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Logitech Wireless Headset H820e Review
The Logitech Wireless Headset H820e targets the UC space nicely, sporting an amazing 300 foot wireless range, call indicator LED to let co-workers know you're on the phone, and wideband audio. The H820e is available in mono and dual versions...
Add-on Makes Microsoft Lync Feature-Complete to Compete with PBXs
Yesterday, at ITEXPO I met with some representatives from Bressner, a German-based company with some interesting add-ons for Microsoft Lync. Now targeting the U.S. (English website) their Lync add-ons add some powerful features to Microsoft Lync that help make Lync...
ITEXPO 2013 Miami Exhibits Construction Underway
ITEXPO 2013 in Miami is in full swing with vendors such as Microsoft (Lync) setting up their booths in the exhibit hall. Should be a great show. Here's a photo of the construction happening with the Microsoft Lync pavilion in...
Microsoft Lync Pavillion at ITEXPO Features PlayStation 3?
I was passing by the huge Microsoft Lync Pavillion at ITEXPO, when my eyes spotted two large screens with a racing game being played in the Microsoft Lync Pavillion. The woman told me it's a timed competition with prizes being...
Novus Distributes First Enhanced Media Gateway for Microsoft Lync Server 2013
Novus, a boutique telecommunications and IP distributor serving value-added resellers throughout North America, announced today the distribution of Ferrari electronic’s OfficeMaster Gate media gateway featuring recently released firmware that supports the new features of the next generation Microsoft Lync Server...
Windows 8 & Windows 8 RT Metro/Modern UI Lync App Coming Soon
Not to be outdone by the Microsoft Skype, which released a touch-friendly Windows 8 Metro/Modern UI Skype app, Microsoft's Lync team announced a Lync app for Windows 8 and Windows RT also using Metro/Modern UI. This touch-friendly Lync app will...
Gartner's 'Magic Quadrant for UC' - Cisco Bests Microsoft - Not!
Gartner recently posted their Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications along with their analysis of the UC market. As always Gartner's research is a fascinating and insightful read, but I do take slight issue where they positioned Cisco and Microsoft. First...
Microsoft Surface = Threat to IP Phone Market
Microsoft has already irked some of their hardware partners with Microsoft getting into the hardware business via their pending Microsoft Surface product launch later this year. Perhaps lost in the battle between Microsoft and their PC/laptop/tablet hardware partners is the...
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Adds Touch Support - Killer Enterprise Tablet UC!
Microsoft is continuing to make strides in their Lync platform. While the big news two days ago was the Office 2013 news, including support for touch and cloud support, you may have missed the simultaneous news about the Microsoft Lync...
Microsoft Lync 2010 for iPad 2.2 Released But No VoIP or Video
Microsoft recently released Lync 2010 for iPad v4.2. Features include rich presence, instant messaging, audio conferencing, and calling features, but surprisingly no VoIP or video conferencing. Instead it uses a callback mechanism for the voice calling. You can connect to...
Skype Integration with Microsoft Xbox 360 & Lync is Slow Going
Microsoft's purchase of Skype for $8.5 billion was considered a risky move considering the failure of eBay's acquisition of Skype, which did not result in any synergies between these two companies. The New York Times gives some interesting insights into...
HP Aims to Simplify Unified Communications Deployment
HP today announced two new offerings that aid in the rapid adoption of unified communications (UC) solutions from Microsoft and Polycom. The new offerings include HP AppSystem for Microsoft Lync, a turnkey platform designed to expedite Lync deployments, and a...
Ensim Adds Support for Lync Server 2010 Multi-tenant Hosting Pack
Ensim Corporation today announced support for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Multi-tenant environments allowing enterprises who wish to host Lync in the cloud to have a a powerful deployment tool at their disposal. Ensim Unify Service Provider Edition now offers full support...
Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Updates
Microsoft released some updates for Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Microsoft's unified communications server platform. You can download the cumulative update here.Here's a list of updates released for Lync Server 2010: Update for Administrative Tools 2670358 Description of the cumulative update...
KEMP Load Balancer Certified for Microsoft Lync Server 2010
KEMP Technologies today announced that its LoadMaster hardware-based and virtual appliance load balancers are now approved for Microsoft Lync Server 2010. If you recall, I spoke with Kemp last year about their Exchange 2010 load balancer, so adding Lync load...
Lync Federation Tool Makes it Easy to Find Lync-enabled Business Partners
Who wouldn't want to join the Federation? No, not the United Federation of Planets, commonly referred as the Federation, though it would be cool to play on the Star Trek Enterprise's holodeck. No, we're talking Lync Federation here. Matt Landis...
Microsoft Lync 2010, Asterisk & Skype Integration Tutorial
I came across an excellent tutorial on installing and integrating Microsoft Lync 2010, Asterisk and Skype. The tutorial covers installing AsteriskNOW within a virtual machine on Windows, so you don't even have to have spare hardware lying around to install...
Data Consumption Comparison: Microsoft Lync vs. Communicator Mobile for Windows Mobile
Matt Landis has some nice analysis comparing how much mobile data usage there is for Microsoft Lync vs. Communicator Mobile for Windows Mobile (CoMo). Go check it out.Image above via Matt Landis...
Sprint Nextel Throws Out 489 PBXs - Switches 100% to Microsoft Lync
Sprint Nextel thew out 489 PBXs and switched over their 39,000 employees to using Microsoft Lync, a unified commutations solution gaining in popularity. Sprint Nextel said their goal was to "reduce its environmental impact, improve employee productivity, and reduce costs...
Lync for Android Launches!
Today, Microsoft released Lync for Android. In an interesting twist, it appears Microsoft released Lync for Android before Apple iOS. It seems more and more these days that Android is getting the app love before the popular iOS platform....
Microsoft Lync Profiles Utility
So you want to switch Lync profiles but are tired of having to logout and type in the other credentials (username + password), eh? Well, I came across a cool new utility for Microsoft Lync that saves your various usernames,...
Microsoft Lync Mobile available now!
Looks like the December 12th launch date I wrote about on Friday was correct. It's already available for download for Windows Phone 7. Nothing yet on Apple's App Store.Screenshot I took in the Windows Marketplace:Ironically I took this screenshot from...
Microsoft Lync Mobile Client Launches in 3 Days!
Back in August I told you Microsoft informed me that the Microsoft Lync mobile client was coming "very very soon". Microsoft told me the mobile Lync client would support both voice and video on Android, Apple's iOS and Windows Mobile...
Polycom RealPresence Connects Non-standard TIP TelePresence Systems
I've written about Polycom supporting TIP (Telepresence Interoperability Protocol) and Cisco's response to Polycom supporting it. Well, today Polycom announced a new software update for Polycom RealPresence Platform designed to "free users locked into proprietary telepresence solutions." This update...
PowerView Offers Powerful Microsoft Lync Reporting
Unify2 PowerView is a reporting and billing solution for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and Office Communications Server 2007 R2. It comes with pre-canned reports including a report to track ROI so you see exactly how Lync's unified communications feature-set is...
