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.

Communication has changed in ways that are nothing short of profound. As businesses reorganize to be more agile and responsive, workers find themselves needing new ways to stay connected to their ...

On Monday, Microsoft made available its Lync 2010 client app for Windows Phone. The smartphone app for enterprise users can now be downloaded at the Windows Marketplace Web site. Microsoft indicated ...

It looks like, in true Microsoft tradition, the third time is the charm. The new Lync Server 2010 unified communication server is not merely a relabeling of the previous Office Communications Server ...

Imagine not having to listen to voicemail messages any longer, or having a transparent view into colleagues' availability status so you don't have to wonder if they're free to talk. Lync 2010, the ...

Microsoft has renamed its Office Communications Server Lync Server 2010 and has posted the release candidate and a planning tool. Code-named Communications Server 14, Lync Server 2010, is intended to ...

Microsoft has published its planned pricing and licensing plans for its Lync Server 2010 and related client-access-license (CAL) clients. Lync is the new name for Microsoft's Office Communications ...

Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 R2, which was released in early 2009, does a credible job of providing presence awareness, instant messaging, conferencing and voice capabilities.

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Microsoft formally launched Lync 2010, the rebranding of ...

Skype and Microsoft Lync are now connected, and it means those who use the Microsoft communications network can now reach out to a wider audience of Skype users. Microsoft bought Skype in 2011, and ...

Microsoft has announced that enterprise client access licenses (CAL) for Lync Server will cost $107, a price cut of $32 per user over the previous version of Microsoft’s communications software.

What do you get when you combine Microsoft Live Meeting and ? MicrCommunicatorosoft Lync? Lync looks to be the new name of Microsoft's next version of the Communicator client for Office Communications ...