Instant messaging and conferencing

"…with presence and instant messaging, we were making decisions faster from the beginning." The Wise Group

http://www.microsoft.com/en-cb/office365/exchange-online.aspx

Instant messaging, presence, and conferencing powered by Lync Online

Connect from virtually anywhere*

Connect from virtually anywhere*

  • Find and connect with friends and peers using PC, web, or mobile phone

  • Set up meetings in advance or on the fly

  • Join meetings in one click from Outlook

Use your computer for video calls

Use your computer for video calls

  • PC-to-PC calling

  • Connect with audio and video to other Lync users

See who’s online

See who’s online

  • Use the presence indicator to see when associates are online and available

  • Set your status and control who sees it so others know when and how to contact you

  • See status updates of contacts

Online meetings

Online meetings

  • Save travel costs by conducting online meetings including audio, video, and web conferencing

  • Include up to 250 participants inside and outside of your business

Use instant messaging

Use instant messaging

  • Connect immediately with your co-workers and with people in other organizations that use Lync

  • Use click-to-communicate to reach other users of Office 365, Windows Live, and Windows Live Messenger**

Get more done in your meetings

Get more done in your meetings

  • Share desktops, files, and presentations online

  • Invite others to lead and share

  • See the list of meeting participants; know who is speaking