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Skype gets serious for business

Around the globe, almost 200 million people have been adopting Skype to keep up their day to day communications. But while a great many business people have been very excited about the vast range of benefits that Skype has to offer, bigger businesses have been cautious in integrating the technology.

Previously, Skype was largely untested in the corporate world. Its reliability and the savings it offered all remained to be proven. Furthermore, it was launched as an individual tool. It was set up on a single computer, with accounts created individually, and processes that did not seem to sit well with corporate demands for centralised systems.

In addition, there was the need to get new hardware. Offices were already fitted with expensive landline phones and conferencing kit; so what services and hardware would Skype deliver that would make the change-over worthwhile?

Skype needed to assure businesses of the new levels of functionality and savings it could offer, while addressing administrative concerns. And that's what they set out to do with the new Skype for Business package.

Now IT directors can roll out Skype across multiple machines, without the need to install each instance on every individual machine. And better yet, Skype now allows for centralized billing, an extremely important process in any business.

While many businesses are attracted to Skype because of the proven savings, closer investigation shows Skype is delivering more than just savings for SMEs and big businesses - 85% of respondents in one survey reported an increase in employee productivity!

Further developments may well see the replacement of the outmoded landline with all new methods of communication, including video calling. There are new developments rolling out constantly.

And what's more, these services are being provided absolutely free!

See just what Skype for Business can bring to your operation today - Click Here!

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