Skype for Business is the world’s leading Unified Communications platform providing Instant Messaging, Presence, Voice and Video Calling, Desktop Sharing, Web Conferencing and Mobility. We add to that our natively integrated suite of enterprise and departmental Contact Center applications, advanced PBX features, Office 365 integration and cost effective SIP communications services.
The entire solution is hosted in our secured, fully redundant cloud and delivered as a complete managed service with 24 x 7 support.
A Complete Hosted Skype for Business Solution
We deliver the full enterprise version of Skype for Business without the expense and management overhead associated with on premises deployments. Our solution includes:
- Hosted Skype for Business, Full Enterprise Version
- Enterprise and departmental Contact Center applications
- Advanced PBX features
- Polycom IP phones (or choice of headsets)
- Cost effective SIP Trunks
- Fully managed with 24 x 7 support
Delivered as A Fully Managed Service
We work closely with our customers and, if applicable, your Microsoft partner to get your company up and running quickly and smoothly, addressing all aspects of your Hosted Skype for Business deployment, including:
- Migration planning
- Configuration and set up
- Solution customization
- System monitoring and management
- 24 x 7 support
Real Return on Investment
Our Hosted Skype for Business solution, delivered as a managed service, significantly reduces CapEx and eliminates many expenses which are required for on premises deployments, such as:
- Server hardware, network and data center costs
- VoIP gateways and SBC costs
- Microsoft and 3rd party software license fees
- Software and service maintenance contracts
- Deployment and upgrade service fees
- Management and support overhead
Our complete Hosted Skype for Business solution has been designed to improve our customers’ enterprise communications capabilities – including headquarters, branch offices and remote employees.
Better yet, by delivering Hosted Skype for Business as a fully managed service we can substantially eliminate capital expenditures, reduce management overhead, and lower your total cost of ownership compared to on premises PBX and Unified Communications products.
Reduce Costs
Delivered as a fully managed service, our Hosted Skype for Business does not require expensive on premises computer hardware, data networking and VoIP equipment, and minimizes the support burden on your IT staff.
Eliminate CapEx
Our managed service cloud delivery and pricing model replaces the requirements for capital expenditures associated with deployments of on premises systems with a predictable, cost effective monthly operational expense.
Enhance Business Agility
Delivered as a fully managed service, our Hosted Skype for Business does not require expensive on premises computer hardware, data networking and VoIP equipment, and minimizes the support burden on your IT staff.
Improve Business Continuity
Hosted Skype for Business is deployed in our secure, geo-redundant data centers, providing your organization with resilience to service disruptions and protection against business impacting events or disasters.
Simplify Management
Our Hosted Skype for Business solution delivered as a managed service eliminates the complexities of on premises deployments, while freeing your IT staff from day to day system management and administration.
Our Hosted Skype for Business solution is based on Microsoft’s full enterprise version of Skype for Business hosted in our cloud,
and delivered as a managed service with 24 x 7 support.
We further enhance Skype for Business with our own suite of natively integrated Contact Center, advanced PBX features and flexible routing and queuing applications – all developed by our software engineering team and certified by Microsoft. When you choose us as your Hosted Skype for Business provider you can be assured of getting the most complete solution from a single vendor to provide worry free, end-to-end support.
Hosted Skype for Business Features and Applications
Instant Messaging (IM)
Connect with colleagues and contacts in real time, whether those users are company internal or external. Chat live or instantly convert an IM session to a voice or video call.
Mobile Apps
Extend the full Skype experience to mobile devices using the Skype for Business mobile apps for iOS, Android and Windows mobile phones and tablets.
Presence
Improve productivity, and ability to connect. Set your Presence manually or automatically publish it based on your Skype activity and Exchange calendar information.
Office 365 Integration
Skype for Business integrates with Office 365, extending Instant Messaging and Presence capabilities throughout the Office 365 suite of applications.
PSTN Calling
Place and receive external (PSTN) calls using your company’s current telecom service provider or use Altigen’s integrated, cost effective SIP Trunk service.
Unified Messaging with Exchange
With Hosted Skype for Business, voicemails are stored directly in Exchange Server or Exchange Online Plan 2, and accessed from your Outlook client or telephone.
Peer to Peer Voice and Video Calling
Skype for Business also provides PC to PC voice and video calling, which enables users to directly connect to local, remote and federated Skype contacts.
Federation and Public IM Connectivity
Our Hosted Skype for Business enables direct connections to other Skype users (both internal and external) and to users of public IM products such as Google, Yahoo and AOL.
Desktop Sharing
Share your desktop, or a specific application, on demand with your colleagues and customers for more collaborative and productive meeting sessions.
Active Directory Synchronization
Active Directory Sync ensures that your Hosted Skype for Business user information will be fully synchronized with your on premises or Azure Active Directory.
Web and PSTN Conferencing
Schedule web conferences with Outlook or on demand. Users can dial a phone number or access via IP (company network or Internet) using the Skype desktop, web or mobile app.
Microsoft Dynamics Integration
Skype for Business offers out-of-the-box integration to Dynamics CRM and 365 to share Presence information and to provide click-to-call from within Dynamics.
Integrated Skype for Business Contact Center Applications
Enterprise Auto Attendant
Professionally greet callers and route calls based on caller selections, digit collection, and user defined business schedules.
MaxACD Agent Desktop App
Desktop app, integrated with Skype for Business, provides complete call control while displaying queue and workgroup status as well as agent performance statistics.
Data Directed Routing
Automate routing of inbound calls and chats
based on variable data attributes.
Supervisor Desktop Client
MaxSupervisor provides a comprehensive desktop view of call queues, agents, and workgroups – with complete agent monitoring capabilities.
MaxGroups Workgroup Call Routing
Easy to manage rules-based engine to route inbound calls to workgroups, departments and service centers.
Real Time Reporting
MaxInSight enables Supervisors to monitor real time call center performance on a wall mounted display or right from their desktop PC.
MaxACD Contact Center Routing
Route and queue calls to MaxACD Skype for Business agents according to your unique business rules and customer service level requirements.
Historical Reporting
The MaxACD historical reporting module provides over 40 reports to monitor, manage and control the performance of your contact center.
MaxACD Web Chat Routing and Queueing
Automatically route website visitor chat requests to designated Skype for Business agents to engage your audience and drive conversion opportunities.
Automated Call Recording
Centralized, rules-based call recording for agents and workgroups based on your company’s management, training and compliance requirements.
Management and Administration
Manage and monitor extensions, trunks, workgroups and system status using an intuitive Windows interface – locally or remotely.
CRM / ERP Integration
Streamline call flows and improve employee productivity with MaxACD’s seamless integration to CRM and ERP applications such as SalesForce, Dynamics, and SAP.
Skype for Business Certified Devices
Polycom VVX 201
The Polycom VVX 201 business media phone is a two-line SIP phone designed for small businesses and medium-sized organizations delivering HD Voice technology and a wide range of business telephony features.
Polycom VVX 300 Series
These powerful 6-line entry-level Business Media Phones are for today's cubicle workers that handle a low to moderate volume of calls and need crystal clear communications.
Polycom VVX 400 Series
These color 12-line mid-range Business Media Phones are for today's office workers and call attendants who depend on crystal clear communications. Give your call attendant a high-quality, cost effective UC solution that will handle their moderate call volume and provide them with the advanced telephony features they expect from a modern media phone.
Polycom VVX 500 Series
The Polycom VVX 500 series business media phone is designed for today’s busy managers and knowledge workers. It is a powerful yet intuitive office phone that can keep up with their multitasking and schedule juggling.
Polycom VVX 600 Series
Enhance productivity and enrich collaboration with the ultimate, all-in-one, one-touch desktop UC solution designed specifically for executives, managers and knowledge workers. The VVX 600 series business media phone delivers a best-in-class personal communications experience with an extensive list of easy-to-use features that complement the way you work.
Polycom CX5100 & 5500 Unified Conference Station
Engaging, unique 360-degree experience with HD active speaker tracking in 1080p with Skype for Business, O365 Cloud PBX and Lync 2013.
Polycom RealPresence Trio
The first and only conference phone for group collaboration that is qualified with Skype for Business and Microsoft O365 Cloud PBX powered by Skype for Business Online.
Polycom SoundStructure C-Series
Designed to deliver superb audio for voice and video conferencing environments of any size—from boardrooms to classrooms. Skype for Business, Microsoft Lync 2013 and Lync 2010 Qualified.