Previously Office Communications Server (OCS), which evolved from Live Communications Server, Lync Server uses the address books maintained by Microsoft Exchange Server. Microsoft Lync is the ...

I have great pride, and great joy, that the thing that we built has continued to flourish,” former Microsoft CEO Steve ...

Microsoft confirmed Friday that it is officially retiring Skype in May and consolidating its consumer communication offerings into Microsoft Teams.

Skype is among the world’s most long-lasting digital brands. But other mobile apps took off faster, and Skype didn’t see the Covid bump that Zoom did.

Microsoft's Office Communication Server "14" is now known as Microsoft Lync 2010, and it's due to hit the market by year's end, said Kirk Gregersen, senior director of Microsoft Office product ...

Microsoft first tried to build it itself with Office Communicator, which later turned into Lync, before re-debuting as Skype for Business post-acquisition. This was a separate platform from the ...

Microsoft later merged its Lync business communications platform with Skype into a new product called Skype for Business. The latter offering was discontinued in 2021. The company is now ...

Google prepares to say goodbye to Seattle's Fremont neighborhood, we get ready to say farewell to Skype; and we take a ...

Ballmer aimed to integrate Skype with several Microsoft products, including Lync, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Phone and Xbox video game consoles. Microsoft also got Skype running on its Azure ...