Over the past nine years, many large organizations have successfully replaced traditional PBXs with the Microsoft unified communications platform, initially entitled Office Communications Server (OCS) ...

Microsoft today announced it will be replacing its enterprise-focused instant messaging app Lync with a new Skype for Business tool. The company is promising Skype for Business will remain an Office ...

Microsoft has released hotfix updates for Skype for Business Server. They contain a couple of breaking changes that IT admins need to be aware of. Skype for Business Server is Microsoft's on-premises ...

Microsoft Corp. today announced plans to discontinue Skype and direct the service’s users to Microsoft Teams, its flagship communications platform. Skype will officially shut down on May 5. The ...

With Skype Meeting Broadcast, Microsoft is addressing a longtime problem area -- large-scale conferences. What does that mean for partners? It makes sense, really. Microsoft's hosted UC service has ...

Microsoft Corp. is signaling the end of the line for Skype, the iconic internet calling and chat service it bought almost 14 years ago. Once a byword for digital calls that bypassed long-distance ...

According to data released last month from research firm TeleGeography, Skype, the popular software that allows computer users to make calls over the internet, now accounts for 12 percent of all ...

Microsoft's concurrent shifts from Lync to Skype and from on-premises servers to the cloud are confusing many enterprises First there was Skype, a well-liked app for instant messaging, video chat, and ...

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