Skype for Business was replaced by Microsoft Teams.
Microsoft Teams can be used as browser version or as desktop application (also for Linux). In addition, apps for mobile devices are available. Teams is integrated in the Microsoft 365 environment. Thus co-operative work like working together on documents at the same time can be done with integrated tools.
The co-opearation of students and teachers is addressed by the available education version. More information can be found in the following quick-start guide:
Teams can also deal with large events >100 participants. This functionality is called live-event and requires an additional license.
Furthermore, there is the possibility to record events (also smaller meetings) and to make them available to the not present participants later. This is a standard feature. Please note the maximum available storage space for videos.
To receive a Microsoft account please order it (for free) as an employee at https://oase.it.tuwien.ac.at/21943345.asHTML and as a student at http://www.sss.tuwien.ac.at/sss/mso/
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-teams/download-app
If there are problems updating existing installations, the latest versions can be obtained from TU.it software support.
Authentification is effected via Single Sign On (TUaccount). Log in with your generic e-mail address (firstname.surname@tuwien.ac.at or matricluationnumber@tuwien.ac.at) and TUpassword.
Skype for Business is already canceled by Microsoft. The desktop client may not be used at this time as it does not support SSO. Microsoft recommends using Teams instead. Teams can interact with Skype for Business.
Using Teams, all participants with an e-mail address ending on tuwien.ac.at, student.tuwien.ac.at and alumni.tuwien.ac.at must apply for/have their own account. External persons can be added (with limited rights) by yourself.