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About Lync Server 2013


Lync Server 2013 is an enterprise-ready unified communications platform that builds on Lync Server 2010 to connect people everywhere, on Windows 8 and other devices, as part of their everyday productivity experience.  Lync provides a consistent, single client experience for presence, instant messaging, voice, video and meetings. New features and functionality in Lync Server 2013 are designed to help customers do the following:

  • Stay in touch anywhere. Lync enables users to communicate securely anywhere they have network connectivity, and automatically adapts to network conditions.
  • Use the device you want. Lync makes communicating easier with a consistent and familiar experience available on Windows PCs, Windows Phone, iOS, and Android smartphones. The new immersive Lync application for Windows 8 provides a seamless touch-first experience.
  • Communicate in the right way. Lync unifies voice and video calls, Lync meetings, presence, and instant messaging in one easy-to-use client, making it simple to choose and switch between different forms of communication.
  • Connect with the outside world. Lync federation extends unified communications securely over the Internet to customers, suppliers, and partners using Lync or Skype.
  • Take advantage of standards-based HD video. Lync uses open standards including H.264 SVC to provide a high-quality video experience on a wide range of devices. 
  • Make virtual meetings more effective. See up to five meeting participants simultaneously with new multi-party HD video support. You can choose who to see or let Lync choose for you.
  • Easily join meetings. Joining a Lync Meeting requires only a single touch or click on smartphones, tablets, and PCs.
  • Extend Lync Meetings outside your organization with browser-based access. The Lync Web App allows PC and Mac users to join a Lync meeting from a browser and delivers a full Lync Meeting experience including IM, voice, multi-view video, data collaboration and sharing.
  • Take notes in OneNote. OneNote Share allows users to create and share OneNote meeting notes within Lync meetings.
  • Quickly and intuitively find the best way to communicate. Quick Lync is a menu that appears over a contact in the Lync contact list and shows available communication modes.

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