Actiontec's VoSKY Exchange Adds Internet-Calling Connectivity for Remote Business Users, Enabling Access to Skype from Any Landline or Mobile Phone

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01-26-2007
Actiontec's VoSKY Exchange Adds Internet-Calling Connectivity for Remote Business Users, Enabling Access to Skype from Any Landline or Mobile Phone

WIRELESS NEWS-January 26, 2007-Actiontec's VoSKY Exchange Adds Internet-Calling Connectivity for Remote Business Users, Enabling Access to Skype from Any Landline or Mobile Phone (C)2007 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com

Actiontec Electronics announced a new generation of VoSKY Exchange, a family of PBX-to-Skype gateways.
With the products, businesses can use standard desktop phones to make and receive free and low-cost long-distance and international calls over Skype, an Internet communication offering.

Actiontec said the new 9140/9180 series adds remote access to Exchange-based Skype lines for users who are out of the office, other convenience features, and a new PBX connectivity strategy that reduces costs.

VoSKY Exchange is a rack-mountable, PBX voice gateway that adds up to eight outgoing Skype lines to the office PBX without changes to existing PBX or phone equipment. Multiple Exchange boxes can be set up in company offices in different locations worldwide to enable free calls between colleagues. Calls to other Skype users are free, while SkypeOut calls to landline or mobile phones are charged at very low rates. The system eliminates the need to use a PC and headset to make Skype calls, has a low one-time cost, and can pay for itself in a few months, the company noted. Skype itself has no signup or monthly access fees.

"These latest upgrades continue our efforts to equip businesses with the tools they need to take full advantage of the Skype products without changing their existing phone infrastructure," said David Tang, Actiontec's Director of VoIP Product Development. "The first generation of VoSKY Exchange solved the problem of Skype- enabling the PBX, the second added a rackmountable form factor and extensive reporting capabilities, and our new convenience and connectivity features make it even easier to integrate Skype into the enterprise in order to reap the cost savings of Internet communications."

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