Stay tuned for more posts about the brand new shiny version of Lync. That means from any endpoint you’re on, join the meeting and be completely involved.įor more info, check out New Clients Features and New Servers Features on TechNet. That’s right, no more separate chat room client! Customize the Installation Microsoft Office Customization Tool opens, select Microsoft Lync 2013 Basic (32-bit) and click OK Click License and user interface. It’s a first class citizen in Lync Server 2013 and is delivered in the one, unified client.

Group Chat is now called Persistent Chat.

New High Availability scenarios supported (SQL Mirroring!) Microsoft Lync Server 2013 communications software offers instant messaging (IM), presence, conferencing, and telephony solutions that can support enterprise-level collaboration requirements.

VDI Plugin so Lync voice and video will now work in Remote Desktop sessions.

Skype Federation – includes presence, IM and peer to peer voice.

In Lync Server 2013, it includes conferences as well. In Lync Server 2010, 720p HD video was peer to peer only.

Multi-party HD Video with H.264 SVC support.

I’m going to be pumping out posts on what’s new in the next week or so, but here’s a quick taste based on what I’ve found on TechNet:

😀ĭownload the ISO of the server install files here. Infrastructure Requirements are up on TechNet Library and you can learn more in general on the Lync 2013 Preview page.

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