Skype for Business
Instant Messaging
Your business moves faster with secure, business-grade, real-time collaboration.
Real-time business communication from virtually anywhere
Increase productivity with Skype for Business, powered by Intermedia. Employees can share information with group chat and desktop sharing as well as adding video, voice, and screen sharing capabilities. For companies in highly regulated and litigious industries, being able to integrate IM tools with a compliant archive is vital. Skype for Business integrates seamlessly with Smarsh platforms.
Key capabilities
of Skype for Business Instant Messaging
Messaging capabilities
Instant messaging means an instant answer. Messaging capabilities of Skype for Business include:
- 1 to 1 messaging - securely chat with colleagues virtually anywhere
- Group chat - securely chat with 3 or more colleagues in a group
- Rich presence - see who's busy, available to chat, or away
Online Meetings
Here's how you can use Skype for Business for virtual meetings: (Enterprise plan required)
- Schedule online meetings - easily schedule meetings directly from Outlook with a single-click and join meetings from anywhere on any device
- Screen sharing* - complete work faster by collaborating on a single screen
- Voice and video chat* - have face-to-face meetings with a single click
* Requires Skype for Business Enterprise
Availability across mobile devices
Skype for Business is available on all devices including iOS and Android. So you can stay connected regardless of location.
Easy, convenient integration with Exchange
Skype for Business works with the products you’re already using. It sees your schedule as well as those of your contacts so you know who’s available when you are. You don’t have to open another window.
99.999% financially backed SLA
Intermedia believes in giving customers the best service possible. A 99.999% uptime SLA means that you should expect less than six minutes of downtime over the course of a year. Our competitors only offer a 99.9% uptime guarantee. That's just three nines. While that difference may not seem significant, the difference actually amounts to downtime each year of over 8 hours.
Seamless Integration with the Enterprise Archive
Smarsh and Intermedia work together so that customers experience seamless service and integration between the Smarsh platform and Intermedia solutions.
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Popular questions
The differences between the two are explained here: Skype for business Standard vs. Enterprise feature matrix https://kb.smarshmail.com/Article/2245
Still have questions?
Talk to our sales team who will walk you through our plans and the different options for your organization.