If you're taking the next step with Lync voice, you'll want to know more about Enhanced 911. Complete with real world examples of deploying Location Information Services and Enhanced 911 functionality…

In Lync 2013, Microsoft has introduced a number of new features that require Exchange 2013-- knowing what they are, and how they work, is critical to knowing what you'll get from an upgrade to…

With the proliferation of mobile devices as well as the flexibility of delivering mixed topology implementations of Lync, Exchange and other dependent systems, optimizing your security architecture…

With Skype used for more than 2 billion minutes a day (and counting), "Unified Communication" has now definitively changed communications, being available to your customers, at any time and…

Join us for a rapid-fire show-and-tell review of some powerful third-party applications that enhance the Lync with robust IT tools for health monitoring and management.

This session will walk through a series of use cases built on the Lync platform, so you can be inspired by the art of the possible to provide more than basic dial-tone. _x000D_

Lync Server 2013 allows you to deploy Lync in hybrid deployment in which some users are homed on-premises and some users are homed online sharing the same domain. This session will provide an overview…

Microsoft offers an efficient and flexible way to enable hosted real time communications in the cloud for small and large organizations with Office 365 and Lync Online-Multitenant. However, some…

Wi-Fi presents unique challenges to Unified Communications. In this session we will explore how Software Defined Networking (SDN) can be used with Lync specifically to address the common Wi-Fi…

The third installment in our series on Software Defined Networking (SDN) with Lync continues with an exploration of Quality of Service. In this session we'll explore how UC as an end-user application…

Microsoft's Lync Engineering team regularly run All-Hands (Town Hall) sessions with up to 1,000 online participants with speakers in 4 sites. In this session you will hear from the Lync Program…

UCB is a patient-centric biopharma leader, focusing on severe diseases in Immunology and the Central Nervous System. The company employs in the region of 9000 employees and operates in approximately…

Lync VDI plug in was introduced in Lync 2013 release to seamlessly deliver enterprise-grade, real-time AV in a VDI environment. The session will cover pairing process, different scenarios and…

Every business considering Lync looks at the business case to purchase and deploy differently based on its particular vertical industry, internal environment, and communication strategy and goals.…

In this session, we will share a proven adoption methodology, key success factors, best practices, and relevant resources to help drive both rapid and sustained adoption of Lync. We will showcase a…

Stale Hansen, the creator of Get-UnusedNumbers PowerShell script, walks through how phone number management is done throughout different Lync deployments. The session will start with some of the…

The session will expand on the basics of PBX interoperability and standard call flows to sophisticated scenarios found in enterprise interoperability requirements. In this deep-dive technical session,…

See the new archiving features in Lync Server 2013 that allow for an improved deployment and operational efficiency in achieving compliance goals. We discuss step-by-step the integration options when…

Microsoft Lync includes capabilities for real time communications such as IM, audio, video, and conferencing. Learn how virtualization solutions impact these communications and how to best deploy Lync…

Lync's Unified Communications Managed API is undoubtedly the foundation of many super-sophisticated applications. Yet with great power can come great complexity. This session will walk through some of…

In 2013 the Lync 2013 Managed API for the Lync 2013 client has added a series of new capabilities, especially for building Kiosk style applications, such as video and application sharing. This session…

Join us for a rapid-fire show-and-tell review of some powerful third-party applications that enhance the Lync voice environment with additional telephony controls.

Join us for a deep dive into the troubleshooting tools available to Lync voice deployment engineers and administrators. We will dig into the logs and network captures. We will try to have a fun, but…

One of the first key use cases identified for Software Defined Networking (SDN) with Unified Communications has been with Diagnostics. Join us as we dive into the use of SDN to understand,…

Lync Meetings often include people outside of our company, some who have Lync and others who do not. This session will cover the ways in which you can securely and confidently allow those participants…

The session is designed to provide a "ready, set, go" view of the conferencing workload. The presenter will cover usage scenarios, planning and deployment topics to help you get the most out…

Honeywell has been one of the first Fortune 100 companies to deploy Lync globally with all modalities enabled at that scale. Nico, the global Design Lead for collaboration Services at Honeywell, will…

The Skype momentum continues!! In this session, we will help you position when and how best to use Lync and Skype together in the Enterprise, including tips on how to control Skype on your corporate…

Lync transforms the way people work and offers an unprecedented degree of flexibility through a rich variety of deployment options. A complete Lync implementation typically requires the coordination…

Join us for an independent and objective view of the wide range of Lync-optimized devices. Learn which device is right for your scenarios. This session will cover the capabilities of Lync Phone…

You carry out regular maintenance on your car - what do you do for Lync? Join Nick Rosenfeld (Principle Escalation Engineer) and Keith Hanna (Support Architect) to discover the proactive services and…

Pulling from the lessons learned over dozens of customer deployments, this session will be covering the under-the-hood integration of Lync Server 2013 and Exchange Server 2013 Unified Messaging. In…

Want to know how Lync can be configured for least cost routing while still providing for local PSTN access? Want to know how to manipulate numbers sent to or received from gateways? Want to know what…

Have you ever found yourself lost in a sea of snooper traces with no clear path or direction to take?. During this session we will perform investigations using relevant log files and systematic…

Using Lync Control Panel to manage your Lync Servers is simple and intuitive, but sometimes we need to go beyond its capability's and take Lync management to the next level, that's when we use Windows…

Lync is a platform with many APIs. The Lync Managed API, the UC Managed API, the Lync Server API, the UC Web API: many APIs. So when should one use one API over the other API and what is the roadmap…

Join us for a rapid-fire show-and-tell review of some powerful third-party applications that enable the business with robust compliance and control solutions.

Lync Online is a highly scalable service that is capable of serving large EPG (as well as EDU) customers. This session will provide evidence of these large deployments, explain the Lync Online XL…

PowerShell provides a single management interface for provisioning and configuring Windows software and systems both on premises and online. This session will demonstrate the recently release Remote…

The Lync Call Quality Methodology is a practical framework that puts into practice the broad guidance published in the network guide. Join us for a deep dive into the SQL queries included within CQM…

Mobile devices are present and future of our everyday lives, at work and as a consumers. Quite often these devices don't offer any wired connection methods, only wireless. It's fair to assume that…

Lync 2013 delivers HD video experiences across a variety of devices and platforms for both P2P and multiparty Lync Meetings. The session will provide an overview of the features supported, the…

Customer research shows most businesses are not getting the best experience from collaboration-enabled conference rooms. Time is money and to make organizations more productive, we set out to deliver…

Unified Communications has grown exponentially over the last few years as technology continues to grow at an incredible pace. Adventist Health System has just re-aligned the core technologies…

Once the decision to use Lync as your organization's communications platform has been made, the natural approach is to realize the value of the Lync investment as quickly as possible. In this session,…

In this session, you'll hear from Lync customers who will share recent successes (and challenges!) around their own end-user experiences including change management, how they measured & reported…

Are you prepared for the actual configurations that customers are buying? You can increase success, shorten sales cycles, and probably increase revenue if you start with these top seven…

Join Dimension Data, the 2013 Global Microsoft Partner of the Year – Communications, and learn from the experts how to succeed with global Lync Voice deployments. Dimension Data will share real world…

The Lync network infrastructure needs to be simple, flexible, fast, highly available and scalable. These automated, efficient, and elastic networking solutions scale rapidly without sacrificing return…

As the adoption of interactive and media-rich applications, like Microsoft Lync, continues to grow within the Enterprise, IT staff is coming to terms that the required manual configuration of network…

Lync provides a full suite of Unified Communications functionality, but the reality of many production environments is that there are already components in place which provide some of the elements of…

Delight users and speed adoption by selecting the right device for your Lync deployment model whether it be on premise, in the cloud, or a hybrid deployment. During this session we will share our…

In this session, see how you can enhance and extend the Microsoft Lync platform and create new and exciting customer driven solutions with Communications Enabled Business Process frameworks and…

Join Unisys for an interactive discussion on how Lync transformed our organization and helped us realize the full value of a socially enabled enterprise. Navigating the Lync ecosystem can be a major…

Unify² will highlight "First Time Right" approaches successfully being leveraged by Fortune 500 customers around the world for global-scale voice and video rollouts. Through several…

Lync 2013 hails the advent of the truly all-wireless enterprise in which the wired phone, birthed in the 19th century, is set aside in favor of mobile devices. In the mobile enterprise the demands on,…

Many companies have already discovered the benefits of Microsoft Lync Unified Communications (UC). The increasing need to conduct business both face-to-face and remotely using a wide variety of voice,…

Microsoft Lync offers huge opportunities for the enterprise. It improves productivity, simplifies collaboration, enhances teamwork efficiency and increases customer satisfaction while reducing costs…

Microsoft is changing the telephony industry with Lync server 2013. This presentation will educate the Microsoft customer community on several options that can be used to deploy Enterprise Voice…

Developed in partnership with Microsoft over a three-year period, SMART is moving its version of the Lync Room System to the next level. Learn about the next generation of SMART Room System and how…

Growth through acquisitions brings infrastructure challenges that can prohibit your ability to effectively communicate across the company. As a result, work flows less fluidly and the ability to…

Lync is revolutionizing the way in which many organizations communicate and collaborate. Dell has helped hundreds of customers realize the benefits and ROI that a well implemented Lync solution can…

Changes in the work environment - mobile growth, social tools and global expansion - are driving Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) solutions. With these, come challenges addressing…

In this session we will be addressing the topics concerning interoperability for Lync Voice. From phones to contact centers, Session Border Controllers to IP-PBXs and topologies to call routing…

That UM server that you deployed with Lync is good for more than just catching voicemails. In this session we will take a look at the new features in Exchange 2013 Unified Messaging like Personal…

The collection of Lync monitoring service data role should be a required piece of every Lync server deployment, but are you really aware of the valuable data collected and how to use it in your daily…

Join us for a rapid-fire show-and-tell review of some powerful third-party applications that provide additional workflow and collaboration capabilities to your Lync deployment. Some simple, some…

Many customers are interested in purchasing Lync "as a service" from a partner, but are not sure if it will meet their needs or how to proceed. This session is targeted to business managers,…

Join us for an introduction to the Lync Call Quality Methodology. CQM is a practical framework that puts into practice the broad guidance published in the network guide. It's a real, data driven…

Wi-Fi presents unique challenges to Unified Communications. In this session we will explore how Software Defined Networking (SDN) can be used with Lync specifically to address the common Wi-Fi…

Lync-Skype Connectivity is foundational to delivering on our promise to connect enterprise to consumers around the world. In this session we will cover the configuration basics, a technical deep dive,…

Join us for an interactive customer session to learn how Tampa General Hospital is utilizing Lync's open architecture to integrate multiple communications systems and facilitate Lync Federation to…

Whether you're using Lync Server, hybrid, hosted or online, the client still needs to sign in to get everything started. Join this session to understand the internals of this process across the Lync…

Learn what is new with our Lync Windows 8 client since last year's Lync Conference. We've released a number of features including new scenarios that light up with Windows 8.1 over the past year. Let's…

Lync connects to and leverages key Microsoft technologies, driving efficiency through infrastructure and skills re-use . This session, I'll cover how Lync uses SQL, Active Directory, Exchange Server,…

Lync is changing how the world does Unified Communications. The technology impact is obvious - but does your company understand the business impact of Lync? Please join us for this informative session…

Panel discussion consisting of Bob Williams UC SSP EDU, Victor Shumskiy UC SSP EDU, and 2 customers 1 from K-12 space, and from Higher EDU, we will discuss how the end customers have improved…

Join us for an interactive discussion detailing the lessons learned from an enterprise PBX replacement project. We will detail 10 keys to ensure your project is a success. Learn how IT operations and…

Over the last few years Microsoft support for Lync has evolved with a range of standard and enhanced options from Microsoft Premier through to end to end Solution Support available from Lync Certified…

Deploying Enterprise Voice for the branch sites is interesting in several different ways! The branch site is often an average of your organization with several different roles requiring different…

In this unique panel-style discussion, Lync voice experts from across the engineering, consulting, sales and marketing departments at Microsoft share their unmediated thoughts and experiences about…

You already know how to grab a few basic reports from Lync, but have you ever thought about what insights can be revealed by using this data in different ways and more importantly how can we abstract…

Every developer has been there: your app should work, but one way Lync does not like your code. Whether it is a UCMA application or a UCWA application, in almost any case, your diagnostics start with…

Join us for a rapid-fire show-and-tell review of some creative user interfaces that bring the power of Lync to users in new and compelling ways.

Lync is powering contact centers of all sizes and, thanks to a strong line-up of partner solutions built on the Lync APIs, more and more organizations are considering modernizing their contact centers…

Session targeted to Service Providers and Telcos. The session will go over the different Lync business opportunities available to Service Providers. Hear from other Service Providers, and learn how to…

Goal of this session is to provide deep down information, how we establish media connectivity using ICE, STUN and TURN. I will discuss how clients and server will find and allocate IP addresses…

The third installment in our series on Software Defined Networking (SDN) with Lync continues with an exploration of Quality of Service. In this session we'll explore how UC as an end-user application…

This deep dive session will cover topics of Lync Meeting specific AV media flows, codecs and more. Bring your binoculars. There will be eye charts in this one!

This session will provide an overview of Lync Meeting investments released since Lync 2013 GA.

Intermountain Healthcare is an integrated healthcare system with 22 hospitals and over 150 clinics across the Intermountain West. Intermountain provides high-tech healthcare to its urban and rural…

With over 20 domestic and international offices, Holland & Knight LLP has over 1,000 lawyers which provide representation in litigation, business, real estate and governmental law. Come listen as…

Learn what is new with our Lync Mobile clients for Windows Phone, iPhone, iPad and Android since last year's Lync Conference. The Lync Mobile Team has released a large number of features and…

UniComm Consulting helps enterprises take advantage of the opportunities created by Unified Communications (UC) functionality. Our experience has proven that the business processes in most enterprises…

Lync-Skype connectivity has opened up new ways for enterprises to connect and can reshape communications in the enterprise. During this session, we'll explore Lync and Skype in various industries and…

You carry out regular maintenance on your car – what do you do for Lync? Join Nick Rosenfeld (Principle Escalation Engineer) and Keith Hanna (Support Architect) to discover the proactive services and…

This interactive session covers the details around troubleshooting Voice in Lync 2013. Come prepared to discuss real-world issues, as we breakdown how to troubleshoot everyday issues and complex…

Just getting started with your Lync Voice deployment? Come join us as we explore the wide range of Lync voice telephony capabilities that you'll want to know about to make your deployment a success,…

In Lync 2013, Microsoft has introduced a number of new features that require Exchange 2013-- knowing what they are, and how they work, is critical to knowing what you'll get from an upgrade to…

Lync Server 2013 introduces many new features, along with significant enhancements to existing functionality. This session goes deep on the underlying technology and architecture: Server Roles and…

Do you know or care about ISO 27001? What about FISMA or the NYST? You might not know what they are but you should probably be interested in how they relate to Office 365 and your data. As you…

You are in the middle of discussions with the customer on deploying Lync. The networking department starts asking you questions like: - How much bandwidth do we need to provide for Lync traffic in our…

One of the first key use cases identified for Software Defined Networking (SDN) with Unified Communications has been with Diagnostics. Join us as we dive into the use of SDN to understand,…

Lync Meetings often include people outside of our company, some who have Lync and others who do not. This session will cover the ways in which you can securely and confidently allow those participants…

The places and spaces from which we work and meet with others are changing. The physical space is changing to accommodate collaborative and flexible work arrangements. Lync supports a variety of…

American Express services Microsoft travelers in 75 countries and almost 10,000 reservations per week traveling more than 1.5 billion miles per year. These bookings were historically made via email or…

Every business considers what communication tools to use inside the company and with customers. Siarhei Harbukou, a Project Manager from EPAM Systems, will tell his "Lync Story" in detail…

Lync was designed to permit easy, authenticated and secure access from the internet to both PC and mobile Lync clients. This session will focus on the challenges commonly faced by customers who want…

In this very interactive session will discuss updates to the Lync Clients and walk through the features that are enabled as part of updates since RTM. We will discuss and demo the updates on Windows…

Lync is an integrated communications platform, but it is sometimes not clear how the integrated Lync experience delivers value to customers by making getting things done easier and faster. Join this…

Over the past few years, we have seen more and more of the world's largest commercial and public sector organizations adopt Lync for communications. Join this session to hear the reasons why these…

Setting up Enterprise Voice is a big project even for seasoned Lync experts. The interplay between dial plans, voice policies, routes, PSTN usages and trunk translation rules can make it complicated…

So we know you have questions about Lync's core Voice and Video capabilities. Or maybe it's around Call Admission Control (CAC), Quality of Service (QoS) or Branch Survivability. For simple answers to…

Learn about functionality you need to think of to meet all the business requirements during a UC rollout that Lync out of the box doesn't provide. In this session, we'll cover options regarding…

At Last year's Lync Conference, Lync 2013 was fresh off the production line. But we promised a more 'Agile' approach - attend this session to hear how we lived up to that promise. During this session,…

Regular assessment and maintenance of your Lync environment are key activities in ensuring service levels and end user experiences are maintained. _x000D_ _x000D_ Lync Server RAP as a Service (RaaS)…

The Lync Server SDK provides power capability and rich controls over SIP messaging in a Lync environment. In this deep dive on Lync Server Message Routing and the Lync Server API, we will explore and…

This session will walk through a series of use cases built on the Lync platform, so you can be inspired by the art of the possible to provide more than basic dial-tone.

This session is targeted to partners who provide hosted services to learn about recent updates and share best practices. Join us for lessons learned from real deployments and get access to all of the…

Please join this session if you are interested in understanding the multiple topologies that are available to deploy Lync. The Lync topology chosen determines the Lync feature set and the level of…

So, you are thinking about adding video to your Lync deployment. Join us for an end-to-end discussion about how Lync utilizes video and what this means for your network. We will discuss bandwidth…

Software Defined Networking (SDN) is changing the way enterprises think about their network infrastructure. In this session, we will review Microsoft's strategy and investments in SDN, the…

Please join us for an engaging look at Cargill's Journey to Lync 2013! In 2005, Cargill had 55 vendors providing collaboration services (voice, email, faxing, presence, IM, conferencing). By 2013…

During this exciting customer session, Telefonica will share about:_x000D_ - The evolution of Lync 2013 in Telefonica_x000D_ - The journey of building a UC strategy that meets the needs of 150,000…

With Lync 2013 mobile clients, we now support VoIP. So Call Via Work (CVW) takes the least priority now and Wi-Fi, cellular data are now supported for voice and video calling. This means the media…

Lync Persistent Chat provides a platform enabling collaboration between a group of people. Lync Persistent chat provides solutions for keeping Message history, getting notifications when certain…

What will get Lync approved? How will Lync be differentiated from the IP-PBX "collaboration" crowd? Get definitive answers to these questions, with real case studies, real math, real…

This session is a lessons learned and Best practices review Microsoft has identified through their deployments of Lync. Microsoft IT will be sharing with you the challenges, successes and best…

Just getting started with your Lync Voice deployment? Come join us as we explore the wide range of Lync voice telephony capabilities that you'll want to know about to make your deployment a success,…

Deploying Enterprise Voice for the branch sites is interesting in several different ways! The branch site is often an average of your organization with several different roles requiring different…

Real-time communications are mission-critical so the decision of which high availability architecture to use is vital for the optimum health of your Lync Server deployment. During this 400-level…

Have you ever found yourself lost in a sea of snooper traces with no clear path or direction to take?. During this session we will perform investigations using relevant log files and systematic…

Join us for a rapid-fire show-and-tell review of some powerful third-party applications that enhance the Lync voice environment with additional telephony controls.

Lync is powering contact centers of all sizes and, thanks to a strong line-up of partner solutions built on the Lync APIs, more and more organizations are considering modernizing their contact centers…

Please join this session if you are interested in understanding bandwidth considerations and security aspects of deploying Lync Online. Bandwidth and network conditions are very important to consider…

Join us for a deep dive into the troubleshooting tools available to Lync voice deployment engineers and administrators. We will dig into the logs and network captures. We will try to have a fun, but…

So, you are thinking about adding video to your Lync deployment. Join us for an end-to-end discussion about how Lync utilizes video and what this means for your network. We will discuss bandwidth…

This deep dive session will cover topics of Lync Meeting specific AV media flows, codecs and more. Bring your binoculars. There will be eye charts in this one!

There are various standards-based and optimized video solutions available, in this session we discuss the wide range options and how the map to room sizes and use cases including a deep-dive on how…

From LCS on a single server to over 25 Lync 2013 servers in three regions with 15,000 users worldwide, SunGard has undertaken three global deployments of the OCS/Lync product suite. We will discuss…

Lync Room Systems (LRS) is an integrated meeting room solution which is an integral part of a Lync deployment. Join us to learn the best practices for deploying LRS with your on-premises or using…

Stale Hansen, the creator of Get-UnusedNumbers PowerShell script, walks through how phone number management is done throughout different Lync deployments. The session will start with some of the…

That UM server that you deployed with Lync is good for more than just catching voicemails. In this session we will take a look at the new features in Exchange 2013 Unified Messaging. We will cover the…

Virtualizing a Lync environment requires careful consideration approach to planning and testing using the Test Plan Guide. With the test approach, the guide provides a proven testing methodology such…

The collection of Lync monitoring service data role should be a required piece of every Lync server deployment, but are you really aware of the valuable data collected and how to use it in your daily…

Going beyond the basics of PowerShell is essential to effectively manage a secure, global multi-site/pool Lync Enterprise deployment. Automating mundane operational tasks from Lync server roles, user…

Lync offers many great capabilities like VoIP, video, instant messaging, conferencing and other types of real time communication and integration into Office. One of the interesting areas for Lync are…

Mobile devices are present and future of our everyday lives, at work and as a consumers. Quite often these devices don't offer any wired connection methods, only wireless. It's fair to assume that…

Lync 2013 delivers HD video experiences across a variety of devices and platforms for both P2P and multiparty Lync Meetings. The session will provide an overview of the features supported, the…

Lync supports a variety of join options for Lync Meeting participants and while VoIP is more and more common, PSTN is still a requirement. In the meantime, insourcing ACP is often a significant driver…

Please join us for an exciting look into BNSF's Lync journey. BNSF rolled out Microsoft OCS R2 for IM and presence to 20,000 users in 2009. In 2011, they migrated to Lync 2010 moving 3 field locations…

Whether you're using Lync Server, hybrid, hosted or online, the client still needs to sign in to get everything started. Join this session to understand the internals of this process across the Lync…

Lync and Skype together connect our business customers with the largest network for richly communicating with consumers. In this session, we will discuss the business value that Lync users can realize…

Setting up Enterprise Voice is a big project even for seasoned Lync experts. The interplay between dial plans, voice policies, routes, PSTN usages and trunk translation rules can make it complicated…

Join us for an interactive discussion on the best practices and lessons learned from Lync deployments over the years. Want to know what are the top 3 areas of support issues reported to Microsoft and…

Applications justify Lync UC investments. Applications differentiate Lync from PBX-based solutions. Do you know the top applications for UC? Do you know the top applications in vertical markets? This…

Join Gurdeep Singh Pall, Derek Burney, and nearly a thousand colleagues in this opportunity to take part in Microsoft's vision for Unified Communications. If you're looking for the latest demos and…