Communicate with Outlook contacts on Skype:

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

Record Skype Calls:

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

Alerts:

• Receive alerts via SMS or phone when important appointments are due. (CS)
• Receive an SMS alert when any Outlook reminder pops up while you are away from your PC. (CS)
• Receive alerts via SMS or phone when important contacts come on-line. (CS)

Forwarding:

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

Answering Machine / Voice Mail:

• Answer calls automatically with a Skype Answering Machine built into Outlook. (S)
• Screen/Monitor Skype calls from your PC or from your phone. (CS)
• Convert incoming Skype voice mail messages to MP3 or other formats. (CS)
• Permanently archive voice mail messages. (CS)
• Forward Skype voice mail messages to others. (CS)
• Automatically forward voice mail messages to other email addresses. (CS)

Extended inbox:

• Receive Skype voice mail messages in the Outlook inbox. (CS)
• Get missed Skype text chat messages in the Outlook inbox. (S)
• Get missed calls in the Outlook inbox. (S)

Follow-up Management:

• Mark Skype voice mail, instant messages and calls as “unread”. (S)
• Flag voice mail, instant messages and calls. (S)
• Categorize voice mail, instant messages and calls. (S)
• Move voice mails, instant messages and calls to folders. (S)

Annotate and archive Skype Calls:

• Take notes about each Skype call during and/or after the call. (S)

Archive all communications:

• Archive all communications including Skype calls, Skype voice mail, IMs and SMS. (S)
• Archive and backup audio recordings of all calls. (S)
• Archive all instant messages to a special Outlook folder, just like email. (S)

Contact Management:

• Synchronize your Outlook contacts with your Skype contacts. (Free)
• Review all communications with a contact in one place, including Skype calls, IMs and email. (S)
• See who is on-line without leaving Outlook. (S)
• Review contact details for incoming callers. (S)