Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 R2, which was released in early 2009, does a credible job of providing presence awareness, instant messaging, conferencing and voice capabilities.

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 ...

Despite the name change and hype around its dramatic release candidate and RTM version, the net significance of Microsoft’s Lync 2010 release is that it brings the company’s unified communications and ...

On resiliency, contact center, video, deployment challenges, and more. On July 27, we ran an Enterprise Connect webinar on the topic, "Microsoft Lync: Ready for Prime-Time for Large Enterprise ...

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 -- ...

Skype and Microsoft Lync are now connected, and it means those who use the Microsoft communications network can now reach out to a wider audience of Skype users. Microsoft bought Skype in 2011, and ...