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Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft TeamsFormerly Lync
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What is Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft Teams?
Skype for Business was an online messaging and conferencing tool, now superseded by Microsoft Teams.
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Popular Features
- Desktop sharing (189)8.888%
- High quality audio (188)8.080%
- High quality video (183)7.777%
- Low bandwidth requirements (180)6.666%
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What is Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft Teams?
Skype for Business was an online messaging and conferencing tool, now superseded by Microsoft Teams.
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Microsoft Teams combines video conferencing software with team collaboration tools. The communications platform allows MS Office users to conduct conference calls and share files via SharePoint, and join or initiate a group chat.
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What is Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft Teams?
Skype for Business was a unified communications tool superseded by Microsoft Teams.
For personal use, Skype Desktop and Mobile apps are still available for download, but for business functionality the vendor now fully supports Microsoft Teams as the replacement for Skype for Business.
Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft Teams Technical Details
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
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| Mobile Application | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Skype for Business was an online messaging and conferencing tool, now superseded by Microsoft Teams.
Reviewers rate Live chat highest, with a score of 9.2.
The most common users of Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft Teams are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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December 16, 2022
Great Software!
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- Skype for Business was a great tool used before COVID but definitely was a life saver during COVID
- We are a tech company so we are able to manage our own Skype for Business platform
December 07, 2022
How could I work without Skype/Microsoft Teams?
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- Positive -> teams productivity.
- Positive -> connection with people outside the organization.
- Positive -> real time notifications of important matters.
- Positive -> management of a global organization/team.
October 26, 2022
"Reliable communication application, offers seamless integrations, and has numerous features."
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- It enables my team to easily message one another and communicate in real-time, even though we are not physically located in the same office space.
- It provides a global platform for communication that projects, organizations, groups, etc., can use to share insights individually or in groups.
- It allows internal calls and messages, whether those calls are made using a centralized phone system, a local line, an international line, or a combination of the three.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- It has very positive impacts.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- It's a longtime video conferencing staple. The user interface is uncomplicated, and the voice quality is excellent.
- It's the best tool for team-to-team chats and calls. We can share our screen to discuss issues or show them to remote users.
July 06, 2022
Skype is great for meetings
- Quick catch-up and follow-ups via Skype are beneficial.
- Online status of present employees.
- Quick meetings.
April 28, 2022
Great communication tool overall.
- Not involved in purchase decisions.
March 21, 2022
Skype Review
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- Microsoft spent a lot of money in order to purchase Skype. Millions of people use Skype every day. Skype should concentrate on solving these issues rather than thinking of launching new features.
- It is nowhere in competition for apps like zoom
March 07, 2022
The First video conference tool I have ever used
- most preferred communication tool
- easy to track meetings at one place
- group calls
- group chats
- organization of contacts
- connect with organization chart
February 16, 2022
Skype keeps employees connected!
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- Increased communication.
- One platform for many media options.
- Saved conversation history.
January 26, 2022
Skype for Business - Review
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- Improved agility
- Lowered the cost
- Requires no IP phones
January 10, 2022
"Great Communication Tool At The Click Of A Button."
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- Easy-to-use and capable of meeting our needs in terms of both audio and video, it's an excellent choice.
- Attendees should not incur unnecessary outing costs, and setting up the meeting is simple.
- Only business meeting options and customer handling are appropriate to ensure a smooth meeting.
January 07, 2022
Skype Business = Microsoft Teams = Power play!
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- Positive - Easy to use, great audio and video quality.
- Negative - Hard to connect to a mobile phone if you do not use a mobile phone with google suites (eg: Hauwei P40 Lite)
December 25, 2021
Meeting and a collaborative Tool
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- The meeting is easy to coordinate.
- The only business meeting option is very suitable for holding a smooth meeting.
- Customer handling.
- Suitable for personal and professional use.
- Unnecessary travel expense should be avoided.
December 03, 2021
No longer the simple team player it used to be
- Merging Skype with Teams has made things complicated for our users who only want to use it to chat. We do have some older machines and chatting in Teams uses more memory than Skype did.
- Since we subscribe to the entire Office 365 package, it is economical for conferences, although many of our users prefer Zoom over Teams because of simplicity. So we have purchased some Zoom licenses as well because of this.
- Having the Teams Channels feature is very nice for group projects, so the versatility of Microsoft Teams is a plus. We have both features in one product--Chat for quick conversations and Channels for more in-depth project conversations.
November 24, 2021
Your familiar Skype, optimized for business users
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- Offsets travel costs
- Offsets lost time and productivity by allowing rapid organization of conferences
- Facilitates decision making by inclusion rather than by exclusion
November 13, 2021
Uniqueness goes beyond the boundaries of communication
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- It's included for free in the Office 365 bundle, and it improves productivity by providing simple, direct means of communication.
- An easy-to-deploy method ensures that all employees can communicate with each other at all times.
- Internal communication has become more efficient, and time management has improved due to the mobile app, which is highly user friendly.
November 12, 2021
Enterprise large scale collaboration tool - although it's slowly getting to be a dinosaur
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- In the move to WFH for the over 90000 employees of the firm in 13 different timezones, Skype for [Business], as the primary communication tool has been the most critical factor in ensuring there's not a communication breakdown.
- An average of 7 calls a day and around 50-60 text messages are sent via Skype for [Business]. These communications are critical for [the] continued delivery of our services.
- Video/voice calling and screen sharing features of Skype have played a great role in simulating a shared workspace scenario in the virtual mode as best as possible.
November 07, 2021
Stay Connected with Skype for Business
- Allows integration with enterprise voice systems
- Searching through history and conversation which is handy if you cant recall a conversaion
- cannot do offline messages.
August 09, 2021
Minimal UI and easy to use application
- Comes free with office 365 bundle
- Deployment is easy and took less time
- Efficient internal communication
July 29, 2021
Skype 4 life
- Made people work smarter
- Made collaboration easier
- Made Communication better
July 14, 2021
Great option for Microsoft Office users
- It integrates the functionality of Zoom and Slack into one app.
- Shares the same security features of other Microsoft products, which could be a pro or a con!
- Quick connect with Team
- Meeting initiation from anywhere with anyone
- Quick turnaround
- Better communication among team members
- Social media connect
June 21, 2021
Title-holding champ has lost its edge
- Off-site team collaboration
- Full-time communication between customers and internal teams
- Lost time due to driving to in-person meetings reduced
June 14, 2021