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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

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