Microsoft offers Skype for Business technical previewMarch 16, 2015 - 18:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Back in December, Microsoft demoed how it was unifying Lync – it’s old business-centric video chat app – and Skype into a singular Skype for Business product, with the promise of giving organizations reach to Skype users outside of their business’ walls. Now it’s offering up a technical preview, which it announced at its Convergence conference on Monday, March 16. Lync customers can trial it to get ready for the full transition to Skype. Skype for business is obviously based on Skype’s design, but pulls in many of Lync’s features, such as online meetings, enterprise-grade security and compliance and control tools for IT departments. It also connects Lync customers with any Skype user, regardless of whether or not they are part of their organization. The new app also offers some additional flexibility for businesses with integration directly into Office, allowing users to connect via Skype right from Outlook, for instance. Microsoft first announced it was integrating Lync into Skype in February of 2013. It’s been a long time coming, but Skype for business is the final step in that transition. The company says businesses set up for Lync 2013 should also be qualified for Skype for Business. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |