Post-Ignite2017: More news about Intelligent Communications

Nobody has missed that Microsoft is putting a lot of effort into Microsoft Teams. During Ignite 2017 one of the main-subjects was "Intelligent Communications" and Teams was the engine for this and will in a near future replace Skype for Business.

Some of the main takeaways:

Messaging

• Contact Groups
• Unified Presence
• Federated Chat between Teams and Skype for Business
• Import Contacts from Skype for Business
• Skype for Business Interop with Persistent Chat

Meeting

• Audio Conferencing in over 90
  countries
• Anonymous Join
• Interactive Troubleshooting
• Lobby Support
• Mute Other Participants

Calling

• Boss and Delegate Support
• Call Queues
• Consultative & Safe Transfer
• Do not Disturb breakthrough
• Distinctive Ring
• 1:1 to Group Call Escalation with Teams, Skype for Business, and PSTN participants
• Forward to Group
• Organizational Auto-Attendant
• Transfer to PSTN Call
• Hybrid connection to Teams
• Out of Office Support

The official roadmap for Microsoft Teams has been updated to reflect all these changes ->
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Teams-Blog/Roadmap-for-Skype-for-Business-capabilities-coming-to-Microsoft/ba-p/119636

Enjoy!