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Guest SOURCEblogger, Jessica Quarles
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4/4/11
As you may already know, Microsoft Lync is a unified communications solution that brings together IM/presence, audio/video conferencing, and voice. What you may not know is SOURCE is now offering Lync pilot programs so customers can test the real product, in real environments. So what's unique is...
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by Dustin Hannifin, Microsoft Solutions Architect
There are only 14 Microsoft MVP - Lync Server in the United States and SOURCE employs two of them - Dustin Hannifin and Keith Kabza. |
3/04/11
Cameron Evans, national technology officer and CTO for Microsoft Education in the US, reports that Microsoft Lync is now approved for E-rate funding.
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by Dustin Hannifin, Microsoft Solutions Architect
There are only 14 Microsoft MVP - Lync Server in the United States and SOURCE employs two of them - Dustin Hannifin and Keith Kabza. |
2/22/11
Many organizations choose to integrate Microsoft Lync with an existing PBX, at least on a temporary basis. This integration could be used as part of a pilot to test Lync or to temporarily leverage an existing PBX investment until end of maintenance. Sometimes integration is required only on a short-term basis as the organization migrates to Lync Enterprise Voice. Whatever the reason, some key points need to be considered when planning your integration.
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by Keith Kabza, Microsoft UC Engineer
There are only 14 Microsoft MVP - Lync Server in the United States and SOURCE employs two of them - Dustin Hannifin and Keith Kabza. |
2/18/11
Multiple manufacturers are supporting Microsoft Lync and developing some very smart and efficent end points. For example the Snom 300 with Snom OCS firmware is the first open-SIP-based IP desktop phone to natively register to the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and Lync.
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by Keith Kabza, Microsoft UC Engineer
There are only 14 Microsoft MVP - Lync Server in the United States and SOURCE employs two of them - Dustin Hannifin and Keith Kabza. |
11/18/10
Yesterday, 11/17/10 was the worldwide launch of Microsoft Lync*, its newly rebranded unified communications platform. The virtual media event was broadcast from New York and was impressive. A link to the replay is available here; Microsoft Lync worldwide lauch replay.
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by Keith Kabza, Microsoft UC Engineer
There are only 14 Microsoft MVP - Lync Server in the United States and SOURCE employs two of them - Dustin Hannifin and Keith Kabza. |
11/09/10
Time to tell you about another code camp. This one is in Tampa Florida, my home state. The event is free and if you live in the area, you can register here.
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by Keith Kabza, Microsoft UC Engineer
There are only 14 Microsoft MVP - Lync Server in the United States and SOURCE employs two of them - Dustin Hannifin and Keith Kabza. |
11/05/10
It's official! The worldwide release of Office Communications Server and Communicator, now called Microsoft Lync, has been announced.
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by Keith Kabza, Microsoft UC Engineer
There are only 14 Microsoft MVP - Lync Server in the United States and SOURCE employs two of them - Dustin Hannifin and Keith Kabza. |
10/04/10
I'd like to invite all my readers to an educational overview of Microsoft’s next generation of unified communications software - Microsoft Lync*, this Thursday, October 7, 2010.
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by Keith Kabza, Microsoft UC Engineer
There are only 14 Microsoft MVP - Lync Server in the United States and SOURCE employs two of them - Dustin Hannifin and Keith Kabza. |
09/13/10
Microsoft announced the release Microsoft Lync today. It is a unified communications solution that brings together enterprise voice, instant messaging and web, audio and video conferencing. The Microsoft products formerly known as Communications Server, Communications Online and Communicator are now branded under Microsoft Lync.