Microsoft Licence Program Select Plus Academic (EDU) - Skype for Business Server Enterprise CAL

Skype for Business Server

Complete UC feature set:

• Instant messaging & presence
• Peer-to-peer VoIP and video
• Audio, video and web conferencing
• Enterprise Voice and PSTN connectivity
• Connectivity to others through the Skype network
• Client and server developer platform
• Clients will be available on Android, iOS, MAC, Windows, and web browsers

Ultimate control:

• Enhance communication security with built-in encryption and authorization through Active Directory
• Deployed in your datacenters and managed by you
• Scalable through additional servers, pools, and datacenters
• Multiple architectural options to meet your business continuity and disaster recovery requirements
• Software upgrades on your schedule
• In-place discovery across Skype for Business, Exchange, and SharePoint through the eDiscovery Center

Rich interoperability:

• Direct SIP and gateway interoperability with PBX systems
• Native interoperability with legacy video teleconferencing systems
• Greater control on your network with Software Defined Network support, call admission control, and QoS

Client Access License (CALs) are required to use Skype for Business Server.

• Standard CALs enable users or devices to connect to Skype for Business Server for presence, IM, peer-to-peer VoIP and HD video, and Skype connectivity.
• Enterprise CALs enable scheduled and impromptu meetings with audio and video calling, desktop and application sharing, and dial-in conferencing on mobile phones, tablets, PC and Mac. The Standard CAL is a prerequisite for Enterprise CAL.
• Plus CALs enable PSTN in/out, emergency calling, and other enterprise-grade phone features. The Standard CAL is a prerequisite for Plus CAL.

In addition to CALs, server licenses are required for every front-end server.