Get easy, anywhere access to a unified communications experience
Access presence, instant messaging, voice, and audio, video, and web conferencing from Microsoft Lync 2010, no matter where you are or what device you’re using—a PC, a browser, or a mobile phone. One set of contacts across Lync and Microsoft Office applications, from Word to Excel to OneNote, makes connecting easy.
Connect with the right people fast
Find the right teacher, student, administrator, or staff person, and make richer connections, with new enhanced presence features, including pictures and locations.
Choose how you want to collaborate on projects
Collaborate your way, using desktop and application sharing, PowerPoint uploads, or rich whiteboarding, including the ability to copy and paste images.
Schedule and join meetings with a single click
Need to meet with other educators or students? Schedule a parent-teacher conference or staff meeting? Schedule and join meetings with a single click in Microsoft Outlook or in the meeting reminder.
Consolidate management tasks in one location
Dramatically simplify navigation with the new Silverlight-based, scenario-driven unified graphical management tool. Improve the security of your communication system using role-based Access Control (RBAC) with built-in and user-defined roles.
Extend and adapt Lync to your school’s changing needs
Embed Communicator UI elements in Word and other applications, and enhance collaboration by enabling educators and students to launch PowerPoint or other applications right from Communicator. Extend Lync access to all unified communications-enabled services from smartphones, and deliver advanced speech technology in 26 languages.
Start to use Lync Server in your school