SKYPE FOR BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM BUILD 2016 CONFERENCE

Announcements from the Build Conference

Today at Build 2016 Microsoft announced the general availability of new developer capabilities for Skype for Business Online that enable developers to easily embed real-time presence and messaging into enterprise and Office 365 applications. Please see details on the announcements below. Develop for Skype for Business Online For the first time ever, we are enabling third party apps to natively integrate with Skype for Business Online and connect to our cloud services. New updates include: Skype for Business User API – Create apps for Skype for Business Online via the User API (UCWA).  Based on the UCWA service initially delivered for Skype for Business Server, the Skype for Business User API allows third party apps to work directly with a users’ chat messages, presence and contacts. Find the Skype for Business User API here. App Registration with Azure AD and Office 365 – Register your Skype for Business Online apps as trusted Office 365 apps, to ensure user/admin consent and distribution, and setting the foundation for Skype for Business to connect natively with Office going forward (e.g. integration with Graph API, publish apps via Office Store). Register your apps here. Embed Conversations with SDKs for Web and AppThe new Skype for Business App SDKs enable developers to embed conversations and communication capabilities into enterprise solutions and Office 365 apps so customers can connect with businesses anytime, anywhere and on any device. New updates include: Skype Web SDK – The Skype Web SDK opens up a new set of possibilities for adding conversations into every enterprise scenario. Built as a JavaScript wrapper, it is now more simple to create a web app. Embed conversations with the Web SDK to enable features such as presence, instant messaging, video and voice. Presence, instant messaging and contact capabilities are generally available today. Support for audio and video via a plug-in with Microsoft Edge (other browsers coming soon) is also offered today--in Preview. You can find the Skype Web SDK here. Skype for Business App SDKs for iOS and Android - We’re also announcing the upcoming preview of our Skype for Business App SDK. The initial preview, available at the end of April, will focus on select business to consumer (B2C) scenarios such as enabling virtual office visits with your doctor directly within a custom virtual care app. Sign up to get notified when the preview is available. Additionally, in yesterday’s keynote we introduced Skype Bots – a new way to bring expertise, products, services and entertainment into your daily messaging on Skype. Today, Skype bots can come to life through messaging, and in the future audio and video calling will be enabled. For more details on what we released in preview and how developers can get started, go to skype.com/developer. To support our developers and partners we are investing in a variety of new community-oriented developer resources. This includes refreshed developer portals and landing pages (links below), shared github repository, interactive web SDK samples and a new channel and tag for Q&A on stackoverflow. With all this innovation enabled through the Skype Developer platform, our partners are critical to bringing these solutions to life, and there is a significant opportunity for partners to create high-value experiences as ISVs or to deliver managed services offerings on top of ISV solutions. Whether you are a Developer/ISV or looking to partner with one, check out the resources below for more detail on what’s being announced at Build and other resources related to the Skype Developer Platform. Resources:  Build 2016 Announcements Channel 9 has session and keynote recordings from Build 2016 The Office Build recap blog post highlights the main events of the Office keynote, including a live demo of a third-party telehealth app powered by Skype for Business The Office Dev Build recap blog post includes a more in-depth view of each feature that was announced at Build, including the Skype for Business announcements The Skype Build recap blog post includes a more information on the newly released Skype Bots. Skype Developer Resources Skype Developer Portal Quick start Tutorials Skype for Business Developer Platform Feedback Skype Bot feedback App Catalog/Store http://apps.skypeforbusiness.com https://store.office.com/