Lync is the successor to Microsoft's Online Communications Server product. The on-premises version of Lync includes enterprise instant messaging, audio and video conferencing, support for presence ...

Microsoft plans to make new versions of the Skype for Business client, Skype for Business on-premises server and Skype for Business online service that is part of Office 365 all in the first half ...

The on-premise Lync software available beginning Dec. 1 will be sold through server and client access licenses. Server licenses are $699 and $3,443 for the standard and enterprise editions ...

The name change will become official in the first half of 2015, when Microsoft releases the next versions of Lync’s clients and on-premises server software as Skype for Business.

News. Microsoft Lync Showing Growth. By Kurt Mackie; 12/01/2011; Microsoft's newest unified communications offering is showing some gains after being on the market for one year, with partners ...

Our observations: Microsoft Lync continues to gain momentum — both as a partner with and a substitute for premise-based and hosted unified communications (UC) systems.

Practical App. Keep in Touch with Lync Server 2013. The Microsoft unified communications platform is becoming more tightly integrated and has a more resilient architecture.

Microsoft will demonstrate on Tuesday for the first time an integration between its Lync enterprise IM, audio and video conferencing server and its Skype consumer counterpart, the latest Microsoft ...

In the interim, Microsoft will offer the Lync Server product to users to install in on-premises deployments. An online version of the service will arrive as part of Microsoft's Office 365 service ...

Nearly three years after acquiring popular video calling service Skype, Microsoft has announced that it's rebranding its Lync enterprise communications tool as Skype for Business.

Microsoft has given its former Unified Communications (UC) solution, Office Communications Server, an overhaul via Microsoft Lync Server 2010.

Microsoft today began distributing the revamped Lync client, dubbed Skype for Business since last November, to Office customers. Topics Spotlight: Managing modern risks ...