[Overview]
Integrated functionality for instant messaging, presence,
conferencing and voice.
Customers who purchase Office for Mac Standard 2011 on or
after October 1, 2011 will have an Office suite that includes Lync for 2011
instead of Communicator for Mac 2011. Customers with active Software Assurance
coverage for Office for Mac Standard 2011 on or after October 1, 2011 can use
either Communicator for Mac 2011 or upgrade to Lync for Mac 2011.
What is Lync for Mac?
Lync for Mac 2011 is the new rich client for Lync users on the
Mac platform and offers integrated functionality for instant messaging,
presence, conferencing and voice.
Lync for Mac is designed to work with both Lync Server 2010 and Lync Online to
help you:
• Control communication costs
• Improve user productivity
• Gain operational efficiencies
• Collaborate effectively
[Features]
• Communicate how you want through Instant Messaging,
Presence, Conferencing, and Voice capabilities
• Presence integration throughout Office for Mac 2011
• Turn any conversation into collaboration with desktop
sharing
• Dial with ease using Lync for Mac as your softphone
• Work from anywhere without needing a VPN connection
• Instant Messaging & Presence
Help users connect using the right
tools at the right time
By simply looking at a contact name and the presence icon
associated with that person, you can see whether a person is available, in a
meeting, or out of the office so you can determine the best way to communicate
with them.
Presence can display user status which can be set by a user or automatically
based on calendar, login status, and more. Users can gain greater context with
data such as published phone numbers and photos through a streamlined contact
card experience.
• Real-time presence information based on calendar information,
login status or set by the user.
• Presence available in client applications in e-mail, coauthoring
and document scenarios.
• Instant information with contact cards including photos.
• Enhanced instant messaging with colleagues on different platforms
and the ability to invite multiple parties to join the same conversation.
• Audio & Video Conferencing
Get integrated audio, video, and web
conferencing.
Users can make computer-to-computer audio and video calls.
They can also conduct conference calls by inviting multiple contacts to join the
conversation or initiating a meeting from within Outlook for Mac 2011 or Lync
for Mac 2011.
• Support for Lync Server 2010 and Lync Online through Office 365
conferences from a Mac.
• Create, moderate, and join ad hoc collaboration sessions and
online meetings.
• Set up online meetings from Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011.
• Desktop sharing to enable collaboration between users.
• Descriptive roster results for a more robust meeting experience
• Voice Capabilities*
Access rich features that go beyond
the phone.
Lync for Mac makes it easy for users to make calls and access
features during calls that streamline workflow for everyone.
• Make calls from a Mac using it as a softphone.
• Forward calls to various devices and numbers.
• Transfer calls to various devices and numbers.
• Simultaneous ring allows for incoming calls to ring both Lync for
Mac and another phone.
* Some voice capabilities require Lync Server 2010 and are not
available with Lync Online
