The general perception on Skype is that it disrupts corporate networking. In its new mission, Skype is releasing a beta version of its software to provide secure and enterprise-friendly VoIP related services.
This report says that the redesigned Skype for enterprises would empower systems administrators to use standard Windows management tools to set how the Skype software connects to the Internet, or to disable any of half a dozen functions, including file transfers.
As noted earlier, a quarter of the Skype customers use the Skype services for business purposes despite the fear that the p2p technology is hard to block connection protocols. It causes security problems in some business.
Michael Jackson, Vice President of telecommunications and Skype for business said that there was a rumor that we disrupt networks to get around things.
He added,
Because we design things for consumers so they work in any network environment. The back end of that is, it works in any network environment.” But that makes it difficult for companies to block the software.
With a view to develop enterprise-friendly software, Skype has teamed up with Intel. They would bring out a proxy server approach that would enable the companies to cut off the software’s network access if a security problem is traced out.
