Darryl Collins
darryl at whittleconsulting.com.au
Mon Mar 11 18:12:11 CDT 2013
We use Lync a lot - it has been very good for us. Soon it will also be integrated to some degree with Skype (sharing contacts and some functionality I believe - One day MS will probably merge Yammer, Skype and Lync into a single app). It also has a 'presence' indicator for people so you can see who is available and who isn't. It is handy in a work environment as you can share screens / apps between one or more users etc. You can also IM individuals or groups and set up conference calls. Your presence ties automatically with your outlook calendar, so if you are in a meeting or busy, you show as busy in Lync. One very cool and freaky things is I can see/talk to Monica (my Wife) via Lync even though she is not part of our work network. She is on Lync though through her own Office 365 setup for her work. Yet I can add her to my Lync network, see her presence and we can talk etc - just like Skype. I didn't know you could do that until recently - I thought Lync was limited to your own network contacts, but apparently not. Anyway - it might not be for you, but honestly, unless you had some sort of interest in doing VOIP or IP in general, why would you bother building something bespoke? Lync Skype Or even Yammer Would all do the job painlessly. Indeed Skype would do it for minimal cost. Anyway... Just my thoughts. Cheers Darryl. -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Saturday, 9 March 2013 4:11 AM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT Lync ( was: linking Issue) Hi John Yes, Lync is Microsoft's unified communications server: lync.microsoft.com /gustav -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af John Clark Sendt: 8. marts 2013 15:31 Til: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Emne: Re: [AccessD] Re-linking Issue No, not so far. This is MS correct? We are not currently doing any Microsoft. What we have now is a very small...less than 50 devices...Cisco environment. Actually, since about a year ago, we through up another small, separate Cisco system as well...I have nothing to do w/the latter one. We are not looking at converting the entire county govt to a new IPT system. We're looking at Cisco, Avaya, ShoreTel, and Mitel...I might have even forgotten a couple. I am quite open, but some of the powers that be...particularly my own boss...seem quite set on sticking w/Cisco. I like Cisco switches, but I'm not completely sold on them for telephone...much more expensive and complex than it needs to be. I personally like what MiTel and ShoreTel are showing us...and I was dead set against ShoreTel...but this is one of MY personal assets; I tend to remain open-minded. >>> "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk> 3/6/2013 8:56 AM >>> Hi John Would that include Lync? /gustav -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af John Clark Sendt: 6. marts 2013 14:06 Til: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Emne: Re: [AccessD] Re-linking Issue ...I'm working w/other projects such as IP Telephony. -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com