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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft has enabled video calling capability between Lync and Skype. It's now possible for organizations using Microsoft's Lync unified communications solution to establish video calls with users of ...

Microsoft quietly rolled out this week a cumulative update for its Lync 2013 client that includes support for two-factor authentication. Believe it or not, Lync client didn't have two-factor ...

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 ...

Alyson Behr has more than 15 years of experience writing about technology and has been a contributing editor for leading product-testing labs. Want a flexible, enterprise-ready unified messaging ...

Microsoft today announced it will be replacing its enterprise-focused instant messaging app Lync with a new Skype for Business tool. The company is promising Skype for Business will remain an Office ...

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 ...

Microsoft will rebrand Lync, its enterprise communications tool ‘Skype for Business.’ The change will see Lync’s interface harmonized to something close to the current Skype’s interface. Skype for ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. In a move that further blurs the boundaries of work and home, Microsoft is ...

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 ...

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