Keep up with all the latest developments with Skype at:
https://blogs.skype.com/category/news/ and Skype for Business at:
https://www.google.com/search?q=latest+developments+with+Skype+for+business and with Microsoft Teams:
https://www.google.com/search?q=latest+developments+with+Microsoft+Teams
Here's detail on one recent announcement: Skype Meeting Broadcast
Skype Meeting Broadcast enables organizations to broadcast a Skype for Business meeting on the Internet to up to 10,000 people, who can attend from a browser on nearly any device. Meeting broadcast makes it easy to host large virtual meetings like internal “Town Hall” style meetings and public webinars.
We are happy to announce that Skype Meeting Broadcast has been released for General Availability (GA)! We greatly appreciate the enthusiastic participation of our Preview participants whose use of Skype Meeting Broadcast helped us in validating in advance of GA.
Below you will find links to documentation & training:
Documentation:
IT Admin/Tenant Admin Documentation
- Set up Skype for Business Online for Skype Meeting Broadcast
- Configure your on-premises deployment for Skype Meeting Broadcast
- Traffic Flows and Protocols (Coming Soon)
End User/Producer Documentation:
Skype for Business is available standalone or it's now included with Office 365 for Business subscriptions
- https://products.office.com/en-us/products
- https://products.office.com/en-us/skype-for-business/compare-plans
- Sign-up here for the basic Skype for Business standalone plan for $2.00 user/month - Plan1. The full-featured version is available as standalone plan or as part of the Office 365 plans that also include Office applications, file storage and sharing, and more.
If you already use Skype to stay in touch with friends and family in your life away from work, you'll appreciate the power and simplicity of Skype for Business where it's easy to find and connect with co-workers. And you can use the devices you already have to reach businesses through an enterprise-grade, secure, IT-managed platform. If you're coming to Skype for Business from Lync, you'll recognize all of the features you already use but in a fresh new interface with simplified controls and some great new additions.
Professional collaboration and meetings – all integrated with your Office apps
Find anyone in your company and schedule meetings in Outlook
Powerful productivity with Office
See your contacts' online statuses, schedule meetings in Outlook, and start conversations from apps like Word and PowerPoint.
Up to 250 people in meetings
Connect with anyone. Meet with up to 250 people—even if they're not on Skype for Business. All they need is a phone or internet connection.
Enterprise-grade security and management of employee accounts
Security and control. Conversations are protected by strong authentication and encryption, and you manage employee accounts and features.
Skype has a whole division focused on business applications: https://www.skype.com/intl/en/business/
It's focus: To "transform the way your business works. Explore ways Skype can help you to work smarter with cost effective and collaborative tools, whatever the size of your business."
For the Home Office - Use Skype to stay connected to your customers and clients when working from home. You can save money on calls, manage all your business and personal contacts and do more together with video & collaboration tools. On PCS, Laptops, Macs, iPhones, smart mobile phones . . .
For Small Business - Grow your business while saving on communications costs. With Skype you can build your business by working closer with clients, colleagues and suppliers, wherever they are. It's also a simple way to reduce technology and travel expenses while you grow. Easily set up accounts for employees, allocate them credit and assign Skype's great features all from one place.
For Medium Business - Get more out of communication at work. Use Skype to work together face-to-face and in more collaborative and productive ways. It's now easier to build relationships with a wider group of customers and suppliers, no matter where they are in the world. Easily create Skype business accounts for colleagues, allocate credit and assign features with Skype Manager. Extend Skype to your existing PBX phone system, and you can make great rate international calls from desk phones with little or no upgrade required.
For Large Enterprises - Increase productivity while driving down costs, Skype helps large organizations communicate and collaborate, whether that is between desks and departments, cities and continents, or even just smart mobile phones, the office and home.
The Skype Forums - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/forum
Some Applications & Case Studies:
- Skype for Business: Step-by-step guide for new users - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_c4zVJ739M
- https://blogs.skype.com/ . . . recaps all the latest features & benefilts
- https://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/07/11/skype.interview.tips.cb/
Current Products tailored for Skype for Business audio and video:
- Polycom Systems
- Polycom RealPresence Trio
- Polycom CX5500 Unified Conference Station
- Polycom CX5100 Unified Conference Station
- Polycom CX8000
- Current/New Polycom Systems - Skype for Business Info
- Which Polycom Phones are Ready for New Skype for Business Online Cloud PBX Services - Polycom Community - poly_peterh - 2016/01 update
- Choosing the Right Phones for Microsoft Office 365 Cloud PBX Services - Peter Huboi & Randy Wintle- Polycom - recorded webinar - 1 hour
- Grandstream Systems:
- Logitech CC3000e
- Our VSS-1 - Microsoft Team, Skype for Business and Skype upgrades for your existing videoconferencing room systems
Click on this link for a live demo of the VSS-1 System . . . connect your existing room videoconferencing systems to Skype and Skype for Business, and Microsoft Teams
03/05/2024