The new Polycom® CX5500 and CX5100 Unified Conference Stations are the industry’s first solutions to deliver 1080p HD video and a 360-degree panoramic view of all meeting participants in the ...

With Microsoft working hard to fold the venerable MSN Messenger network and client into Skype, Microsoft is left with two messaging products: Skype and Lync. The future of these apps is integration ...

Microsoft has completed the first phase of the integration between its enterprise unified communications (UC) Lync server and its Skype consumer IM and IP telephony network. The company announced on ...

On Tuesday, Microsoft updated its Lync collaboration software for Windows 8.1, a relatively minor update that still makes one wonder why Lync and Microsoft’s Skype aren’t a single product. Upgrading ...

One of the main news stories from last week's Lync Conference in Las Vegas was that the next release of Lync would support not just Skype audio and IM, but also video. The intention is to provide ...

The Office 365 services and the Office Web Apps aren't the only parts of Office getting regular updates under Microsoft's new 'continuous development' approach: there are new tools coming to Office ...

Company chairman and co-founder Bill Gates helps demo Microsoft's newest communication product, which combines IM, audio and video chat, and a voice service. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now ...

One of the more promising aspects of Microsoft’s new Lync unified communications server and client product is the growing number of options to use it as a platform for video conferencing. Out of the ...

Microsoft’s Lync product group today rounded out its lineup of mobile apps with the release of apps for iPhone and iPad, bringing a core component of business communications lineup to the Apple ...

Microsoft Lync, which is available in a trial download to anyone and will be available to business customers on Dec. 1 in 38 languages and 150 countries, weaves together enterprise VoIP, instant ...

An in-depth look at the ins and outs of Lync licensing, how it fits into Microsoft's strategy, and how it fit into your enterprise's existing infrastructure. Microsoft Lync shook up the unified ...

It is commonly assumed that a pure Lync solution would be simpler than mixing with a third-party voice vendor, but in reality it's not clear that this is true. Is it preferable to use a single vendor ...