On November 11, 2014, Microsoft announced that Lync would be renamed Skype for Business in 2015, also adding support for video calls with Skype users.
This initially included support for text and voice communications. In May 2013, Microsoft announced that it would allow Lync users to communicate with Skype, a consumer IM platform it had acquired in 2011. In November 2010, the platform was renamed Lync. Microsoft released the successor to Office Communicator, Lync 2010, on January 25, 2011. It was followed by Office Communicator 2007 R2, released on March 19, 2009. Microsoft released Office Communicator 2007 to production on Jand launched it on October 27, 2007. Support for Skype for Business Online ended in July 2021, and Skype for Business Server 2019 will receive extended support through October 14, 2025. In September 2017, Microsoft announced that it would phase out Skype for Business in favor of Microsoft Teams, a new cloud-based collaboration platform.
In 2015, the software was rebranded from Lync to Skype for Business, co-branding it with the Microsoft-owned consumer messaging platform Skype (which had begun to integrate with Lync in 2013). It supports text, audio, and video chat, and integrates with Microsoft Office components such as Exchange and SharePoint. It is designed for use with the on-premises Skype for Business Server software, and a software as a service version offered as part of Office 365. Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync and Office Communicator) was an enterprise software application for instant messaging and videotelephony developed by Microsoft as part of the Microsoft Office suite.
Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Group Chat is available for download here.Products. Microsoft Lync Group Chat is available for download here. Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Attendee is available for download here. Microsoft Lync Server 2010 SDK is available for download here. Microsoft Lync Server 2010 RTM is available for download here. Use that same head-set to make a phone call using WiFi on an airplane.” Switch between your head-set and phone in the middle of a call with device switching. When someone has poor audio on a conference call or lots of background noise, Lync will identify which phone to mute to improve quality – and productivity.ĥ.Device switching.
While you’re travelling, use Lync to start a high-definition voice and video conversation with any Windows Live Messenger user around the world.Ĥ.Hush that annoying meeting participant. Use Outlook to set up a web conference with one-click of the mouse.ģ.Connect with family. Go from an instant message, to a voice call, to a video call, to a meeting, to a shared whiteboard session – all within the same Lync 2010 experience.Ģ.One-click web conference. Kirk Koenigsbauer, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Office Division highlighted these Lync Server 2010 features: However, there are additional downloads offered by the software giant related to Lync, including Lync Server 2010 SDK Lync 2010 Attendant ( 32-bit and 64-bit) Lync 2010 Group Chat and Lync Server 2010 Group Chat Admin Tool.
This is an ISO image weighing in at 1.52 GB which is designed to offer customers both SKUs of the UC platform, namely Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition.
The Redmond company is also offering the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Trial for download.
Contacts enhancements that make it easier to find people and keep track of your contacts.A new user interface that offers improves usability.There are a range of downloads available, but testers should start with either Microsoft Lync 2010 Trial ( 32 Bit) or Microsoft Lync 2010 Trial ( 64 Bit), depending on their infrastructure.īoth releases are offered for evaluation purposes only, and will expire after a total of 180 days of testing. The launch of Lync Server 2010 is now just minutes away, but fact is that the RTM bits for the successor of Office Communications Server are already available via the Microsoft Download Center.Ĭustomers can grab a trial version of Lync Server 2010 and start testing the capabilities brought to the table by the next generation unified communications solution from the software giant, including complete presence, instant messaging, conferencing and enterprise voice.