lync community update october 2011
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Lync Community Update
Tom ArbuthnotConsultant, Modality Systems and Lync MVP
@tomarbuthnot
http://www.lyncdup.com
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Lync Community Update
• Skype is now part of Microsoft – what does this mean?• CU4 is right around the corner• Mobile Clients are also right around the corner• Thoughts on Windows 8 and Lync• Lyncdirectory.com• CEBP demos and a free app
– TimePrompt– Supertoast
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Skype is now part of Microsoft
• $8.5 Billion Purchase is complete• Ballmer “One of the great motivations in acquiring Skype is to enable the
enterprise to have all the control it wants in communication and collaboration through Active Directory and Lync, and yet be able to connect people within enterprises to consumers”
• The figures are pretty impressive. Skype has 560 million registered users and 20 million-30 million concurrent users. Not to forget these are now on top of 230 million voice & video conversations per month and in excess of 330 million monthly active users with 40 million concurrent on Windows Live/MSN Messenger
• Hopefully we will see integration ‘soon’.
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Mobile Clients
• Mobile Clients should also be coming soon, promised before the end of the year
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Thoughts on Windows 8 and Lync
• http://lyncdup.com/2011/10/what-does-lync-look-like-in-a-windows-8-metro-style-ui/• Codelync.com
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Lyncdirectory.com
• Find out who you can federate with
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CEBP Demo’s
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