OnState to Deliver On-Demand, Virtual PBX for Skype
OnState Delivers Cloud-based Solution for Business Communication
Newburyport, Mass. — November 14, 2008 —On-demand business communication
Provider OnState Communications today announces its Virtual PBX for Skype. The on-demand Skype-based business communications system combines the richness of Skype communication with the features and flexibility required by small businesses.
The Virtual PBX for Skype will enable businesses to configure their systems to:
"With Skype, we are able to help businesses enrich and improve customer communications, boost productivity, and at the same time save a significant amount of money, " said Pat
Kelly, CEO of OnState. "By utilizing Skype, we have been able to remove the hardware and complexity of traditional solutions, so as to deploy a true on-demand, software-only solution that sets a new standard for features and price."
"Many forward thinking companies are already taking advantage of the benefits of Skype," said Ian Robin, director for Skype for Business. "30% of our users tell us they use Skype in a business environment, enabling them to take advantage of voice, video and chat to improve communication. Integrating Skype with OnState technology will allow businesses to have a Skype experience that replicates what they are used to having in a traditional hardware based environment, at a fraction of the cost.”
The Virtual PBX for Skype is available immediately. Pricing and details can be found at www.on-state.com.
About OnState
OnState provides real-time business communications solutions that are simple and lowcost—and highly-functional and scalable. Founded by telecom pioneers who launched
GeoTel Communications (acquired by Cisco Systems), OnState's mission is to reduce business communication costs dramatically, replacing traditional hardware-based
architecutures with software-only, on-demand solutions. OnState's solutions include Virtual
PBX, Call Center, Quality Assurance, Outbound Calling and On-Line Business Chat, using integrations with Salesforce.com® and Google Apps®. For more information, email: sales@on-state.com; Skype: onstate.sales; call: 617-934-0381 or toll-free 866-532-5036; or just visit On-State on the web at www.on-state.com.
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About Skype
Founded in 2003, Skype is revolutionizing the way people communicate around the world.
Skype has more than 370 million registered users globally who use Skype software to communicate for free through voice and video calls as well as instant messages. Skype generates revenue through its premium offerings, such as calls made to and from landlines and mobiles, voicemail, call forwarding, and SMS. Skype is used in almost every country on Earth, and people have made more than 100 billion minutes worth of free Skype-to-Skype calls. Conversations over Skype can take place on computers, mobile devices and Skype Certified™ hardware. Skype certifies and sells hundreds of hardware products from more than 50 partners, and works with hundreds of third-party developers who have created plug-ins to extend Skype's functionality.
Skype is an eBay company (NASDAQ: EBAY). Learn more and download Skype at www.skype.com.
Access to a broadband Internet connection is required. Skype is not a replacement for your traditional telephone service and can not be used for emergency calling or as a standalone communications solution.