Cloud-based Lync won’t be immediately available, but could eventually be a viable alternative to in-house software. Microsoft’s overhauled unified communications platform — Lync — will soon hit the ...

On May 29, Microsoft made available the first phase of its promised integration between its Lync and Skype communications services. As of today, according to Microsoft, users of the two services can ...

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Microsoft announced plans this week to rename Lync, its unified communications platform for organizations. The next version of Lync -- both Lync Server and the Office 365 service called Lync Online -- ...

Lync 2013 has a variety of benefits that businesses can take advantage of to make internal and external communications more effective and efficient. Lync, which comes bundled with Office 365 business ...

According to Yanzhao Zhang, a program manager on the Lync team, the new reporting solution will enable IT users see what kinds of devices were used to take part in peer-to-peer communications or ...

Microsoft is talking about its upgraded Lync unified communications platform, revealing client support for more devices, server features for better meetings and collaboration as well as integration ...

Lync makes communication easier and could be a money saver, but it has the potential to be a worker distraction and eat up network bandwidth Lync, the next generation of Microsoft’s Office ...

Every once in a very long while, I get to review a product that strikes me as a stepping stone toward the future. Microsoft Lync 2010 combines instant messaging, VoIP calling, live meetings, and ...

On Tuesday, Microsoft updated its Lync collaboration software for Windows 8.1, a relatively minor update that still makes one wonder why Lync and Microsoft’s Skype aren’t a single product. Upgrading ...

Microsoft today announced it will be replacing its enterprise-focused instant messaging app Lync with a new Skype for Business tool. The company is promising Skype for Business will remain an Office ...