[AccessD] OT Lync ( was: linking Issue)

Yep, Lync is a VOIP, instant messaging, file sharing application - it also allows you to share applications and your desktop with other users, plus has video call ability etc.  As I said, we use it daily and it has been very good.

We also use Skype heavily as well.  MS will end up merging the two at some stage I suspect.

Cheers
Darryl

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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Clark
Sent: Wednesday, 13 March 2013 12:19 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT Lync ( was: linking Issue)

Unless I am missing something Lync IS VOIP...no?
 
We haven't had a full blown demo of the MS products, but I do hear very good things about them. There is a Gartner report out that basically puts them in the top 3-4 for VOIP solutions. Now, admittedly, there are factors taken into consideration for this report that skews it a bit, but overall the report is pretty good, and I think it is the best non-partial one I've looked at. 
 
All of the competitors now offer pretty much the same stuff, w/a few little caveats and such. This is why I personally am open to jumping away from Cisco. Yes, they are a good company, but if I can get the same features in a much cheaper, much easier managed system...what not?

>>> Darryl Collins <darryl at whittleconsulting.com.au> 3/11/2013 7:12 PM >>>
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.


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