![]() ![]() However, it does require connectivity to a valid copy of Microsoft Lync Server or Office 365 / Lync Online to run, the Redmond-based software giant notes. Lync 2013 for Android provides transport layer security (TLS) and perimeter/internal network protection without requiring a VPN, so your communications experience is safer no matter where you are or what network you use.Īvailable as version 5.0 at the moment, the application is compatible with devices running under Google’s Android 4.0 or newer OS flavor, and can be found on this page on Softpedia, up for a free download. Forward or simultaneously ring calls to your Enterprise Voice (Lync ID) number so you’ll never miss a call. Connect to Lync Meetings with a single touch, without requiring long numeric passcodes or conference numbers. View colleagues’ availability in real time and select the best way to communicate – initiating an instant message (IM), email, voice or video call. The main features that Lync 2013 brings to Android devices include: Those who would like to use the app on their handsets, however, will have to have a Lync account already set up to enjoy its benefits, Microsoft notes.Īdditionally, the company notes that some functionality of the app might not be available for all Android users out there, or that it might require an update to Lync Server. However, Lync 2013 brings along a brand new user interface, and is also said to be easier to use, which should make it a more appealing app to all those who need it. Microsoft launched Lync on Android back in 2011, when the 2010 flavor of the app was made available for download, with some capabilities that have been inherited by the new app release, it seems. Lync 2013 for Android enables users to take advantage of voice and video calls over wireless networks, while also delivering instant messaging, conferencing, and other useful features. There was also mention by Burney of a Javascript wrapper around Microsoft's unified communications programming interface, codenamed JLync, which will allow for the integration of "all modalities of communication" more easily.Owners of Android-based devices can now take advantage of the features of Microsoft’s Lync 2013 application, after the software was released on Windows Phone devices a few weeks back. One more update from the show: Pall also told Lync Conference attendees that support for public switched telephone network (PSTN) phone numbers in Lync Online is coming later this year, as is support for larger meetings (up to a couple thousand people). (Previously, Microsoft execs had told me that Lync plus Exchange was a $1 billion business, but not Lync itself.) As of last quarter, Lync was on a $1 billion annual run rate, officials said. Lync is officially now in Microsoft's billion-dollar business club in its own right. Video federation is just one of several new features that will be part of Lync-Skype V2 federation others are noted in this NextHop Lync Community blog post, dated February 18. The audio and instant-messaging components of that federation went live in May 2013. Microsoft execs announced last year the company's two-phase plan for Lync-Skype federation. The final delivery of that video federation capability is slated for some time in the next six to eight months, officials said. Pall also is on tap to announce that Microsoft will begin beta testing its promised Lync-Skype video federation starting in the next couple of months. The rumored date for the next wave of Office client and server releases is some time later this calendar year. Update: During the keynote, Microsoft officials said the next version of Lync Server will include this videoconferencing integration technology. Last March, Microsoft officials said Tandberg-Lync videoconferencing integration was about 12 to 18 months away. This page lists the mobile devices for which Lync apps are available. For a list of features supported on each mobile device, see the Mobile Client Comparison Tables in the Microsoft TechNet library. You can download a Lync app for your mobile device to stay connected on the go. Microsoft officials have been touting plans to deliver this integration for the past year. Lync 2013 for Android Lync 2013 for iPad Lync 2013 for iPhone More. Microsoft execs also are expected to demo during the opening conference keynote integration between Lync and Cisco/Tandberg video teleconferencing systems. Officials said Microsoft delivered updates nearly every quarter for all these devices. Microsoft already offers Lync apps for Windows Phone, iPhone, Android phones, iPad, Windows and Mac. As of October 2013, Pall has headed up engineering for the Skype/Lync team. The combined unified communications team is part of Microsoft's Applications and Services division. In late 2012, Microsoft moved the Lync team under the Skype team.
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