Saturday, September 3, 2011

Unified Communication with Lync

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Hi there, Yes ! Smile Finally I’ve found a time to write my blog. This time no more coding stuff. But recently I’ve been looking for  some information on this So called Lync. And Finally I’ve found it.

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Before identifying what is Lync we need to Identify what is Unified Communication

Wikipedia states that ,

Unified communications (UC) is the integration of real-time communication services such as instant messaging (chat), presence information, telephony (including IP telephony), video conferencing, data sharing (including web connected electronic whiteboards aka IWB's or Interactive White Boards), call control and speech recognition with non-real-time communication services such as unified messaging (integrated voicemail, e-mail, SMS and fax). UC is not a single product, but a set of products that provides a consistent unified user interface and user experience across multiple devices and media types.[1]

In its broadest sense UC can encompass all forms of communications that are exchanged via the medium of the TCP/IP network to include other forms of communications such as Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and Digital Signage Communications as they become an integrated part of the network communications deployment and may be directed as one to one communications or broadcast communications from one to many.

UC allows an individual to send a message on one medium and receive the same communication on another medium. For example, one can receive a voicemail message and choose to access it through e-mail or a cell phone. If the sender is online according to the presence information and currently accepts calls, the response can be sent immediately through text chat or video call. Otherwise, it may be sent as a non real-time message that can be accessed through a variety of media

 

Lync Server is a solution for implementing the above communication method. and simply we can say Lync is a platform which providing facilities for ,

  • Instant Messaging
  • File Transfering
  • peer to peer facilities
  • Video & Voice Calling etc;

 

One key feature of this  server is there are several devices which is specially made for this technology. Such as,

  • Microsoft RoundTable is an audio and video conferencing device that provides a 360-degree view of the conference room and tracks the various speakers. This device is now produced and sold via Polycom under the product name CX5000.
  • LG-Nortel and Polycom also make IP phones in a traditional phone form factor that operate an embedded edition of Office Communicator 2007. The physical plastic phones as referred by Microsoft are also named Tanjay Phones.
  • SNOM has produced the first open SIP phone that also integrates to OCS

There are some eye catching videos about these features in Youtube.If you like you can just find from there.

 

References:-

Offical site for Lync
Wikipedia

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