Overview of Lync Online and Office 365

Lync Online is a service offering that can be purchased either separately or as part of Office 365 Enterprise, Microsoft’s cloud collaboration and productivity suite, which also includes Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Office Professional Plus, and Office Web Apps. Lync Online offers features that are very similar to Lync Server 2013, including IM and presence, sharing and collaboration, peer-to-peer voice and video calls, and online meetings. With the purchase of third-party services from an approved Microsoft partner, hosted voice and dial-in conferencing are also included as part of the feature set.

With the updated release of Office 365, Microsoft is seeking to close the gap by offering additional ...

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