With Microsoft working hard to fold the venerable MSN Messenger network and client into Skype, Microsoft is left with two messaging products: Skype and Lync. The future of these apps is integration ...

One of the main news stories from last week's Lync Conference in Las Vegas was that the next release of Lync would support not just Skype audio and IM, but also video. The intention is to provide ...

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 indicated this month that Lync Server 2013 is now supported on Windows Server 2012 R2. Support is enabled by applying an update that was released this month, according to a Microsoft blog, ...

Company chairman and co-founder Bill Gates helps demo Microsoft's newest communication product, which combines IM, audio and video chat, and a voice service. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now ...

Microsoft has enabled video calling capability between Lync and Skype. It's now possible for organizations using Microsoft's Lync unified communications solution to establish video calls with users of ...

The Office 365 services and the Office Web Apps aren't the only parts of Office getting regular updates under Microsoft's new 'continuous development' approach: there are new tools coming to Office ...

Microsoft has rolled out the first phase of integrating Lync and Skype. Merging the two together makes both services better, but an even better solution would be to eliminate one of them altogether.

How do you integrate Lync with legacy communications infrastructure? One useful element may be session management. Enterprise Connect recently ran a webinar, sponsored by Acme Packet, that addressed ...

One of the more promising aspects of Microsoft’s new Lync unified communications server and client product is the growing number of options to use it as a platform for video conferencing. Out of the ...

An in-depth look at the ins and outs of Lync licensing, how it fits into Microsoft's strategy, and how it fit into your enterprise's existing infrastructure. Microsoft Lync shook up the unified ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft has released Lync 2010 for multiple mobile platforms. Lync is Microsoft’s corporate communication app ...