Can we Skype? The name of the service has become ubiquitously synonymous as the action verb for video chats. Skype’s ability to connect people around the world has made history in the video communication space. Since its 2003 release, Skype’s brought millions of friends and families together in a simple, straightforward interface. Microsoft, always on the lookout for innovative solutions, acquired Skype in 2011 and quickly integrated it into Microsoft Office, later known as Microsoft Office 365.

1. An Introduction to
Skype

2. Part of The
Online Meeting
Survival Guide

3. THE VIDEO CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGIES
The video conferencing technologies include Google Hangouts/Meet, Facebook Rooms, Skype,
Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
Google Hangouts/Meet
Facebook Rooms
Skype
Microsoft Teams
Zoom

4. Online Workspaces: Video Communications:
Collaboration Suites:

5. PUBLIC PRIVATE
Public
Announcement
Private
Webinar/CDN
Small Breakout
Sessions
On-Demand Access Collaboration Tools
Live Stream Team
Collaboration
Project

6. A brief history
of Skype

7. Topic/Feature
Details
Topic/Feature Details
Date Launched
2003. Purchased by Microsoft in
2011.
Price
Free. Credits and subscriptions
for phone calling.
Meeting Participants
Maximum of 100. More
available with Microsoft Teams.
Estimated Monthly Users
300 Million. User base is on the
decline.
Screen Share Yes.
Instant Messaging Yes, Unlimited file transfer sizes

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SKYPE VIDEO CONFERENCING
Skype video conferencing
launched in 2003
Became one of the first
video solutions to see
worldwide adoption
Skype featured the ability to
host audio and video
communications
Between as many as 25
callers
Skype’s historical
significance is marked by its
innovation and user
friendliness.
By 2004, Skype logged 1.5
million downloads and
100,000 concurrent users

9. MICROSOFT ACQUIRED SKYPE IN 2011
Two years after this purchase
Google entered
the market with
“Hangouts” in
2013
Hangouts was Google’s
first video
communication tool
and it was designed to
run inside any web-
browser as a Software
as a Service (SaaS)
By the launch of
Hangouts, Google’s
Gmail had 500
million users and
Hangouts
built directly into
the Gmail
platform, became
instantly
accessible to
those users.
500 USERS

10. In 2017, SKYPE FOR BUSINESS
Microsoft announced
it would phase out
Skype for Business in
2017
Teams replaces
Skype for Business
Teams combines the best
elements of Skype’s
video conferencing
solutions with a more
robust team-based
approach to online
communications
That includes
threaded
conversations and
channel based
project collaboration
These changes essentially mark the
division of their conferencing
solutions into a consumer version of
Skype with Teams

11. Skype Interface
Contact List
Contact Search
User Name
Recent
Conversations

12. Skype Interface
New Chat
Meet Now
Skype Credit

13. Recording A
Meeting

14. Meet Now
Share Invite
Meet Now Link
Audio & Video Settings
Start Call

15. Settings

16. New Blur
Background Feature