OnState to Deliver On-Demand, Virtual PBX for Skype
OnState Delivers Cloud-based Solution for Business Communication
Newburyport, Mass. — November 4, 2008 —On-demand business communication
provider OnState Communications today announced its Virtual PBX for Skype, an on-demand
Skype-based business phone system combining the richness of Skype
communication with the features and flexibility required by small businesses. "Skype is
already a succesful business tool," said Ian Robin, director for Skype for Business. "30% of
our users tell us they use Skype in a business environment. That's why we are excited that
OnState has taken this one step further by offering businesses Skype-based, on-demand
solutions to their communication requirements, including voice, video and chat."
"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."
The Virtual PBX for Skype will enable business users to:
- Communicate with customers via voice, video or chat,
- Receive calls via Skype, landlines or mobile phones
- Utilize local, national, and toll-free numbers in over 30 countries,
- Embed communication options into their web sites such as click-to-call, callback
and on-line chat, - Integrate with Salesforce.com® and Google Apps®,
- Implement standard business features such as auto-attendant, call forwarding, call
coverage, voicemail, - Easily add features such as Call Center, Outbound, Quality Assurance and Chat,
- Allow staff to operate from virtually anywhere in the world,
- Be up and running in minutes, with no hardware or software to configure or install,
- Reduce costs by 70% compared to traditional VoIP solutions.
The Virtual PBX for Skype is available immediately. Pricing and details can be found
at www.on-state.com.
About Skype
Founded in 2003, Skype is revolutionizing the way people communicate around the world.
Skype has more than 338 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.
About OnState
OnState provides real-time business communications solutions that are simple and low-cost—
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.onstate.com.
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Contact:
Shawn LaVana
OnState Communications
+1 617-934-0381
