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Introduction to Microsoft® Lync™
UK CES Communications Conference2011
What do WeExperience Today?Current communications and collaboration experience
Source: Ideal Communications and Collaboration Research by Microsoft, 2009
April 18, 2007
Extension and Clientele Acceptance
• Is there acceptance among the groups for both delivery and receiving of programming delivered in this manner?• There exists a generational divide• Transition should begin with technology education • There is the willingness factor• Internet service to the community• Benefits to both sides
• Programming is no longer time sensitive• We can deliver quicker and • The client can receive when it is convenience
• In Five years this will be a necessity
April 18, 2007
New Tools For the Toolbox
• New Communication Medias and Program Delivery Medias • Podcasts• Blogs• List serve capabilities• Interactive Software, i.e. Centra• Webcasts• Interactive Publications• Video Conferencing• Chat Rooms and Forums• Interactive information systems i.e. Garden Data.org
What is driving us to seek new communication tools?
▪ Work from dispersed locations: Extension Employees are spread out across Kentucky
▪ Overwhelmed: Large organizations like Extension often average more than six communications devices and almost five communications applications per employee
▪ Frustrated: Collaboration inefficiencies waste up to 25% of staff time
▪ Mobile phone = New PC: 600 million smart-phones will be used for business in 2011▪ Virtual meetings on the rise: Videoconferencing technology could replace 20% of business travel WW
Workforce Distribution
Lack of Technology Integration
Demand for New Technologies
Lync Provides a Integrated ExperienceUsers can benefit from a single client experience for IM, voice, video, and data sharing
Microsoft Lync
Incoming call
Conversation windowIM and videoMeeting, application sharing, and whiteboarding
What do you WantIdeal communications and sharing experience
Lync Provides a Presence Across Office Applications
Contact Card
Click to communicate from Microsoft Backstage™ view and review tabs
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Common features across Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SharePoint can help to improve the user experience
Lync 2010 works on different platformsOptions for those who use Macs, mobile phones, browsers, and other devices
▪ “Lync for Mac”»
Connect with Mac users
▪ Lync Mobile, iPhone app, Nokia»
Communicate through mobile phones
▪ Lync Web App»
Reach through the browser
▪ Polycom, Plantronics, Jabra, Aastra and more…»
Experience Lync through numerous devices
Lync Connects People in Flexible Ways
Access messages through your PC, mobile device, or the WebConnect in real time across devices from a familiar interface
PC WebMobile
Putting Lync to work in UK CES
Multi-County program planning between agents Joint meeting from wherever you are Specialist delivered programs to agents/clientele Proofing/sharing documents agent-agent and agent-specialist Staff meetings Online classes Program delivery for clientele
Live to different offices/individual locations Recorded presentation to be viewed at any time
Communicate with staff within larger offices Using Lync inner-office
Clientele visit awareness Task management with staff members
How might Lync be used in our own organization
Getting Started
Talk to your District Tech
UK Wiki site: http://wiki.uky.edu/lync/Wiki%20Pages/Home.aspx
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Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN
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