"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is the Activity flow that is used to catch new activities."
"The simplicity and ease of use are the most valuable features. It's so much easier and quicker than writing an email to someone and waiting for them to read it."
"One of the best features of Skype for Business is that you can set it up on mobile phones, and you can set it up on laptops. You can connect to the tool from anywhere."
"It's a good product, we like using it."
"I like the seamless integration to local telecommunications."
"A good option for virtual meetings."
"People are now able to virtually collaborate with their staff and have a conference call. We don't need a phone line to make that conference call and we are saving on that. People are able to share their presentations. Also, they can chat using the Skype"
"The most valuable feature is how useful it has been for virtual meetings during the pandemic."
"Scalable communication tool that's easy to install. Even old people are using it, because of its ease of use."
"The support is an area where the product can improve...If you are having an issue on a Monday, the support personnel will contact you next Monday."
"The inclusion of a file plugin for Windows Explorer would make it easier to use."
"Make it user friendly."
"The stability could be improved."
"There might be some invitation issues with Skype for Business."
"Skype for Business could improve the interface. It could be easier to use. Additionally, it's hard to find the people or add people you want to communicate with."
"We have found that there is a lag because it cannot integrate with the internal landline."
"We overcame the audio quality issues by asking users to use the 'Call Me' feature with their desk phone."
"The solution has been discontinued by Microsoft."
"If one of the users has a poor internet connection, this failure will compromise the meeting, causing delays and distortions in the communications."
HCL Connections is ranked 6th in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) with 55 reviews while Skype for Business is ranked 4th in Virtual Meetings with 59 reviews. HCL Connections is rated 8.2, while Skype for Business is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of HCL Connections writes "Provides potent document sharing with good integration with the Microsoft desktop and smartphones". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Skype for Business writes "Reliable, useful for remote work, and great but isn't as robust as Microsoft Teams". HCL Connections is most compared with SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Yammer and Atlassian Confluence, whereas Skype for Business is most compared with Webex, Zoom, TeamViewer, Cisco Meeting Server and Kamailio SIP Server.
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