Commenting in a statement on the latest development, Andrew Miller, Polycom president and CEO said, “The new Polycom CX7000 room telepresence solution, custom-built to integrate with Microsoft ...

Microsoft has announced that enterprise CAL (client access licenses) for Lync Server will cost $107, a price cut of $32 per user over the previous version of Microsoft’s communications software.

Lync is the updated version of Microsoft's former Office Communications Server, promising a new UC channel opportunity for developers, solution providers and integrator partners.

At its Lync Conference in San Diego, Microsoft officials will show the ability for Lync and Skype users to contact each other, launch IM text sessions and communicate via audio calls.

Microsoft now has 20,000 employees using the Lync 2010 beta, as well as 100 enterprise customers, according to Gregersen. When Microsoft launched Office Communication Server 2007 nearly three ...