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Skype Announces Skype For Business

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ready-for-the-bigtime dept.

conq writes "Skype has launched a new offensive to go after small business dollars. From the BusinessWeek article: 'The company is unveiling Skype for Business, aimed at small companies with fewer than 10 employees, on Mar. 9. Skype for Business will include a new Web site, Skype.biz, as well as a host of features and hardware. While Skype has introduced features appealing to business users one by one for the past six months, the new announcement marks the beginning of a concerted effort.'"

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  1. Non Intel based businesses? by Average_Joe_Sixpack · · Score: 4, Funny

    If a company uses Apple or AMD systems, does that mean they have to fire 5 employees?

  2. Congratulations, Skype! by Jugalator · · Score: 4, Funny

    I believe you're the first non-spammer to use a .biz domain!
    There should be an award for these things to improve .biz adoption. ;-)

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  3. Re:So what will the big phone companies do now? by aussie_a · · Score: 2, Funny

    Except for the idiots who migrate completely to Skype, it is a win-win for consumers. But then, the business world isn't intended for idiots to survive.