Office 365 users will thus be able to leverage Skype for all their written, audio, and video conversations. The feature will ship worldwide this fall with an option to use existing on-premises phone lines for inbound and outbound calling. The Skype for Business client can manage calls with features like hold, resume, forward, and transfer thanks to the enterprise voice technology available in Lync Server and Skype for Business Server.
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It is meant as an offline alternative online meetings can include people in places with no Internet access.Ĭloud PBX with PSTN Calling, which lets you make and receive traditional phone calls in Skype for Business, is available in preview to U.S. PSTN Conferencing, which lets you join a Skype for Business meeting in Office 365 by dialing in and add someone by dialing out to their landline or mobile phone, is available in preview to U.S.
Haberkorn explained he expects this feature to be used for virtual town hall style meetings as well as public webinars. Attendees can join via their desktop browser or mobile device, and participate in real-time polling via Bing Pulse and chat via Yammer. Skype Meeting Broadcast, which lets you broadcast a Skype for Business meeting on the Internet for up to 10,000 people, is available in preview to Office 365 customers worldwide.
BJ Haberkorn, director of Skype for Business product marketing, told VentureBeat the company is hoping to have all three features out of preview by the “end of calendar year.” While the previews are free, Haberkorn admitted the company isn’t sharing pricing or licensing details just yet.
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