Microsoft Lync Online Overview
Microsoft Lync Online is a next-generation cloud communications service that connects people in new ways, anytime, from virtually anywhere. Lync Online provides intuitive communications capabilities with presence, instant messaging, audio/video calling, and a rich online meeting experience with PC-audio, video, and web conferencing. Transform your interactions with colleagues, customers, and partners from today’s hit-or-miss communication to a more collaborative, engaging, and effective experience.
Lync Online enables IT administrators to reduce investment in IT infrastructure and to stay in control of end-users permissions and policies.
Features
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Connect with others through instant messaging (IM), video calls, Lync contact photos, activity update feed, and interactive contact card in Microsoft Office. |
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Move easily from instant messaging into ad-hoc online meetings that include audio, video, and screen sharing with just a few mouse clicks. |
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Conduct online presentations to customers and colleagues including audio, video, screen sharing, and a virtual whiteboard. |
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Invite external contacts to easily join online meetings through a native or web-based client. |
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Communicate with external organizations running Lync by using IM, audio, and video through Lync federation. |
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Connect with Windows Live Messenger contacts by using IM, audio, and video calls directly from Lync. |
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Reply to an email with an instant message or an audio call for quicker and more effective resolution of issues. |
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View presence status and click to communicate from within Microsoft Outlook, SharePoint, and other Office applications. |
