Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is fully rolling out Skype for Business after nearly a month of technical preview. Skype for Business is a video chat app that is coming to replace Lync. Microsoft has been able to bring a number of Lync features into Skype for Business, making the new app a perfect tool for business communications including online meetings.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is bundling out Skype for Business with features that allow controls by IT departments and enhances the security of the app. The company has also brought in a feature that allows making contacts with other Skype users who are outside the organization network.
The coming weeks will see current users of Lync Online receiving updates for Skype for Business. However, Microsoft still makes it possible for organizations to try the new and the old chat interfaces at will in case they are not ready to migrate completely to Skype.
Skype for Business update
For the Office 365 clients, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) hopes to complete the rollout of Skype for Business by the end of May 2015. The updates will be available worldwide and will come through an update for the Office 2013.
Hassle free transition
Microsoft’s Skype for Business is built into Office, which means that feature such as IM, online meetings and voice and video calls are available for use by other Office applications. In the latest Skype update, Microsoft is aiming to make the transition from the old Lync platform to Skype for Business as smooth as possible.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has built Skype for Business on the same foundation as Skype client, which currently boasts over 300 million monthly active users.
Overlap fixed
The rollout of Skype for Business and the subsequent withdrawal of Lync also go a long way into eliminating a major overlap that existed between the two communication products.
