Lots of announcements and progress, but a few missing pieces. Microsoft's first-ever Lync conference is in the books. Held this week in Coronado, CA, the event gave Microsoft customers, partners, and ...

Microsoft’s worldwide channel chief told partners that unified communications—i.e., Lync--represents Microsoft’s next billion-dollar business opportunity. One of the common themes here at Microsoft's ...

Microsoft announced at its Lync Conference in February that Lync and Skype are connected for IM, presence and voice communication. That’s big news in itself, but it’s just the first of a raft of ...

Users will be able to engage in IM text sessions and make voice calls between the two audio and video conferencing products Microsoft will demonstrate on Tuesday for the first time an integration ...

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 ...

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 ...