Skype

Skype is a global Internet telephone company ™ it through worldwide introverted provide free high quality service, calls the gradual telecommunications. Skype is network real-time speech communication tool. With the other functions required IM, such as video chat, voice meetings, many people chat, file transfer, text chat, and other functions. It can free high-definition speech dialogue with other users, also can dial telephone, whether domestic and international fixed telephone, mobile phone, PHS all can directly dial, and can realize call forwarding, text messages, and other functions.

introduction

Instant messaging

"When I download Skype, I realized that the traditional communication times over," the federal communications commission chairman Michael Powell explained. "When KaZaA inventor free distribution a small program, and you can use it with any other person free calls, and its call quality and excellent traditional telecommunication times namely end. Now, the world will inevitably change."

Fortune magazine, 16 February 2004 shuo: "call for the issue of the payment of the concept already belongs to the last century. Skype software provide people with a kind of brand-new function, make people can use their technology and network investment to stay in touch with friends and family."

Global telephone

Skype tries to let you speak freely - by offering free global telephone, make your next generation network software using same unlimited high quality voice calls. Skype mission is to provide simple, reliable and convenient effective communication tools. We tried to make the masses of users with friends, family, and coworkers communication between a more flexible and more saving cost, and enjoy than imagination more outstanding call quality. Broadband the rapid popularization of excellence and Skype software for the world provided telecommunication field a great option. Don't confined to a company, avant-garde users can choose Internet connection to undertake free unlimited calls. If use the Internet to free call number and Skype user network power also subsequently Skype enhanced. Download our free software, please tell your friends. Skype encourage further connected with the use of high quality, and share the software of world-class telecommunications companies to provide people with better communication method. Skype is working hard to develop new platform, including mobile equipment and a mobile phone. Soon, you will be in the home, office and road use Skype. Skype conversations need a microphone and speakers, PC or a pair of moderate price PC headset, these are available from the world of electronics retailers purchased. Skype convenient installation, it is unnecessary to consider your PC environment, and in setting without server or workstation configuration. Skype in most firewalls and gateway behind, so does not produce new operation security risks. To be on the safe side, call the Skype encryption, and we support strict privacy policy. Skype with quality speech. Skype with the best acoustic scientists jointly create sole owns the copyright of software, can deliver even higher than the fixed telephone quality pronunciation. In technical terms, the traditional telephone you hear only between 300Hz to 3000Hz frequency sounds. Skype can hear all the frequencies of voice, from the lowest sink to the sharp. Simple to use. Now VoIP application configuration is very difficult, not familiar with network and computational techniques of users almost unusable. Skype software or hardware whether in, users need not make any manual Settings, usually when registered an account can immediately log in, start voice calls. Absolutely safe to call way. As mentioned above, all the communication is end-to-end mode to encrypt, so is a completely safe. Many voice calls. Skype in similar software first provided free in multi-nation voice calls, using mixing way, simple operation, good, and as far as possible timbres save network and machine resources. Internet phone is now at its initial development stage, Skype will lead the reform and innovation to continue development - far beyond our today's imagination.

Skype by the world's most popular Internet software KaZaA founder Niklas Zennströ M Friis Janus and resultant force build, and achieved Draper, Tim Jurvetson Draper Fisher ePlanet, Index, and Venture partneryou Ventures Bessemer Mangrove partneryou are investment. Skype group is headquartered in Luxembourg, while in London and tallinn offices.

Value-added function

SkypeIn: provide service including SkypeIn Skype a personal local phone number. Whether you are local or overseas, can meet friends through Skype calls. Friends may also through the fixed-line or mobile phone call you SkypeIn phone number, then you can pass Skype can answer calls, currently only in the United States, Singapore, Hong Kong and other countries and regions provide SkypeIn phone number, did not provide mainland China's telephone number.

SkypeOut: SkypeOut is namely can use Skype call to general city telephone, mobile phone and international phone calls, even if want to contact object away from the computer, borrows by SkypeOut can also with preferential rate directly dial telephone calls. Because SkypeOut front-end through Internet transmissions, can save most traffic transmission cost, so consumer is used SkypeOut will be massive saving call. On January 18, 2007 up every time SkypeOut, global uniform collect call 0.039 euro connect fee ($RMB 0.39 yuan/times), see here. Call way SkypeOut cost calculation examples, such as: [with the United States calling for 30 minutes, then to deduct the SkypeOut points for 0.549 euros (RMB 5.5 yuan), calculation methods for 0.017 * 30 + 0.039, including: 0.017 is with the United States, 0.039 is each call rate through conversation fee. At present, Tom nets sales card denomination include: 2.2 yuan and RMB 22, 55 yuan, 110 yuan. In Taiwan's house convenience stores/f guest more/Lyle rich, can buy to Skype points, denominations of 49 yuan, 99 yuan, 200 yuan, 400 yuan, 1000 yuan and 2,000 yuan.

Skype voice mail: Skype service lets you not the VM online, friends can still leave a message for you.

Skype enterprise equipment: because Skype nets, numerous enterprises within free calls in succession based on the communication solution, 1000 Skype out technology introduced for enterprise Skype peripheral equipment, including: video conference call machine Skype CATO - 3, and Skype enterprise gateway CATOO - VS etc peripheral devices.

Skype Connect: Skype has officially launched for business users with the use of the latest product Skype Connect.

The enterprise can integrate Skype PBX systems to its

Skype Connect be formal Skype SIP (SIP: session initialization protocol) products, is Skype foray into IP - PBX (PBX: enterprise internal use private telephone network) and Unified Communications (Unified Communications, refers to all communication, communication devices and media together in process, use it, and user anytime anywhere communicate with anyone) products of the market. With Skype Connect, the enterprise can integrate the service to their existing PBX systems.

Besides can from computer outward and call outside, Skype user can Connect also allow the commercial from other Skype user, fixed telephone and mobile phone, or from other enterprise of PBX systems telephone call. In addition, Connect can also call Skype transferred to mobile phone number. Skype in consumer VoIP field is one of the most compelling, but it is in the business world influence has smaller.

Skype Connect beta in March 2009 roll out first, now boasts more than 2400 name users worldwide. So start while good, but compared with the larger companies in our industry pale before.

Connect the launch of beta Skype simultaneously when launched a management tool Skype manager

charge

Skype without offering package type "charge, but according to call duration and so-called" channels "rate.

Answer telephone are free, call the standard rate in accordance with Skype per minute 2.1 cents paid. Users also need for each "passage" paid monthly six ninety-five dollars. Channel is involves simultaneously dials or answering phone number, so if you want to 5 different extension can use at the same time, you need to pay 34.75 dollars.

Industry insiders think, for business users with bound package type fee will be better, so at least can let users to more easily in different packages comparisons between.

Competition is fierce

Skype is also facing the fierce competition from not only as cisco (cisco has its own IP - PBX products) such company, also from this field of startups, such as Bandwidth.

Bandwidth to provide SIP Trunking pursue cost-effective, hope to have internal IP - PBX business users, its Phonebooth copy and OnDemand Phonebooth products directly facing the small and medium-sized enterprises.

advantage

Skype advantage lies in that it's brand awareness. For the first transition to the commercial service of small businesses, Skype brand should have its own advantage.

Although other IP - PBX systems have similar to Skype interface that click click - to call system (talk) -, so that users can initiate conversations through a button, but Skype but are common in many consumer and business users on your desktop.

weak

However Skype's weakness is that, it provides has been mainly services are based on consumer, its business support ability and whether sound infrastructure remains to be proven. Skype Skype user Connect specially for provides a new study support service, but it will also reduce for some channel partners and dealer support, this approach may not be very ideal.