Note: • For details about Skype for Business Online subscription plans, see the Skype for Business Online Service Description. • Lync Server 2013 supports the following previously released clients: Lync 2010, Lync 2010 Mobile, Lync Phone Edition, and Lync 2010 Attendant. For information about these clients, see the Lync 2010 version of the Client Comparison Tables. • The Lync 2013 client supports audio and video in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment. For details about Lync 2013 capabilities in a VDI environment, see. Note: • Lync meeting features are not available in Skype for Business Online Standalone Plan 1. • In Lync-to-Lync sessions, a Skype for Business Online Plan 1 user can participate in desktop sharing and application sharing if they are invited by a user who has access to sharing features.
Nov 16, 2016 This update for Microsoft Lync Server 2013 adds the. This enables the new Microsoft Skype for Business for Mac client to communicate.
• For details, see the Skype for Business Online Service Description. Note: Lync Voice features are limited to certain Skype for Business Online subscription plans. For details, see the “Lync Voice Features” topic in the Skype for Business Online Service Description. Feature/capability Skype for Business 2015 and 2016 client Skype for Business on Mac Lync 2013 Lync Windows Store app Lync Web App Lync 2010 Lync 2010 Attendant Lync Phone Edition Communicator for Mac 2011 Lync for Mac 2011 Initiate IM with a public contact ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● Initiate IM with a federated contact ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● Conduct two-party or multiparty calls with external users ● 2 ● ● 2 ● 2 ● ● 1 ● ● ● 1 For Skype for Business Online and/or Office 365 users, Lync 2010 Attendant is not supported. 2 For Skype for Business Online and/or Office 365 users, this feature is not available. User accounts can exist either Online or On-premises, and that will affect the features available to that user.
Users with accounts on Skype for Business Online will not have access to the following features, even with the Full client: • Enhanced Presence: Use a photo from any public site for My Picture • Contacts: Search for Response Groups • IM Support: Persistent Chat (Group Chat) integration • IM Support: Escalate a Persistent Chat room to a Meeting with one click • External Users: Conduct two-party or multiparty calls with external users.
Lync has more features than you can shake a stick. Has had years of experience creating a well-rounded chat client.
Lync includes not only instant messaging but video conferencing and powerful collaboration tools. Instant messaging works just as you'd expect. The current status of your contacts is displayed clearly next to their names.
These statuses are integrated into as well so you know when someone is available to chat with. Coferencing is one of the useful feathures of Lync.
You can share audio, video, screens, as well as white boards and polls. New for this version of Lync is HD video.
Microsoft is using H.264 SVC to make sure that video is broadcasted clearly in 1080p. Usability Voice and video calls have been overhauled to be stable and usable, even under poor network conditions. Microsoft has worked hard to overhaul the architecture of Lync to make as many features available as possible in the event of a network slow down or failure. The interface has been completely redesigned to look more like 's Modern UI applications.
Everything is flat, white, and blue. This makes for a somewhat monotonous look but you quickly addapt to it. Lync is easy to use and all of its features are presented clearly. It doesn't take look to figure out how to do something, even if you've never used previous versions of Lync before. Hovering over a contact will reveal all of the ways you can communicate with him or her. Lync takes a page out of Google's book by giving a great screen sharing experience where each of the of the video chat is displayed above the shared presentation.