On December 5, Microsoft announced that it is beginning the rollout of the second piece of Skype-Lync federation by turning on video integration between the two services. "We're excited to announce ...

The expansion and evolution of unified communications calls for necessary competition within the industry, of course, but it also calls for collaboration. Global AV and UC solutions provider Whitlock ...

Comparing the first four partner releases. To deliver Lync-based video rooms, Microsoft is taking much the same approach it took with delivering Lync-based desk phones: Deliver a set of hardware ...

The new Polycom® CX5500 and CX5100 Unified Conference Stations are the industry’s first solutions to deliver 1080p HD video and a 360-degree panoramic view of all meeting participants in the ...

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 ...

Microsoft is integrating Kinect's video chat capabilities with its business video conferencing service, Lync, previously known as Office Communicator. The move will allow the Lync platform, which is ...

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 ...

A well-planned and well-executed implementation of Lync should both allow you to take calls and video and conferences while on the beach, and also make you feel like you are in a tropical oasis every ...

Lync, the next generation of Microsoft’s Office Communications Server software, was unveiled yesterday in New York City, complete with a surprise appearance from Bill Gates via Lync’s video conference ...