Microsoft today announced it will be replacing its enterprise-focused instant messaging app Lync with a new Skype for Business tool. The company is promising Skype for Business will remain an Office ...

Three items that can cause "irreconcilable differences" between your organization and Lync. In part 1 of this series I looked at some "relationship rules" that can help make living with Lync more ...

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 ...

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.

Your goal may be to standardize on a single vendor, but it may not be practical to do so in the near term. Overview There has been much debate about which vendor products offer the best collaborative ...