Microsoft Communicator. If you're in a big company that already uses MS Exchange for emails then it's a pretty easy integration. Probably not a great solution for small companies due to the cost.
The O365 plans that include Lync aren't really that expensive, surprisingly enough. It's not a reason to switch, but for companies already used to Exchange, it's probably a viable option.
Office365 makes the cost pretty low. And Lync has got to be one of the better MS products. It blows other PBX/presence solutions out of the water.
Probably the main reason it hasn't completely dominated is because MS is taking a weird partner-oriented approach to VoIP with it. So getting setup with some numbers and outbound calling is tons more work than it should be.
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Microsoft Communicator. If you're in a big company that already uses MS Exchange for emails then it's a pretty easy integration. Probably not a great solution for small companies due to the cost.
The O365 plans that include Lync aren't really that expensive, surprisingly enough. It's not a reason to switch, but for companies already used to Exchange, it's probably a viable option.
Office365 makes the cost pretty low. And Lync has got to be one of the better MS products. It blows other PBX/presence solutions out of the water.
Probably the main reason it hasn't completely dominated is because MS is taking a weird partner-oriented approach to VoIP with it. So getting setup with some numbers and outbound calling is tons more work than it should be.