Skype kills integration with open source PBX Asterisk

Connect allows Skype to be integrated with PBX (Private -Automatic- Branch Exchange)s based on SIP, including products from Avaya, Cisco Systems and 3CX. There are as well gateways -- from, for instance, AudioCodes and Grandstream -- that allow Skype to be integrated with PBX (Private -Automatic- Branch Exchange)s that are not SIP-enabled.

Skype is making a commercial decision to focus on bigger market opportunities, according to Blood. During Digium is one of the very few unified communication innovation providers that is in fact increasing its market share, there's probably not enough business value in the relationship with the company for Skype, he said.

Arno Jolink, CEO at Dutch communications research vendor IsraPunt, thinks the deal with Microsoft affected Skype's decision. But, it won't affect IsraPunt's business, Jolink said via e-mail. The company has already added other ways to connect to Skype on its VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) telephony system IP Businessmanager, using products from Audiocodes, Freeswitch and some other software, according to Jolink.