Feb 05, 2020 For the best Mac client experiences and an always up-to-date infrastructure, we recommend all customers migrate to Office 365. Skype for Business Server 2015 customers should at a minimum download and install the Skype for Business Server 2015 Cumulative Update version 9319.272 or higher.
Skype is a little program for making free calls over the internet to anyone else who also has Skype. It's free and easy to download and use, and works with most computers. Now it also supports video conferencing over the net.
Skype is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network, founded by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, the creators of KaZaA and competing against established open VoIP protocols like SIP, IAX, or H.323. The Skype Group is headquartered in Luxembourg with offices also in London and Tallinn. The system has a reputation for working across different types of network connections (including firewalls and NAT) because voice packets are routed by the combined users of the free desktop software application. Skype users can speak to other Skype users for free. Skype also has paid services allowing users to call traditional telephone numbers (SkypeOut), receive calls from traditional phones (SkypeIn), and receive voicemail messages.
Skype Features:
- SkypeOut allows Skype users to call traditional telephone numbers
- SkypeIn (beta) allows Skype users to receive calls on their computers dialed by regular phone subscribers
- Skype Voicemail allows callers to leave voice-mail messages for Skype users who are indisposed
- Skype supports group text chat with an interface similar to IRC with 150 People
- Skype Me has opened up a wellspring of people who want to communicate with people from other countries
- Skype 2.0 (and above) supports video conferencing
- Skype is compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 (2.6.0.151), 10.5 (2.8), 10.5.8. Pleas contact us if any of these information needs to be updated.
This new Skype for Mac v5 is here, bringing a look and feel much closer to the Windows client, which also currently stands at version 5. Wave bye-bye to a slim-line window containing your contacts, with separate chat windows appearing for each conversation you have, and instead welcome a single window where everything takes place.
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Aside from revamping the user interface, a lot of functionality has been added for Mac users to enjoy for the first time. First up, the client now integrates fully with your Mac Address Book, enabling you to quickly import contacts into your Skype account. Group Video Calling has also been introduced to the version 5, allowing up to ten people with reasonable broadband connections to chat simultaneously. You can try it out for free for 7 days, and then purchase either a day pass starting at $4.99 (€3.49/£2.99) or as a monthly subscription for $8.99 (€5.99/£4.99) per month.
Other new features include a new call-control bar, which appears when you open another program, enabling you to end, mute or put on hold any calls you’re currently making. You can now also search the content of past conversations, helping you quickly refer back to past chats. Offline IM allows you to send and receive instant messages to people even when they’re not online.
Skype 5 is a tricky one to recommend for Mac users. The new UI is going to win and lose some users. We're so used to the current Skype 2.x approach, that the new version was too much of a departure. With the Windows version of Skype 5, you can quickly iconify each chat window to your taskbar, enabling you to receive a notification when someone has Skype'd you. Not with Skype for Mac v5. Try it for yourself and see how it compares to the previous version.
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Skype v5.3 now fully supports Lion and HD video.
Verdict
A huge leap forward in terms of functionality for Mac users, but the redesign will split users down the middle, particularly those who like having separate windows for separate conversations.