Microsoft Teams
BroadSoft on Teams – ‘Welcome to the Party’
Following the latest announcement by Microsoft in the UC space, we caught up with BroadSoft, the company who recently achieved a 49% UCaaS market share according to Synergy Research Group.
Rob Scott · 9 Oct 2017
Exploring Better UC Security with Sonus
Today, we had the opportunity to speak to the EMEA technical director from Sonus, about the company's leading security solutions for UC, and their appearance at UC Day.
Rob Scott · 6 Oct 2017
Sonus: Secure, Smart, Simple Network Migration for Skype for Business
Sonus Networks, a global leader in securing cloud and real-time communications, has announced that its newest Session Border Controllers (SBCs) have earned Skype for Business Server Certification.
Ian Taylor · 3 Oct 2017
There's a New Messaging Platform in Town, and Its Name is Stride
Tech giant Atlassian recently revealed the release of its brand-new messaging platform "Stride" designed to compete against existing solutions like Slack and Microsoft Teams
Rebekah Carter · 29 Sept 2017
Polycom and Microsoft Team up at Ignite
We were given the chance to have a quick call with the CMO for Polycom during this year's Microsoft Ignite, to discuss the growing relationship between both companies.
Rob Scott · 29 Sept 2017
Microsoft Teams Delivers Guest Access for Office 365 Users
Microsoft recently announced a long-demanded guest access feature for the Office 365 Teams messaging platform for education and commercial customers.
Rebekah Carter · 29 Sept 2017
Microsoft Reveals Exciting Plans for Teams & Skype for Business at Ignite
This week at Microsoft Ignite in Orlando, Florida, the software giants have officially confirmed their plans to replace Skype for Business with Microsoft Teams in the near future as part of their push to create a more “intelligent communications” solution.
Ian Taylor · 29 Sept 2017
Goodbye Skype for Business, Hello Microsoft Teams
According to an accidental Microsoft reveal, there's a chance that Skype for Business could be transformed into the "Teams" collaboration suite in coming months.
Rebekah Carter · 27 Sept 2017
Teams vs Skype for Business – What Microsoft Really Told Us at Ignite
Yesterday at Ignite in Orlando, Florida, Microsoft partly confirmed speculation that has been building in recent weeks. The company unveiled a UC Vision in which Skype for Business online will become part of Microsoft Teams.
Ian Taylor · 26 Sept 2017
Polycom Solutions to Work with New Microsoft Teams Platform
Today, Polycom is announcing an extension of our partnership by working to bring these experiences to a broader audience, creating a high-performance communications hub by integrating with Microsoft Teams.
Ian Taylor · 26 Sept 2017
Actiance: Compliant Capture & Archiving Support for Microsoft Teams
Actiance today announced at Microsoft’s annual Ignite Conference capture and archiving support for Microsoft Teams, a real-time collaboration hub that’s bringing new levels of efficiency to the enterprise.
Ian Taylor · 26 Sept 2017
Microsoft Delivers Small Business Strategies for the Age of Collaboration
Why should collaboration be limited to bigger companies? Microsoft is introducing new solutions for the SMB network.
Rebekah Carter · 22 Sept 2017
Microsoft Begins Moving Skype for Business Users to Microsoft Teams
With an official announcement made on September 7th, Microsoft informed users that it is currently in the process of rebranding Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams and urges users to get on board.
Ian Taylor · 19 Sept 2017
Guest Access for Microsoft Teams Hits Another Roadblock
You may be left waiting a little longer for essential guest-user access in Microsoft Teams, but at least now file-sharing will be easier.
Rebekah Carter · 22 Aug 2017
What's Going on With the Future of Skype for Business?
There's been very little chatter about Skype for Business from Microsoft lately, but all that could end soon at the Microsoft Ignite conference.
Rebekah Carter · 21 Aug 2017
Amazon Chime Review - AWS Stake their Claim on UC&C Market
In February 2017, Amazon launched Amazon Chime, their Unified Communications platform for business. We review Chime's features and what it can do...
Rob Scott · 21 Aug 2017
Skype Meeting Broadcast Review: Conference Calling at a New Level
In terms of reach, Skype Meeting Broadcast is a revolutionary tool that takes video calling to a to a whole new level and the fact that it has the ability to connect a person or group of people to an audience so vast in size is quite astonishing.
Ian Taylor · 16 Aug 2017
Mitel MiTeam Review – the Solution for a More Collaborative Business Experience?
We review Mitel's team collaboration software built into their MiCollab app for Mobile, Tablet, Windows and Mac. MiTeam is a true contender for team collaboration software
Ian Taylor · 15 Aug 2017
An Underdog Tale: Unify Takes on Cisco and Microsoft
Unify's cloud-unified communications platform, "OpenScape", combines OpenScape Voice and Circuit to rival the biggest UC offerings from Microsoft, Mitel, and Cisco.
Rebekah Carter · 3 Aug 2017
How To Embrace Change And Maximise Tech Investments
Driving technology adoption is one of the most crucial aspects of any new IT investment and comms specialist Pennine has launched a new service which is proven to deliver dramatic results.
Ian Taylor · 19 Jul 2017
Could Microsoft Office Overtake Google Docs?
The average business is starting to turn more confidently towards the cloud when it comes to collaboration solutions. But what can Microsoft office in the cloud really offer?
Rebekah Carter · 27 Jun 2017
Do the Benefits of Skype for Business Outweigh its Drawbacks?
Skype for Business by Microsoft has seen significant adoption in the enterprise sphere, but there are steps that should be taken by IT before the service is deployed.
Rebekah Carter · 20 Jun 2017
Microsoft Skype Gets a Facelift, BUT Not For Business
Microsoft recently decided to upgrade its Skype experience through cosmetic changes and new features. Unfortunately, it's for consumers, not Skype for Business users.
Rebekah Carter · 12 Jun 2017
Could Microsoft Teams Leave Skype for Business in the Dust?
As the collaboration market continues to thrive, many customers are asking themselves whether Microsoft Teams could replace Skype for Business.
Rebekah Carter · 7 Jun 2017Microsoft Skype for Business Review - a bite sized intro
The Skype for Business system was effectively designed to replace the old Windows Messenger solution that ran alongside the Microsoft Exchange Server.
Ian Taylor · 2 Jun 2017
Cloud Communications Providers - Who's on TOP for 2019?
Searching the Cloud Communications Market for products and platforms? Here's UC Today's list for 2018, which vendors are best right now to look at in the world of cloud phones and systems.
Rob Scott · 23 Apr 2017
Collaboration Market for Q4 2016 Lead by Cisco and Microsoft
Recent reports indicate that the collaboration and cloud hosted market is still being led by Microsoft and Cisco together, with neither obtaining a market share.
Rebekah Carter · 21 Apr 2017Enterprise Features Added to Microsoft Skype for Business
Microsoft have finally introduced call management features to Skype for Business telephony. The company unveiled the latest version of the software during this year's Enterprise Connect, attended by UC Today
Rebekah Carter · 13 Apr 2017Predicting the Future Market for Team Collaboration Tools
Discussing the likely impact that the introduction of Microsoft Teams to the group collaboration market will have.
Rebekah Carter · 10 Apr 2017
Enterprise Connect 2017 Orlando: It's all about Teams
Wednesday was day three of this year's Enterprise Connect conference, and it brought with it plenty of buzz about team collaboration, with keynotes from Google and Microsoft.
Rob Scott · 30 Mar 2017
5 Tips for VARS Navigating the UC&C Market in 2017
2017 will be the year when more companies are going "all-in" with a single vendor. Predictions suggest that more than 40% of enterprises will be converging their apps around a single provider
Ian Taylor · 28 Mar 2017
Skype for Business vs Workplace by Facebook
Here, we'll take a look at the features of both Skype for Business versus Facebook Workplace, and whether one seems to be more effective and efficient than the other when it comes to getting the job done.
Rebekah Carter · 28 Mar 2017
Could Microsoft Teams Outperform Slack?
We review Microsoft Teams vs Slack when it comes to team Collaboration software for business, it's quickly becoming a crowded industry, will Microsoft out-perform Slack?
Rebekah Carter · 15 Mar 2017
European UC Market Grows Thanks to Skype for Business
Almost a year since Microsoft changed its enterprise UC solution from Lync to "Skype for Business", we're looking at the impact that the organisation has had on the UC market.
Rebekah Carter · 13 Mar 2017
Microsoft certifies Yealink IP Phones for use on Skype for Business online service
Microsoft has announced Yealink’s T46G SFB and T48G SFB ‘phones have become the first in the company’s T4x series to be certified for use on its Skype for Business Online Service platform.
Rob Scott · 20 Feb 2017
Are you using Team Collaboration Software yet? or Planning to?
WCC solutions (team collaboration software) is a rapidly growing market, are you using or planning on deploying it soon?
Rob Scott · 30 Jan 2017
What's new in Skype for Business 2016?
In November 2016 Microsoft announced the release of Skype for Business 2016, here's a quick look at the key features
Rob Scott · 29 Jan 2017Skype For Business voice deployments set to rocket by 250% in 2017
Leading telecoms distributor Nimans are helping telecoms resellers on-board Skype for Business as millions more users are turning to the technology.
Rob Scott · 9 Jan 2017
PSTN Business Calls now offered by Skype for Business
Skype for Business has been available on Office 365 however, it lacked the "PSTN" breakout until now
Rob Scott · 19 Dec 2016