Comments on: How Skype Plans to Dominate Business Telephony

By: Skype CEO Outlines Platform Ambitions, Hiring Plans

Skype CEO Outlines Platform Ambitions, Hiring Plans — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:09:48 +0000

[...] televisions and video phones. Skype could be embedded into different software offerings as well. The company wants to be a big player in the enterprise as well, but knows that it can’t do it all by itself. “We need to open up our platform in order [...]

By: My Dad Doesn’t Want to Talk to Me Anymore – GigaOM

My Dad Doesn’t Want to Talk to Me Anymore – GigaOM — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:09:07 +0000

[...] Telepresence folks at Cisco hoping to get the same thing happening in the business world. Silverman told Om in September: “We are pretty big on video calling,” Silverman told me. The company is putting a lot of [...]

By: Skype Names SIP Guru as Tech Strategist

Skype Names SIP Guru as Tech Strategist — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:02:37 +0000

[...] Rosenberg is well regarded in the SIP circles and his hiring means that Skype is making a stronger push into the enterprise. Rosenberg was a Cisco Fellow at Cisco Systems, where he directed technology strategy for its enterprise voice product portfolio. When I last spoke to Skype CEO Josh Silverman, he was pretty clear in his desire to turn Skype into a major enterprise voice and collaboration player. Rosenberg’s hiring is a smart step by Skype. (Related post: How Skype plans to dominate Business Telephony.) [...]

By: 8 Flexible, Open-Source (or Just Open) Telephony Resources

8 Flexible, Open-Source (or Just Open) Telephony Resources — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:37:00 +0000

[...] landlines, cellular devices and other Skype users, right from any Asterisk-based phone. Cool, and another example of Skype’s focus on all aspects of business [...]

By: Mick

Mick — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:51:02 +0000

Note on call Quality: Don’t confuse the call quality when calling through the Skype client on your computer with the quality of a SIP solution. The SIP is sooooooo much more stable. The call quality on the Skype client on you computer is depending on your computer power, your broadband capability etc.

By: Skype’s Plan B To Stay in Business: Buy Gizmo5

Skype’s Plan B To Stay in Business: Buy Gizmo5 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:13:28 +0000

[...] In February 2009, Gizmo5 launched OpenSky, a new gateway that allowed people using any VoIP service to call Skype users and vice versa. This could come in particularly handy for Skype’s move to enterprise telephony. [...]

By: Lenovo, ThinkPad Maker To Preload Skype in its Computers

Lenovo, ThinkPad Maker To Preload Skype in its Computers — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:08:46 +0000

[...] a recent conversation, Skype CEO Josh Silverman told me how critical it is for Skype to make a successful and strong push into the enterprise. It has become a much-used [...]

By: Несколько ключевых новостей из мира телекоммуникаций « We lost the skyline

Несколько ключевых новостей из мира телекоммуникаций « We lost the skyline — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:57:28 +0000

[...] Вторая тема – не менее важная и интересная (см. ссылку): How Skype plans to dominate business telephony [...]

By: Skype counters critics, embraces ecosystem | Alec Saunders SquawkBox

Skype counters critics, embraces ecosystem | Alec Saunders SquawkBox — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:40:33 +0000

[...] Skype is “no longer the bad-boy disruptive influence” it once was. He then went on to announce a new relationship with Cisco, and a channel program for service partners that will roll out later this [...]

By: Rich Estill » Blog Archive » How Skype Plans to Dominate Business Telephony

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:59:20 +0000

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By: Christopher Dean, Skype CSO at VON 2009: Skype Becoming Disruptive About Business | Voice on the Web

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:56:18 +0000

[...] How Skype Plans to Dominate Business Telephony (gigaom.com) [...]

By: Skype for SIP（SIPベースのSkype）Cisco製品でも相互運用性を確証–徐々に明るさが見えてきた

Skype for SIP（SIPベースのSkype）Cisco製品でも相互運用性を確証–徐々に明るさが見えてきた — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:45:15 +0000

[...] GigaOmが昨夜予言した発表が、いよいよ本物になった。Skypeのその発表によれば、Skype for SIPのベータバージョンとCiscoの中小企業向けUnified Communications 500シリーズとの相互運用性が確証された。 [...]

By: “Neutrality” in a market economy – discourse and notes

“Neutrality” in a market economy – discourse and notes — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:51:32 +0000

[...] example: a profile article about Skype and its plans to “dominate business telephony.” How awkward for the wireless and [...]

By: Why Settlement with Joltid Appears Best Option for Skype’s Backers « Twilight in the Valley of the Nerds

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:17:25 +0000

[...] 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment Even as Skype continues to plot and execute what could be a lucrative enterprise strategy involving interoperability with SIP-based [...]

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:34:32 +0000

Who would put their business on Skype when they could get the rug pulled out from under them on the flip of a switch!? Founders as good as mafia men.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:28:38 +0000

The perception of Skype is that of a consumer tool that connects penniless young folks for free, but for many business users it is pretty powerful productivity tool.

Seeing when people are available, being able to IM them to set up a convenient call, sending URLs and text instantly during a call (the latter is great for bridging language barriers), screen share, conference calls and file transfer all make Skype a productivity tool, not just a cost reducer. And that's before video, which may prove to be better for maintaining relationships than for building them.

Skype (in fact, much of VOIP) does have some call quality problems, but the good calls are much better than POTS (Skype's consumer focus and low-cost architecture let them use wideband codecs for richer voice).

The gap between brand image and product capability/use is huge. I hope Skype's marketing department is up to the challenge.