VoSKY Exchange Adds Internet-Calling Connectivity for Remote Business Users, Enabling Access to Skype from Any Landline or Mobile Phone.PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). Voice Gateway Brings Free & Low-Cost Skype Calls to Office Phone Systems FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla. -- (Internet Telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. Conference) -- Actiontec Electronics Actiontec Electronics, Inc. is a company headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, that designs and sells networking and broadband equipment. They are best known for the Actiontec MI424WR router that is given to Verizon customers. today announced a new generation of VoSKY Exchange, a family of PBX-to-Skype gateways. With these products, businesses can use standard desktop phones to make and receive free and low-cost long-distance and international calls over Skype[TM], the world's fastest-growing Internet communication offering. The new 9140/9180 series adds remote access to Exchange-based Skype lines for users who are out of the office, other convenience features, and a new PBX connectivity strategy that reduces costs. VoSKY Exchange is a rack-mountable, PBX voice gateway that adds up to eight outgoing Skype lines to the office PBX without changes to existing PBX or phone equipment. Multiple Exchange boxes can be set up in company offices in different locations worldwide to enable free calls between colleagues. Calls to other Skype users are free, while SkypeOut[TM] calls to landline or mobile phones are charged at very low rates. The system eliminates the need to use a PC and headset to make Skype calls, has a low one-time cost, and can pay for itself in a few months. Skype itself has no signup or monthly access fees. New features in VoSKY Exchange 9140 (four Skype lines) and 9180 (eight Skype lines) include: * Remote user access, enabling employees who are out of the office to make Skype calls over the company's VoSKY Exchange system by dialing the main company number and an access code. This extends a business' Exchange-based Skype cost savings from in-office calls to calls made from any landline or mobile phone. * Global call transfers over Skype, enabling anyone in the company to transfer incoming landline calls to any phone number inside or outside the corporate office or to any Skype user name. Calls can be transferred at no cost to employees in other offices equipped with Exchange or their own Skype accounts, and to any other phone number at SkypeOut rates. * Global numbering between offices, allowing businesses with multiple locations to create a global numbering plan A numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunications. This is a set of rules used for making numbers. For example, most telephone numbers belong to the E.164 numbering plan, though that won't include internal extensions in some PABXs. The E. which unifies the dialing plans of the different office locations together. Inter-office communication no longer requires an employee to dial the full office number and an extension to reach a co-worker. Instead, calls between offices can now be made simply by entering the global extension. * Line-side (FXO FXO Foreign Exchange Office ) connectivity to the PBX, replacing the trunk-side (FXS (Foreign eXchange Station) The interface provided by the telephone company to its customers, which includes dial tone, power and ring voltage. The telephone jack on the wall is an FXS interface. ) connection required in earlier models. This simplifies installation because it is more common for PBXes to have open line ports than open trunk ports, and it also cuts costs if all ports are in use by allowing the addition of line cards instead of more expensive trunk cards. "These latest upgrades continue our efforts to equip businesses with the tools they need to take full advantage of the Skype products without changing their existing phone infrastructure," said David Tang David Tang, OBE, (Chinese name: 鄧永鏘) Tang Wang Cheung, is a Hong Kong businessman and socialite best known as the founder of the Shanghai Tang chain. , Actiontec's Director of VoIP Product Development. "The first generation of VoSKY Exchange solved the problem of Skype-enabling the PBX, the second added a rackmountable form factor and extensive reporting capabilities, and our new convenience and connectivity features make it even easier to integrate Skype into the enterprise in order to reap the cost savings of Internet communications." VoSKY Exchange remains the only PBX gateway that has been Skype Certified[TM]. The newest VoSKY Exchange products are being demonstrated in Booth 625 at the Internet Telephony Show - East that began yesterday in Fort Lauderdale. Specifications and Availability Minimum system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. for VoSKY Exchange include a PBX with up to eight free FXO ports and auto attendant The part of an interactive voice response (IVR) system that replaces the human operator and directs callers to the appropriate extensions or voice mailboxes. See IVR. capability; a 2.8 GHz Pentium IV See Pentium 4. PC running Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. with 512 MB RAM, 400 MB free hard disk space, a CD-ROM drive A device that holds and reads CD-ROM discs. CD-ROM drives generally also play audio CD discs by sending analog sound to the sound card via a 4-pin cable. For specifications of 10x, 20x, etc. drives, see CD-ROM drives. See CD-ROM, CD-ROM changer, CD-ROM server and CD-ROM audio cable. and one or two available USB ports; a broadband Internet connection; and Skype Software, which is available as a free download at www.skype.com. The product is available exclusively through VoSKY certified resellers and distributors. For more information, visit www.vosky.com or call Actiontec Electronics at 1-866-341-3285 Skype is not a replacement for the traditional telephone service and cannot be used for emergency calling. About Actiontec Electronics, Inc. Actiontec Electronics develops products and services enabling consumers to leverage broadband Internet connectivity to simplify and enrich their lives. Covering the full spectrum of solutions for the digital life, Actiontec's products include broadband modems, home gateways, wireless networking devices, routers, VoIP adapters, and digital entertainment devices, sold through retail channels and broadband service providers; and the VoSKY family of Skype Certified products that allow consumers to make Internet calls anywhere and anytime, sold through reseller, online and retail channels. Founded in 1993, Actiontec is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, and maintains branch offices in Austin, TX; Colorado Springs, CO; Basingstoke, United Kingdom; Shanghai, China; and Taipei, Taiwan. |
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