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Outlook and Skype integration: Skylook

Skylook performs the following services:

Communicate with Outlook contacts on Skype:

  • Call Outlook contacts’ phones or PCs using Skype.
  • Send SMS messages to Outlook contacts.
  • Send instant messages to Outlook contacts.
  • Answer incoming calls directly from Outlook.
  • Reply to instant messages with email and vice-versa.
  • Reply to voice mails with a call, email, instant message or SMS.
  • Click an email message then click a button to call or IM the email sender.
  • Click an appointment then click a button to call or IM an attendee.

Record Skype Calls:

  • Record Skype calls to MP3 or other audio formats.
  • Record incoming and outgoing calls.
  • Record Skype-to-Skype, SkypeOut, SkypeIn and conference calls.
  • Record SkypeCasts (both when hosting and listening).
  • Choose to record just your side or both sides of the call.
  • Configurable bitrate to trade off quality for file size.
  • Optionally record calls to high quality 48kHz PCM, with each side of the call in a separate WAV file for professional podcasting.
  • Automatically record all calls, or choose to manually record individual calls.
  • Choose to store recordings in any Outlook folder, or store them in a directory on your hard disk.
  • Pause recording mid-call.

Alerts:

Forwarding:

  • Get Skype IMs forwarded to SMS or your phone when you are away from your PC.
  • Have important emails read to you over your phone when you are away from your PC.
  • Get important emails forwarded to SMS when you are away from your desk.
  • Get Skype voice mail messages or Skylook Answering Machine messages forwarded to your phone when you are away from your desk.
  • Optionally press “1″ on your phone to call the sender of any forwarded message, via Skype.

Answering Machine / Voice Mail:

Extended inbox:

Follow-up Management:

Annotate and archive Skype Calls:

Archive all communications:

Contact Management:



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