skype - News, Features, and Slideshows

• Movers and shakers: Stella Ward, Wayne Broekhals and Chris South

  Peter Macaulay joins AGC Networks

• ​Microsoft-LinkedIn deal: ‘Don’t let exciting possibilities blind you to privacy and security concerns’

  Forrester analysts discuss implications of the US$26.2 billion acquisition.

• Paul McCartney gives Skype some silly love songs

  Skype announced a new set of animated "Mojis" Wednesday aimed at letting users express their love, with some help from Paul McCartney.

• Revealed: The top 10 apps that companies hate

  Companies are wary about what employees are doing on their smartphones. Be it data loss or time-wasting, a growing number of employers are actively stopping staff from using certain apps on company-controlled devices.

• Skype Translator now speaks German, French

  The Skype Translator beta app now can help people say "guten tag" to their friends in Germany, thanks to an update it received on Thursday.

• Why the open source business model is a failure

  Open source software companies must move to the Cloud and add proprietary code to their products to succeed. The current business model is recipe for failure.

• Why workers want self-service IT

  The pendulum is in full swing toward employees empowered to make tech choices at work and away from traditional IT departments. A new survey found that workers are seeking self-service IT, driven in large part by cool consumer tech, "freemium" cloud services and an autocratic IT department whose slow, conservative ways aren't able to keep up with the urgent demand of business technology.

Whitepapers about skype

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  Total Cost of Ownership: Polycom and Microsoft

  This Forrester research report looks at the total potential ROI enterprises can realise by upgrading to Skype for Business. With results showing $15 million in savings, organisations need to have a better understanding of the benefits, costs, risks and flexibility of the Skype for Business solutions. This Report provides a framework to evaluate the financial impact of the investment for your own use.

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  Webinar: Are You Ready for Skype for Business?