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SkyStone Video 2012
The world's first and unique
Audio & Video SkypeTM Gateway
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Skype: a standard in video communications
Per chi chiama o è chiamato su Skype, la qualità percepita è
quella di una videochiamata standard Skype
• Adeguata all’uso: elevata qualità audio, sufficiente qualità video
• Nessun controllo sulla banda, sui dispositivi, etc…
• Qualità base H.263-H264 CIF (half VGA) StandAAd
+ 660 million registered users
+ 50 million online users at peak times
+ 30% business users
+ 40% video minutes
Available for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android..
Data from Skype.com
and press release Microsoft – Skype, June 2012
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Video communication: two worlds to merge
Telepresence - Videoconferencing SkypeTM
Market: business
Target: Executive
Use: business meeting
Quality: HD, verified
Price: expensive
Market: consumer
Target: all
Use: 70% consumer 30%
business users
Quality: SD, best effort, not
verified
• HQ 480p allowed
Price: free of charge
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The world's first and unique Audio & Video
Skype gateway!
Software application that
allows you to easily connect
Skype users to your video
conferencing system
• Videophone, Video softphone
• Video endpoint
• Telepresence
• Mobile
All your Customers can video
call you via Skype
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SkyStone Video: positioning
A convenient integration with
professional videoconferencing
system
Meets specific customer
requirements:
“Can I get in touch with Skype
users from my existing video
conferencing system?”
“I am having a meeting with a
customer. How can I do it
video wise, in an easy way ?”
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How SkyStone Video works
Converts Skype calls in SIP/H323 calls and the other way
round, with enhanced video support.
SIP-H.323
Skype
protocol
Internet
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How SkyStone Video works
VoIP-Skype gateway application to connect to IP video
systems based on H.323/SIP standard protocols
• compatibility with major video conferencing vendors: Polycom, Cisco-
Tandberg, Lifesize/Mirial, Sony, Avaya/Radvision, Vidyo, VCON, Huawei
• Install on a dedicated 32/64 bit Windows 7-8 workstation
Licensing per channel (concurrent Skype video calls)
Connects with a standard SIP/H.323 trunk to your existing
video conferencing system, MCU or your Cisco UC
• G.711 and G729 audio codecs
• H.263 CIF Standard Resolution
• H264 with 480p support (VGA resolution)
• DTMF through H.245 string (alphanumeric)
All information available on
skystonevideo.imagicle.com
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New York
Rome Sidney
MCU
Skype
protocol
SIP-H.323
SkyStone Video via MCU
Internet
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SkyStone Video with Cisco UCM
Cisco
UCM
Skype
protocol
SIP-H.323
Internet
PSTN
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Scalability and redundancy
Up to 8 channels per workstation
• Each channel is a call from Skype to the video conference environment or
viceversa
• Recommended HW requirements are mandatory to fit the needed capacity
Cluster of multiple workstations to scale
• Software cluster up to 6 workstations (48 channels)
• High availability guaranteed!
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Cluster Architecture
New York
Rome Sidney
Gatekeeper
and MCU
Skype
protocol
SIP-H.323
Internet
SkyStone
Cluster link
H.323/SIP
Sydney
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Quality: the experience of internal Clients
Clients using their business endpoint might perceive lower
quality comparing to their standard video experience.
That should be acceptable, considering a calling party
connected to a best effort network, with service quality and
hardware that can’t be controlled or defined beforehand.
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Quality: the experience of Skype Clients
Skype called or caller clients will perceive the same quality
as in a standard Skype videocall.
• Appropriate: high audio quality, adequate video quality
• No control over bandwith usage, devices and so on…
• From SD quality H.263 up to HQ H.264 VGA (640x480)
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Receiving a call
Simply call the Skype account
• SkyStone Video handles multiple channels concurrently,
connected to a single Skype account
Publish a push-button on your website
• to automatically start Skype on the calling device
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Placing a call to Skype user
Call any Skype user by simply defining a speed dial for each
Skype account and use it from any video endpoint
Example: 8301 -> imagicle
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Skype 6, security and compatibility
Skype 6 is the latest major version
to grant:
• Robustness and security from malware
and attacks
• Best compatibility with Desktop and
Mobile devices
• Best video quality
• Windows 7-8, 32/64 bit full support
SkyStone 2012 supports Skype 5
and 6
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Unique feature: Integrated ACD
To provide an ideal solution to Contact Centers, Video Service
Providers and Enterprise Customers, SkyStone 2012 allows
multiple channels to run with the same Skype account
• To publish a single account and accept multiple incoming calls from Skype,
i.e. to connect to a video room (MCU)
• Skype callers only have to add the single company Skype account on the
buddy list
SkyStone automatically selects the first available channel to
answer incoming Skype calls
• No additional module needed
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Skystone 2012: all new features
Improved Video Quality to transform your meetings in clearest and crispest
videoconferences-telepresence with all Skype community: H264 native support plus HQ
video (VGA).
Full compatibility with the new and more secure version of Skype: SkyStone video 2012
supports Skype 5.9 so you can connect every Desktop, Tablet, Smartphone or smart TV
running Skype!
ACD included to support multiple concurrent Skype calls on the same Skype account.
You can publish just a single Skype account, i.e. your company account, for giving access to
your meeting room to multiple skype users.
Improved scalability and easier management: you can now run easily up to 8 channels per
server and thanks to the new powerful engine you can automatically cluster up to 6 servers
for reaching 48 concurrent channels.
High Availability Services and Improved stability with a brand new interface and clustered
engine.
Full support of Windows 7 will give you the opportunity to run your SkyStone on a cheaper
server.
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+ 300 SkyStone Video customers
Harvard University
• Goal: hold teacher/parent talks connecting Cisco Telepresence to Skype for
families and students
Internet2Commons, Switch, Glowpoint
• Goal: offer Clients with the chance of receiving-placing calls via Skype on
their own video conferencing systems in PayPerUse mode
Diesel
• Goal: remote job interviews
Politecnico di Milano (Italia), Canadian Defence (Canada),
Bayer (Germany), Greenpeace (Germany), Unicef
(Switzerland), Onu (Chile), Palloni Mondo (Italia) ...
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Canadian Television Project
“Everything went very well with the winter games. SkyStone
has been a big hit.
I now have 4 different news departments each with a
dedicated channel using SkyStone Video. They love it.”
Ken Leslie
Manager, CTV Television
Official Winter Olympic Television
Today 12
simultaneous
channels in use
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Licensing and size
Skystone Video is licensed per channels
• each channel can receive or do a call at the same time
• size: 1, 2, 4, 8 channels
• “clustering & load balancing module” included to increase the channels
number beyond 8 and/or to provide active-active redundancy using more
than one server
• no limit on the number of users (for incoming calls only)
• DDI features
• You can increase the number of channels later by buying an upgrade license
1 year software maintenance and support with Imagicle
Care Basic is included in the SkyStone license
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Compatibility
Compatible with many
video conference system
client and MCU
• Cisco
• Tandeberg
• Radvision
• Lifesize
• Polycom
• …
A complete list on
http://skystonevideo.imagicle.com
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Hardware and Software requirements
SkyStone Video 2012 runs on Windows 7-8, 32/64 bit
Requires workstations with 512 MB or more video cards, as
per Skype specifications
• Windows 2003/2008 is supported too, but video card handling is less
performing. Useful for demo environments only
• Virtualization not supported
Number of channels
(480p/VGA resol. @ 15fps)
CPU RAM Disk space
Bandwidth
required
1
Dual Core 3Ghz
or Intel Core i5
1 Gb 20 Gb 512 Kbps
2
Intel Xeon E3-1240
or i7-930
2Gb 20 Gb 1 Mbps
4
Intel Xeon E3-1280
or i7-2600
4 GB 20 Gb 2 Mbps
8
Intel Xeon E5-2650 @
2,50Ghz
8 Gb 20 Gb 4 Mbps
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Evaluation – Trial Version
Skystone has a free trial
• for 30 days
• 2 channels
The software can be
downloaded from the web site
• http://skystonevideo.imagicle.com
• no trial license code
Trial period is covered by
direct Imagicle support
• support.imagicle.com
• online guides to help you to
configure the product
http://docs.imagicle.com
Unlock code to put the
software in production
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Imagicle Care Programs
Top quality maintenance and Support services to meet
Customer Expectation through our channel partners
i-Care Basic
• Minor upgrades
• Best effort support
i-Care Gold
• Minor & Major upgrades
• SLA based on ticket priority
• Remote control
• Customer portal
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…always a season ahead…
3 Application Suite releases per
year which include all
enhancements and new
functionalities for all products
• Spring - February issue
• Summer – June issue
• Winter - November issue
Major & minor upgrades are
available to all customers with an
active Imagicle Care contract or
while purchasing a license
upgrade
Enhancements based upon
partners’ and customers’
community
Roadmaps available online to
general public
www.imagicle.com/go/roadmap
Notas del editor -> Il limite sul tipo di licenza di Windows server dipende dall’uso del Fax service e non è una limitazione commerciale imposta da noi-> Window 2008 presto supportato-> Non supportate le versioni a 64 bit. Più precisamente se il server è a 64 bit il client deve essere a 64 bit-> Compatibile Citrix->Supportamolti mail server (standard pop3/smtp) anchelinux- based. Nell’eventualitàche un mail server non funzionassesarebbepreparatauna patch in tempi brevi-> Scaricare l’enco dettagliato dei prerequisiti da: http://docs.stonevoice.com/ -> Il limite sul tipo di licenza di Windows server dipende dall’uso del Fax service e non è una limitazione commerciale imposta da noi-> Window 2008 presto supportato-> Non supportate le versioni a 64 bit. Più precisamente se il server è a 64 bit il client deve essere a 64 bit-> Compatibile Citrix->Supportamolti mail server (standard pop3/smtp) anchelinux- based. Nell’eventualitàche un mail server non funzionassesarebbepreparatauna patch in tempi brevi-> Scaricare l’enco dettagliato dei prerequisiti da: http://docs.stonevoice.com/