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We just released [Skype for Business](http://www.skype.com/business/). It was sort of available already before, as Skype Groups that is now the [Skype control panel](http://www.skype.com/products/skypegroups/).

However, there’s much more than controlling the credit allocation that you need from Skype when you’re running a business. You might want to learn more about how other businesses are using it. (See the [Salesforce story.](http://www.skype.com/business/skype-in-salesforce.html)) You might want to learn about add-on products and services that you could use. There are questions about security and stability. We hope the new [Skype for Business homepage](http://www.skype.com/business/) will help you to learn about all that. Or just go to [skype.biz](http://skype.biz) that takes you to the right place.

See the [press release](http://www.skype.com/company/news/2006/skype_smb.html) for more info and links to other related services. And what’s a better way to kick off a new service than to have a [brand new freshly-baked blog](http://blogs.skype.com/sites/business/) for it Together with the newsletter (subscribe on [skype.biz](http://skype.biz?newsletter), the Skype for Business team hopes to keep you posted.

The business offering has been received with great interest. See the [BusinessWeek](http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2006/tc20060309_564273.htm) and [Los Angeles Times](http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-skype9mar09,1,2105235.story) for some writeups.