The Office 365 services and the Office Web Apps aren't the only parts of Office getting regular updates under Microsoft's new 'continuous development' approach: there are new tools coming to 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 ...

The new Lync app, slated for release at the end of October 2012, will be optimized for touchscreen devices (which at this point covers virtually any mobile device released in the last few years) and ...

Microsoft demonstrated at Lync Conference 2013 today new capabilities of its Lync unified communications platform including clients for Android devices, iPhones and iPads that support VoIP. The VoIP ...

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 ...

Every once in a very long while, I get to review a product that strikes me as a stepping stone toward the future. Microsoft Lync 2010 combines instant messaging, VoIP calling, live meetings, and ...

Two Microsoft productivity apps have leaked online ahead of release. The Windows Phone apps, InstaNote and Dialer for Lync Meetings, are internal apps yet to be released by the company. When you ...

In December, Microsoft updated its Lync app for Windows 8 so it would work with Windows 8.1. Today, the company released a new update for the app that contains quite a few new features for the ...

Lync 2013 has a variety of benefits that businesses can take advantage of to make internal and external communications more effective and efficient. Lync, which comes bundled with Office 365 business ...

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Steve Zurier is a freelance technology writer based in Columbia, Md. Unified communications brings a whole new dimension to the way students, faculty and staff work at Allen Independent School ...