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 ...

Last week at the Open Networking Summit 2013, Microsoft, which has been working hard to move "voice" into software (operating on industry standard hardware) demonstrated its commitment to also ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 has rolled out Lync, a single platform that integrates instant messaging, audio, video, web conferencing and voice in one interface that works with Microsoft Office. While anyone can ...