Finding a communications tool for your business that is both affordable and has all the features that you need has always been a challenge. Microsoft now offers a great solution for SMB's communication needs by bundling Microsoft Lync with the new Office 365.
Microsoft Lync can best be described as Microsoft's server platform for unified communications. Lync offers businesses several real-time communication solutions like instant messaging, voice communication, and video conferencing. Microsoft Lync also takes advantage of Exchange for e-mail and is integrated with many of the Microsoft Office 365 applications.
The appeal to Microsoft Lync is that it is available as an affordable subscription to anybody who is using Office 365. A business that utilizes Office 365 will be able to subscribe to not only Microsoft Lync, but SharePoint and Exchange as well. By adding Lync, SharePoint, and Exchange to your Office 365 experience, your Office productivity applications will now become powerful communication tools that you can use to easily collaborate with team members from anywhere and on any device or platform.
Microsoft Lync has really stepped up their game and added some great new features that put Lync 2013 in direct competition with other premium video conferencing services, and the advantage goes to Lync for making its services available as an inexpensive add-on to the Office 365 productivity suite.
- HD video conferencing with 1080p resolution.
- Cross-platform mobile apps that allow users to call, instant message, or join a Lync Meeting from anywhere.
- A new web app that allows users to access Lync from any Web browser on a Windows or Mac platform.
- When communicating with partners that do not use Lync, Microsoft has integrated the popular Skype communication tool into Lync 2013.
Microsoft Lync is designed as a business solution, and for this reason it does not come with the standard Office 365 Home Premium service; instead, Lync 2013 is a part of Microsoft's Office 365 Small Business Premium service. This premium package also includes Exchange and SharePoint and is hosted and supported by Microsoft.
Lync 2013 is just one of the many great new features that Microsoft has made available with Office 365. To find out more about how Lync, SharePoint, Exchange, or any other of the Office 365 applications can enhance the way you do business, then call National Technologies Group at +61295186000.
