What's new in Lync Server 2010?
Microsoft Lync Server 2010, the new name for Office Communications Server, is here.
Now delivering complete presence, instant messaging, conferencing and enterprise voice capabilities through a unified interface, consistent across PCs, browsers and mobiles. With improved administration and management, new features to increase availability and interoperability, Lync Server is a complete communications solution building upon the Microsoft Unified Communications platform.
Unified experience.
- Easy access to presence, IM, voice, and audio, video and web conferencing within the Lync client.
- A single contact list across Lync and Office applications.
- Presence, IM and more via PCs, browsers and mobiles.
Connect and collaborate.
- Find the right people, connect and communicate more effectively with richer presence like pictures and location.
- Discover skills and expertise quicker using SharePoint-based search.
Conferencing.
- Collaborate effectively with desktop and application sharing, PowerPoint uploads and rich white boarding.
- Schedule and join meetings with a single click within Outlook.
- Virtual lobbies for greater control and security over attendees.
Enterprise voice.
- The ability to work in the office, at home or on the road.
- Compatibility with a wide range of IP and USB devices.
- High availbility using resiliency and survivable branch appliances.
- Manage bandwidth utilisation and increase Quality of Experience with Call Admission Control, QoS markings and an adaptive media stack which works well on unmanaged networks like the Internet.
- Enhanced 911 capability to meet North American regulatory requirements.
Tools and extensibility.
- PowerShell-based administration.
- Consolidated management tasks in one location through a Silverlight tool. Scenario-driven graphical management improves navigation and productivity.
- Role-based access control (RBAC) and definable roles help to improve security and administrative productivity.
- Support for virtualisation of most server roles.
- Embed Lync UI elements in your applications or build your own client experience. Documented APIs facilitate .NET development in a standard manner.
- For sophisticated contact center and help desk scenarios, enable access to all UC-enabled services from any phone and deliver speech technology in 26 languages.
- Simplify deployment, operations and interoperability with improved provisioning, load-balancing, fail-over and draining.
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