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Skype for Business

Microsoft to retire Skype for Business Online in 2021; Teams taking over as default Office 365 meeting tool

Microsoft will retire Skype for Business Online in July 2021 and replace it with Microsoft Teams as the go-to product… Read More

Microsoft Teams usage passes Slack in new survey; IT pros expect its presence to double by 2020

Microsoft Teams is now being used by more organizations than its rival Slack, according to a new survey that shows… Read More

Google to link Meet business video-calling app with Microsoft Skype and other rivals

Google announced Monday morning that its enterprise video calling app, Hangouts Meet, will be capable of connecting directly to competing… Read More

Microsoft Teams to replace Skype for Business as main meeting tool for Office 365 customers

Microsoft is going all in on its chat and productivity tool, Teams. As its annual customer event Ignite kicks off… Read More

Microsoft set to take on Slack with global release of workplace chat app ‘Teams’ next week

Microsoft will release its answer to Slack, Microsoft Teams, on a global basis next week. The company is holding an… Read More

Study: Microsoft Teams set to pass Slack, Google Hangouts as second most-used business chat app in next 2 years

Microsoft Teams isn’t even generally available to the public yet, but one report prognosticates that the new chat app will… Read More

Microsoft partner Technosoft opens engineering lab in Bellevue to strengthen Skype for Business and other programs

Long-time Microsoft partner Technosoft announced Monday it has opened a new “co-engineering” lab in Bellevue, Wash., strengthening its ties with… Read More

Microsoft challenges Google Hangouts with free ‘Skype Meetings’ service

Microsoft today released a new free tool called Skype Meetings that allows small businesses and others to have audio and… Read More

Microsoft acquires Skype for Business management tech from Event Zero

IT teams currently have to turn to third-party solutions for advanced Skype for Business diagnostics and analytics, but Microsoft has acquired… Read More

Microsoft fills out Skype’s calling features with huge update for business users

For everyday users, Skype is a robust communications tool to stay in contact with others. You can use it to… Read More

Unify Square raises $8.2M, partners with Microsoft to boost tools for Lync

Unify Square, a Bellevue-based company that provides software, services and support for Microsoft Lync and Skype for Business, announced today… Read More

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