Skype for Business
Enterprise instant messaging and video conferencing software by Microsoft / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync and Office Communicator) is an enterprise software application for instant messaging and videotelephony developed by Microsoft as part of the Microsoft 365 (formerly Office) suite. It is designed for use with the on-premises Skype for Business Server software, and a software as a service version offered as part of 365. It supports text, audio, and video chat, and integrates with Microsoft 365 components such as Exchange and SharePoint.
Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Stable release | 16.0.15601.20578
/ March 3, 2023; 13 months ago (2023-03-03) |
Operating system | Windows, macOS, Android and iOS |
Type | Audio, Video, Instant Messaging |
Website | www |
The software was previously named Lync before rebranding to Skype for Business in 2015, co-branding it with the Microsoft-owned consumer messaging platform Skype (which had begun to integrate with Lync in 2013). Despite the same branding, Skype for Business and Skype have almost nothing in common and function as separate platforms.[1]
In September 2017, Microsoft announced that it would phase out Skype for Business Online in favor of Microsoft Teams, a new cloud-based collaboration platform. Support for Skype for Businesses Online ended in July 2021, although a new version of Skype for Business Server will be available with a subscription license.[2]