Showing posts with label Skype. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Skype. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Polycom Plans Video Collaboration for Skype for Business

Polycom plans to deliver a new series of video collaboration solutions purpose-built for Skype for Business.

The first device in the forthcoming Polycom RoundTable series will be a video solution for huddle rooms that will allow small to midsized businesses (SMB) and teams with Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync 2013 to enjoy rich collaboration experiences, including voice, video and content collaboration. Launch is expected this summer.

Collaboration is the cornerstone of productivity, and people need tools that work the way they do—across locations and devices,” said Zig Serafin, corporate vice president, Skype Business Services Group, Microsoft. “Throughout our long-standing partnership with Polycom, we’ve shared a goal of delivering collaboration experiences that transform the way people work. The RoundTable 100 serves as another important step in helping businesses of all sizes to realize that goal.”

http://www.microsoft.com

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Skype App for Windows Phone 8.1 Allows In-Call Switch to Video

A new Skype app for Windows Phone 8.1 promises tight integration of Skype on mobile devices.  Windows Phone users will be able to easily "upgrade" a regular mobile calls to a Skype video call.

In addition, people with a Windows Phone 8.1 device can use Microsoft's new "Cortana" virtual digital assistant to quickly and easily start Skype calls: for example, just say "Skype, get Lara Kingwell on video".  Cortana will be included in a Skype for Windows Phone 8.1 update.

http://blogs.skype.com/2014/04/02/introducing-the-new-skype-for-windows-phone-8-1-and-improved-skype-for-windows-8-1
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