Cisco Cisco WebEx Meeting Center WBS29.8 백서
September 23, 2016
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WebEx is independent of UC infrastructure and
offers support for up to 1,025 users per Meeting
Center meeting. Organizations can acquire
WebEx as part of a broader Cisco solution set
and integrate it into other Cisco products and
services, or they can obtain WebEx as a stand-
alone conferencing solution independent of room
systems, workstream messaging,
communications platform, and UC.
offers support for up to 1,025 users per Meeting
Center meeting. Organizations can acquire
WebEx as part of a broader Cisco solution set
and integrate it into other Cisco products and
services, or they can obtain WebEx as a stand-
alone conferencing solution independent of room
systems, workstream messaging,
communications platform, and UC.
Skype for Business
Skype for Business, by contrast,
is fully integrated into a larger
solution or service that is opti-
mized for an entirely different
kind of interaction than web
conferencing. Organizations tend
to implement Skype for Business
primarily – even exclusively – for
instant messaging and presence.
is fully integrated into a larger
solution or service that is opti-
mized for an entirely different
kind of interaction than web
conferencing. Organizations tend
to implement Skype for Business
primarily – even exclusively – for
instant messaging and presence.
A single platform for corporate instant messaging,
point-to-point video conferencing, and enterprise
voice may benefit companies that have committed
to deploying Skype for Business, because they
gain web conferencing functionality from an inte-
grated platform. However, many businesses are
deploying Skype for Business alongside existing
telephony systems, rather than replacing them.
And large enterprises often have a complex
messaging environment, with multiple applications
in use in different parts of the company.
point-to-point video conferencing, and enterprise
voice may benefit companies that have committed
to deploying Skype for Business, because they
gain web conferencing functionality from an inte-
grated platform. However, many businesses are
deploying Skype for Business alongside existing
telephony systems, rather than replacing them.
And large enterprises often have a complex
messaging environment, with multiple applications
in use in different parts of the company.
However, there is no way for businesses to
deploy Skype for Business’s web conferencing
capabilities without its messaging and other
deploy Skype for Business’s web conferencing
capabilities without its messaging and other
components. This can make Skype for Business
impractical for businesses that are simply seek-
ing a web conferencing solution. Also, Skype for
Business is almost always sold as a component
of a larger Microsoft solution set, and is rarely
purchased as a standalone product or service.
impractical for businesses that are simply seek-
ing a web conferencing solution. Also, Skype for
Business is almost always sold as a component
of a larger Microsoft solution set, and is rarely
purchased as a standalone product or service.
Microsoft’s approach to confer-
encing has shifted over the years,
which raises concerns about
its long-term commitment and
strategy. In 2003, Microsoft ac-
quired PlaceWare to supplement
its existing NetMeeting service.
NetMeeting was subsequently
discontinued, as were Meeting
Space and other Microsoft confer-
encing has shifted over the years,
which raises concerns about
its long-term commitment and
strategy. In 2003, Microsoft ac-
quired PlaceWare to supplement
its existing NetMeeting service.
NetMeeting was subsequently
discontinued, as were Meeting
Space and other Microsoft confer-
encing solutions, while PlaceWare was actively
sold as a cloud-based service for a number of
years as Microsoft Office Live Meeting. In 2011,
Live Meeting was rolled into Office 365, but
whereas the former supported up to 2,500
participants, the latter only scaled to 250.
sold as a cloud-based service for a number of
years as Microsoft Office Live Meeting. In 2011,
Live Meeting was rolled into Office 365, but
whereas the former supported up to 2,500
participants, the latter only scaled to 250.
Microsoft initially marketed Skype for Business
as a premises-based solution, which can be
impractical for bursty usage patterns. Microsoft
then turned to several provider partners to host
Skype for Business (previously Lync) conferencing
services. As that ecosystem was developing, in
2015 Microsoft launched its own hosting services
tied to Office 365 cloud services. These offers
directly compete with partner-hosted Skype for
Business.
as a premises-based solution, which can be
impractical for bursty usage patterns. Microsoft
then turned to several provider partners to host
Skype for Business (previously Lync) conferencing
services. As that ecosystem was developing, in
2015 Microsoft launched its own hosting services
tied to Office 365 cloud services. These offers
directly compete with partner-hosted Skype for
Business.