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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Skype for Business was an online messaging and conferencing tool, now superseded by Microsoft Teams.
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- Desktop sharing (189)8.888%
- High quality audio (189)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Skype for Business was an online messaging and conferencing tool, now superseded by Microsoft Teams.
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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Skype for Business was a unified communications tool superseded by Microsoft Teams.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.
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| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
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| Mobile Application | No |
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Skype for Business was an online messaging and conferencing tool, now superseded by Microsoft Teams.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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April 14, 2021
Skype For Business
- Able to connect all levels of Management
- we are able to hold "in house " conferences from anywhere
- connection issues is number 1
April 14, 2021
Good and flexible tool
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- Fluid and uninterrupted messages.
- Good call quality.
- Video quality.
- Login issues.
- Differentiation in group conversations.
- Search function for other users.
September 27, 2020
Skype for Business is Behind the Pack
- Notifications - It is clear when you have a message on Skype.
- Org Charts - It's easy to view a person's organization in the company directly in Skype.
- Contact Information - It's an easy way to find someone's email, phone number, etc.
- Slow Screen Sharing in Meetings - There is often a lag on what the presenter is showing and what is showing up on the conference room screen or the screens of the remote audience.
- Outdated Experience - Compared to other conferencing tools like GoToWebinar, Zoom, BlueJeans, etc., Skype is behind. There is not much you can do on a conference other than screen share. It's hard to control the audience, and there always seems to be an issue.
- External Users - Skype is very difficult to use with external users. We almost always have to use another tool when we want to screen share with outside parties.
August 13, 2020
Skype for Business Review
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- Video and voice connections
- Mobile application
- Outlook integration
- Call redirection to cell phones
- The synchronization of the conversation history on mobile and computer
July 15, 2020
Skype for Business is PERFECT!
- It monitors the status of employees. It is smart enough to tell when a user is "projecting" their screen.
- Skype gives users the ability to organize contacts in groups and limit who employees can contact.
- Skype chat, audio, and video is great for working from home. It's come in useful during the shelter in place order in communicating with the team.
- Skype for Business is used with Microsoft Outlook a lot. The compatibility between the two can be enhanced.
- It has room for improvement with regards to the image and audio quality of videos.
- More customizable features would really enhance user's experience.
- Minimal bugs
- Easy to use
- Intuitive
- More emojis please!
- Add spell check
- Sync better with our internal email
- Immediate check on the status of colleagues (present, available, in a meeting etc ...)
- Ability to call, video call and share one or more screens with the ability to grant control
- It integrates with Outlook to be able to organize meetings with multiple interlocutors
- The granting of the remote connection can be improved, perhaps automatically using the Remote Desktop rather than the implementation made on Skype for business, since they are both Microsoft software.
- Video calls could be improved by being able to select any image quality, in order to limit internet traffic.
- The delegations with which Skype for Business and Outlook interfaces should be improved
March 04, 2020
Skype For Business Review
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- Lets me know who is here.
- Lets me know who is in a call.
- Allows me to quickly talk to my coworkers if they are on the phone but I need to speak with them.
- The picture icons could be bigger.
- The Skype tone should be customizable.
- Should let you know when their line is ringing.
January 24, 2020
Decent Communication Tool
- Ability to easily instant message an employee.
- Ability to view statuses of all employees.
- Ability to create contacts and favorites lists.
- I don’t care for the fact when you lock your computer it instantly says you’ve been gone for 5 minutes because that is not accurate. It only shows increments of 5 minutes I believe.
- The emojis are never updated. No new emojis.
- I wish there was a feature like the regular Skype that allows you to delete a link you previously sent in an instant message.
January 24, 2020
The best for interoffice messaging
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- Communication
- Communication
- Have had issues with using the calling feature vs. just the messaging.
January 13, 2020
Skype is the way!
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
- Quick.
- Informal.
- Connection issues.
- File sharing could be improved.
November 11, 2019
Using Skype
- Sharing desktop.
- Anyone can be a presenter.
- No real cons I can think of.
October 22, 2019
Skype Business Review
- User-friendly
- Clear connection
- Dependable
- Skye for dummies (tutorials)
- Recording sessions
October 18, 2019
Improved communication with Skype
- It reduces email traffic over small questions
- Allows for quicker response times
- Allows better visibility of availability
- Easier call set up
- improved status accuracy
- Less crashing
October 16, 2019
A very good IM solution for business
- As it is part of the Microsoft product family, it integrates with Outlook and Office on the Windows platform quite well. For example, it detects when you're idle and sets your status as away automatically, and you can launch the chat directly from your Outlook email address, which is quite handy.
- The look and feel of Skype for Business is better than the previous version, Lync.
- The screen sharing feature is well done. We can quickly launch the presentation mode or directly have the control of the remote end, which makes daily work cooperation very efficient, even across the continent.
- It is not an easy job when we try to connect with outside customers or partners who are not familiar with it, even if they install the same Skype for Business. It requires a lot of time to figure out the tricky set up before the meeting can really start.
- Skype for Business is separated from the the normal Skype. Maybe they can be somehow be integrated a little bit, otherwise sometimes we have to have both installed and switch between two Skypes.
- Webinar features are missing in this product.
October 09, 2019
Microsoft's solution to web calling
- Screen sharing.
- Voice and video calls.
- Text chatting.
- It could run better on low-end computers.
- Notification bugs have been known for a long time for Microsoft.
October 05, 2019
Skype for Business is great for co-located workforce
- Capability to share screens with other people
- Mobile app
- Clear sound
- There used to be a bug where once you muted yourself on the iPhone app, you could not unmute
- Connection can be unreliable when using the mobile app
- Some people outside our company complained about not being able to download the app, and can only join the audio
October 03, 2019
Extensive but bulky software
- A lot of functions & features.
- Very good contacts access panel.
- Very bulky in general.
- A lot of functionality so confusing for some people.
- Very irritating to close. It just doesn't let you close it, it pops up in the bottom of the taskbar again and again.
October 03, 2019
Good and reliable tool for instant messenger
- Easy to use
- Fast
- Cross-functional
- Design
- Functionalities
- Stability
September 27, 2019
Avoid Skype if you Can!!!
- Ability to chat (now taken over by Teams)
- Connectivity/Quality Issues
- Not User Friendly
- Device connection is difficult (external mics, cameras, etc)
September 26, 2019
Hidden Gem in Office 365
- Integrates with Office 365 Suite.
- Good audio and video Quality.
- Simple to use interface.
- Other video conferencing offers more capability in terms of capacity.
- Device support for Linux is still lacking.
- Microsoft is not backing this product and will stop service after a while.
September 21, 2019
Virtual Meetings
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
September 20, 2019
Skype for Business has grown a lot since Lync, but is still a little outclassed by Teams and Zoom
- Skype for Business has grown quite a lot since its days as Microsoft Lync, and is now quite nicely integrated with almost facets of Windows and Office (and other Microsoft stuff).
- It's nice for inter-office communication when everyone's using Active Directory and has Skype for Business running.
- Skype for Business works well even on non-Windows and/or non-university machines (e.g. personal computers).
- Skype in general, including the Business version, can be pretty clunky, and surprisingly resource-hungry, especially when it's always running, and on machines with lower specs.
- This resource hungriness can be worth it for quick IMs to other members of the same organization, but I really have a hard time recommending Skype over something like Zoom for videoconferencing.
- Video communication with others in the same organization just doesn't always seem to work very well, even on the same network.
September 18, 2019
Skype for Business, a must have for your company!
- Setting up meetings with Skype for Business is easy and painless. You can add people from your organization along with others outside of your company.
- With Skype for Business, it's easy to check the status of the person you are looking up. If the person is away from Skype, it will show the status as away/busy.
- Easy to sync your calendar with Skype. If you are busy or have a meeting scheduled, Skype will show that as your status.
- Skype for Business requires a good internet connection. I've had my screen freeze and lag on me during meetings.
- The mobile app has room for improvement. It lacks some functions that you would have on a desktop.
September 17, 2019
Skype is THE Business!
- Skype for Business can support large meeting numbers.
- Skype for Business is newly refreshed and has very little lag time.
- Skype for Business effectively integrates with existing Skype users.
- I think the Skype for Business mobile capabilities could use a few small updates, as we have run across a few glitches that may just be due to connectivity issues.
- File sharing is slightly clumsy but we have gotten the hang of it as a team.
- That's it! Skype for Business is pretty great and easy to use.