Microsoft Lync takes communications to new heights
Microsoft Sri Lanka has released Microsoft Lync, the next generation
of communications that connects people in new ways. Recently released by
Microsoft Corp. in the US markets, Lync is a single platform that
integrates instant messaging, presence, audio, video and web
conferencing and voice to bring people together in the ways they
communicate best.
Lync provides one interface that works with applications that
businesses know and use today, including Microsoft Office, Microsoft
SharePoint and Microsoft Exchange. Microsoft Lync is now known as the
new family brand for the products formerly known as Microsoft
Communications Server, Microsoft Office Communications Online and
Microsoft Office Communicator which now also includes Microsoft Lync Web
App and Microsoft Lync Online. "Lync delivers on Microsoft's vision to
unify all of the areas of modern business communication, giving people a
more collaborative experience with features like HD video conference
recording activity feeds," said Director, Microsoft Sri Lanka Pubudu
Basnayake. "In addition to transforming how people communicate, IT
departments can also benefit from Lync and evolve their infrastructure
while enhancing or eliminating their traditional PBX systems, saving
time and money."
Microsoft Lync can make every engagement a virtual face-to-face
meeting, because any interaction can include video and audio
conferencing, application and desktop sharing, instant messaging, and
telephony. Lync has been designed from the ground up to work with
Microsoft Office, SharePoint and Exchange, which helps reduce end-user
adoption hurdles and increase return on investment. People can also stay
connected to others on a wide range of devices while away from the
office and manage their communications and calls in new ways, such as
easily moving a call from a PC to a mobile device while leaving the
office without disrupting the conversation.
Microsoft Lync is now available as a hosted solution. Microsoft
recently announced Office 365, an always-up-to-date cloud service that
brings together Lync, SharePoint, Exchange, and Office. IM, presence and
conferencing will be available in Office 365 via Lync Online, which will
be available later this year. Office 365 gives people the power of
Office with the capabilities of Microsoft's market-leading servers - all
in a single cloud service.
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