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) ...

After over 22 years of being in service, Skype will be finally closing down on May 5, this year. Its replacement? That'll be Microsoft Teams, a much more business-oriented social app. As spotted by ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Any business that has a corporate VoIP system can now use Skype’s SIP trunking service as a way to cut the cost of corporate phone bills. The Skype for SIP program goes into general beta testing today ...

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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 ...

(Bloomberg) — 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 ...