{"id":20374,"date":"2021-06-17T15:06:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T15:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=20374"},"modified":"2023-10-19T12:30:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:30:25","slug":"skype-for-business-discontinued","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/it\/it-news\/skype-for-business-discontinued","title":{"rendered":"6\/17\/21 &#8211; Skype for Business Discontinued"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Retirement of Microsoft Skype for Business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft announced that Skype for Business Online will be retired on July 31, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"skype\" name=\"skype\"><\/a>How might this impact your computer?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>UW Bothell IT will be removing Skype for Business from all UW Bothell computers. This change will happen as a part of UWB IT\u2019s monthly updates in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do you need to do?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Migrate to Microsoft Teams, which is available through our UW Microsoft license. Teams provides meeting and chat functionality similar to Skype.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you do not currently have Microsoft Teams on your computer, you can <a href=\"\/it\/training-and-support\/connect-collaborate\/ms-teams\">learn more about how to download and utilize the software<\/a> on our UWB IT website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions or need further assistance, please contact <a href=\"mailto:uwbit@uw.edu?subject=Skype%20for%20Business%20Removal\">uwbit@uw.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retirement of Microsoft Skype for Business Microsoft announced that Skype for Business Online will be retired on July 31, 2021. How might this impact your computer? 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