TIC Solutions Installs VoSKY Exchange to Slash Telecoms Costs for International and Remote Workers
Structured cabling and network specialist opts for PBX-to-Skype Gateway for lower Skype calling costs and improved communications with customers and between company employees
[UKPRwire, Tue Jul 31 2007] Birmingham-based solutions provider Total Integrated Communications ( www.tic-solutions.co.uk ) has installed a PBX-to-Skype Gateway from VoSKY Technologies in order to benefit from lower Skype calling costs and improve communications with international and remote workers and its customer network.
The cabling and network specialist, which has operations across the UK and in Spain opted for the VoSKY Exchange 9140, to enable all employees to make, receive and transfer Internet-based Skype calls over standard office phone systems, helping to control international and remote staff costs.
TIC employees dial into their UK-based PBX via VoSKY exchange from Spain for free over Skype and then make UK domestic calls through their regular phone system.
The company previously had in place a PC-to-PC based Skype solution, but this proved less flexible and more costly, with additional headsets and peripheral equipment required for staff, as well as the need to be sitting beside the PC to make and receive any calls.
Danny Haines, director at TIC Solutions, confirmed that the new PBX-to-Skype Gateway from VoSKY has not only lowered costs but also made it easier to manage incoming and outgoing business calls.
“As well as free Skype calls, a key benefit of the VoSKY Exchange is that it enables mobile and remote workers to dial directly into the PBX and use any extension to make calls out from our Exchange.
“It’s simple for staff to use, and a valuable application for us is the ability to easily set up Skype conference calls with customers, saving us both money. It’s a win-win set-up for us, and we expect the VoSKY solution to pay for itself within a matter of months.”
The VoSKY Exchange range is the only hardware of its type on the market to have full Skype certification and delivers plug-and-play integration with existing office phone systems, offering Skype trunking through to the company’s PBX.
The Exchange 9140 enables employees working remotely to make Skype calls over the VoSKY Exchange system using an access code, from any landline or mobile. Incoming landline calls can be transferred to any phone number or Skype ID inside or outside the office, and only a location code and extension is needed for users to make calls between offices - eliminating the need to dial their respective PBX numbers.
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About VoSKY Technologies
VoSKY Technologies is a leading developer of innovative Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) solutions that simplify and enhance the use of Skype, the world's largest VoIP network. The company's flagship product is VoSKY Exchange, a family of enterprise-grade VoIP gateways that allow companies to connect their existing phone systems to the Internet to optimize Skype for the business environment. VoSKY Exchange VoIP gateways seamlessly integrate with existing PBX phone systems and enable business-class applications that help businesses reduce communications costs and improve productivity. VoSKY's product line also includes cost-effective consumer VoIP devices for using Skype on any traditional handset, mobile phone or speakerphone. All VoSKY products have received Skype certification. With distribution in over 20 countries, VoSKY Technologies' principal office is located in Sunnyvale, CA, and maintains branch offices in Colorado Springs, CO; Basingstoke, United Kingdom; Beijing, China; Bogota, Colombia; Shanghai, China; and Taipei, Taiwan. VoSKY Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Actiontec Electronics. For more information, call 408-731-3900 (USA) or visit www.vosky.com.
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About TIC Solutions
Total Integrated Communications, specialist in connectivity solutions pride themselves on high quality professional work and have many thousands of connected users in wide and varied environments.
Company headquarters in Birmingham, their installation base extends nationally with sites in Scotland, Ireland, the Midlands & Central London.
Expert in the design and installation of network infrastructure installations encompass a wide spectrum of uses, from the "humble" computer network, to high-speed fibre optic connectivity, ISDN for WAN and Internet access and Computer Telephony Integration.
Each network design is unique, with application, environmental, architectural and network traffic issues influencing the final design. As a result, each installation is the result of extensive consultation and considerable thought.
