August 2008

Following the success of our Skype for Business training day in Stockholm a few months ago, we are now planning to host some more training days in major cities around the world. The next one will be in London in the coming weeks, exact date to be announced.

These events are an opportunity to meet the Skype for Business team, meet our partners, see demonstrations of our many features and products and get advice on using Skype in your business.

You can register your interest in attending one of these training days by emailing us. Tell us which country you are in and which city would be most convenient for you. We will then keep you posted on upcoming events. To register for the next London event, please email us with your details.

Skype's calling subscriptions provide unlimited* calls to landlines (and mobiles in some countries). They offer a very cost effective solution for businesses. You can choose one country, one region, or a worldwide subscription covering 36 countries. Subscriptions start from as little as €2.95 per month for unlimited country.

There are no long-term contracts and you can choose the subscription that suits you best.

Subscriptions can now be purchased via the Business Control Panel, our free online tool to help you manage Skype in your business. This makes it easy for to centrally manage your company's Skype calling subscriptions.

How does it work?

1. Log in to your control panel (If you don't already have one you can register for free)

2. Make sure you have some credit on your account

3. Go to the subscriptions page

4. Select the member or members you want to assign a subscription to

5. Choose the appropriate subscription

The cost of each subscription will be deducted from your Control Panel credit each month. Read more about the subscriptions.

* The legal bit - as part of our fair usage policy you'll get up to 10,000 calling minutes per month per subscription. Subscriptions are for individual use only. Each subscription is to be used by one person only and is not to be shared with any other user (whether via a PBX, call centre, computer or any other means).