 employees, the device bridges between a PBX and a Windows XP computer. [IW Distribution/ VoSKy via Asterisk VoIP News]
The IW Distribution press release actually claims VoSKY's device is "the World's First Skype Solution for Business". IW is only promoting the product in the Australian and New Zealand markets, but no doubt other distributors will carry it in other parts of the world, if they aren't already. (I'll do some digging and find out.) Though I'm not surprised, since the SMB and consumer VoIP market in Australia is expected to build to 6 million by 2011.
I wish I could get my hands on hardware like this, to try out. It's likely the beginning of a series of offerings that leverage the cheap pc2pc and pc2phone calls of soft VoIP clients, like Skype and Gizmo Project, for use in even more sophisticated CRM VoIP applications. Businesses need more VoIP products like this.
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