Great communication tool overall.
In my role, Skype has been useful for team meetings and gatherings. During the work from home part of my employment, it was a necessary …
Skype for Business (formerly Lync), now part of Microsoft Teams
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Skype for Business (formerly Lync), now part of Microsoft Teams
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8.1
81%
High quality audio (192)
8.0
80%
High quality video (187)
7.8
78%
Low bandwidth requirements (184)
6.8
68%
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What is Skype for Business (formerly Lync), now part of Microsoft Teams?
Skype for Business was an online messaging and conferencing tool, now superseded by Microsoft Teams.
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- No setup fee
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- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting / Integration Services
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Features Scorecard
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
7.4
74%
Screen Sharing
7.8
78%
Online Meetings / Events
7.7
77%
Online Events Collaboration
7.8
78%
Online Events Security
7.5
75%
Product Details
What is Skype for Business (formerly Lync), 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Skype for Business was a unified communications tool superseded by Microsoft Teams.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 (formerly Lync), now part of Microsoft Teams Technical Details
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
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| Mobile Application | No |
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What is Skype for Business (formerly Lync), now part of Microsoft Teams?
Skype for Business was an online messaging and conferencing tool, now superseded by Microsoft Teams.
What is Skype for Business (formerly Lync), now part of Microsoft Teams's best feature?
Reviewers rate Calendar integration and Live chat highest, with a score of 8.3.
Who uses Skype for Business (formerly Lync), now part of Microsoft Teams?
The most common users of Skype for Business (formerly Lync), now part of Microsoft Teams are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees) and the Information Technology & Services industry.
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April 28, 2022
Great communication tool overall.
- Not involved in purchase decisions.
March 21, 2022
Skype Review
- 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!
- Increased communication.
- One platform for many media options.
- Saved conversation history.
January 26, 2022
Skype for Business - Review
- Improved agility
- Lowered the cost
- Requires no IP phones
January 10, 2022
"Great Communication Tool At The Click Of A Button."
- 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!
- 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
- 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
- Offsets travel costs
- Offsets lost time and productivity by allowing rapid organization of conferences
- Facilitates decision making by inclusion rather than by exclusion
November 15, 2021
"Skype for Business is a necessity for our company's operations."
- Communication is efficient, and it has allowed for more efficient time management, particularly with the mobile app, which is very user-friendly.
- Clear, concise communication channels allow people to communicate at any time and from any location.
- All the best features of Skype are contained in a single application. While this may be beneficial in the long run, there are some drawbacks.
November 13, 2021
Uniqueness goes beyond the boundaries of communication
- 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
- 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.
October 27, 2021
Skype for business review
- Easy to use functionality helps colleagues to easily connect.
- User interface is very good.
- I didn’t find any negative impact of using Skype i our company.
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
- Costs reduction.
- Investment recovery.
- More efficient mobility.
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
Skype for Business Review
June 13, 2021
Okay app for IM
- It provides work of calling, screen sharing, files and documents sharing so [it] saves nearly 50% of expenses use[d] to buy different software for each work.
- It is easy to install, easy to use and learn thus saving time, and time is money as we all know. Which leads to employees working on work they are assigned instead of giving time to learn Skype for Business.
- Calling to phone numbers from Skype for Business is cheaper than network providers so again saving money equivalent to 5-10%.
June 11, 2021
Skype for Business Review
- So we are using it for some tasks where this tool performs really well so yes the ROI is positive for our organization
May 19, 2021
Great comms product
- Ensured that staff are able to communicate with each other at all times
- Instant messages sent to offline staff are sent as emails
- Some staff abuse the "away" and "do not disturb" settings to avoid phone calls