Web Conferencing

Probably the biggest driving force behind companies implementing Lync Server 2010 is replacing outsourced web conferencing services. Many companies spend tens of thousands of dollars a month on services such as Webex or GoToMeeting. Although there might be situations where a company running Lync Server 2010 needs to create a conference so large that its infrastructure isn’t sufficient, the other 95% of the time it can use a platform it owns rather than paying an external company for the services. In many environments, OCS 2007 R2 implementations paid for themselves in 6 to 12 months for this reason. Lync Server 2010 looks to offer similar return on investment for companies in need of web conferencing.

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