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The Official Microsoft Lync Blog covering Microsoft UC strategy, offerings and market commentary.

Introducing Microsoft Lync, the next OCS!

It’s a pretty big day for the Office Communications team here at Microsoft. I’m excited...

Author: Lync Team Date: 09/13/2010

Everybody’s Talking about Communications Server “14”

It’s great to see the high interest with which partners, customers, and even competitors are...

Author: Lync Team Date: 09/09/2010

Unique Solution Brings Communications Capabilities to People With Special Needs.

In this post I’d like to bring your attention to an amazing solution developed by our partner...

Author: Lync Team Date: 08/30/2010

Polycom and Microsoft expand their relationship

We are announcing today that Polycom has signed a multi-year agreement with Microsoft, becoming one...

Author: Lync Team Date: 08/09/2010

Consulting Firm AT Kearney Saves Costs with Microsoft Communications Server “14”

This month we're highlighting a video case study about AT Kearney who implemented a unified...

Author: Lync Team Date: 08/02/2010

Microsoft Communications Server Aids in Diagnosing Patients Remotely

The Office Communications Group recently published a video case study which focuses on a CEBP...

Author: Lync Team Date: 07/20/2010

Partner Opportunities to Address Email Archiving Needs with Exchange 2010 SP1

Partner Opportunities to Address Email Archiving Needs with Exchange 2010 SP1 Last year at the...

Author: Lync Team Date: 07/12/2010

WPC 2010: Greetings from D.C.

The Worldwide Partner Conference kicked off this morning, and over 9,400 Microsoft partners are...

Author: Lync Team Date: 07/12/2010

Licensing Communications Server “14” Voice and Conferencing

Licensing Communications Server “14” Voice and Conferencing It has been a busy spring!...

Author: Lync Team Date: 06/15/2010

TechEd 2010: Microsoft Communications Server ‘14’ takes the stage

Fun stuff! Gurdeep’s demo inside Bob Muglia’s keynote went well today, as did his...

Author: Lync Team Date: 06/07/2010

Tech•Ed North America 2010: June 7-10th, 2010 (New Orleans, LA)

The Office Communications Group is really looking forward to TechEd next week. Usually it’s a...

Author: Lync Team Date: 06/03/2010

No Longer on Voice Island

It’s always great to dive into a new environment, and my first VoiceCon experience in Orlando was no...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/02/2010

Reflections on VoiceCon Orlando

What a week at VoiceCon Orlando! When I joined the Office Communications Server team back in August...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/30/2010

Update from VoiceCon Orlando 2010

Actually, this update is from my flight home—there was too much happening for me to break away and...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/29/2010

Partners announce solutions to complement Microsoft Communications Server “14”

Many of our partners announced new solutions for Microsoft Communications Server “14” at VoiceCon...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/23/2010

Top Ten Reasons to Move to Exchange Server 2010 in 2010.

As we start the New Year with Exchange 2010 in market, I wanted to share more of the stories we are...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/21/2010

Removing Migration Barriers One (Lotus) Note at a Time…

Switching From Lotus Notes to Exchange and SharePoint Just Got Easier With New Migration Tools and a...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/15/2010

Title: IBM Panasonic “Win” = Keeping a Notes Customer

In advance of Lotusphere, IBM is touting a big cloud win with Panasonic who they claim will be using...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/14/2010

Cisco: Just Like Any Other Office Communications Server ISV?

I’m always excited to hear about third party applications written to the Office Communications...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/03/2009

Exchange 2010 – Revving the Engines for Launch

Two weeks ago we announced that Exchange 2010 was code complete and, as we get ready for launch,...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 10/27/2009

Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate is feature complete and available for download today!

Today is another exciting day for the Exchange team. We’re pleased to announce that Exchange Server...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 08/17/2009

New Report Helps Small and Medium Businesses Gauge the Real Value of SaaS E-mail

For small and medium businesses (SMBs) considering Software as a Service (SaaS) e-mail options,...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/31/2009

Millions Switch to Exchange and SharePoint from Notes

Edited Thursday, August 6, 2009. Note: The original post mistakenly referenced the wrong Ferris...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/23/2009

Newspaper Company Uses Exchange Server 2007 to Help the News Stay New

This month’s customer spotlight focuses on a newspaper company using Exchange Server 2007 to help...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/02/2009

Microsoft Launches Unified Communications Consultant Program

Today, the Unified Communications Group is pleased to kick off the initial charter of the Microsoft...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/01/2009

Energy Companies Filling up With ‘Premium’ Using Microsoft Unified Communications

Energy. We all need it, we all use it, and there’s probably no other industry sector out there that...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 05/20/2009

Educational Institutions Make Smart Decisions with Unified Communications

Each month, we look at different organizations across various industries to see how unified...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/28/2009

Exchange 2010 Beta—The future of UC is here!

The beta for Exchange Server 2010, the cornerstone of our UC technology, is here and available for...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/15/2009

VoiceCon Orlando: It's a Wrap

We just wrapped up VoiceCon Orlando 2009. It was another exciting year at the event – we...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 04/03/2009

The Unified Communications Group Heads to VoiceCon Orlando this Week, bringing ‘Smart Decisions for Tough Times’

The Microsoft Unified Communications Group has a busy week ahead at VoiceCon Orlando. On the heels...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/30/2009

Government Agencies Stretch the Dollar and Save Time with Office Communications Server 2007

In the last few months, we have highlighted case studies showing how different industries, including...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 03/26/2009

“Manufacturing” the Most with Microsoft Unified Communications

Today, many companies are facing the same challenges: how to improve communications and increase...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 02/25/2009

IBM’s Email Strategy Takes Another Sharp Turn

Last week, in more pre-Lotusphere PR, IBM announced their intent to acquire Outblaze’s email...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/19/2009

LotusFear?

Last Wednesday, IBM kicked off their pre-Lotusphere PR barrage by claiming momentum for Lotus Notes....

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/19/2009

Telecom Customers Onboard with Microsoft Unified Communications!

After being on the market for a year now, we continue to see widespread customer adoption of...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/06/2009

Ten Predictions for UC in 2009

Two years ago, most people had never heard of unified communications. Today, as the combination of...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 01/06/2009

Software: The medium to greater business value with communications

We frequently talk about the communications industry being at a crossroads, and when I look at the...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 08/15/2007

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Beta 2 released

Great news from the Unified Communications Group and the Exchange Product Team. Exchange 2007 SP1...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 08/14/2007

New Blogs for Office Communications Server and Office Communicator

We have created two new Blogs for Office Communications Server and Office Communicator. These Blogs...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 08/14/2007

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