Lync stories

MHA caps triple digit Lync growth with partner award
Tue, 24th Mar 2015
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MHA saw triple digit growth in its NZ hosted Lync solution in 2014, capping off a successful year with a win at Microsoft New Zealand Partner Awards.

Polycom and Microsoft team up in Skype for Business offerings
Fri, 20th Mar 2015
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An expanded relationship between Polycom and Microsoft will bring the first hardware built specifically for Skype for Business to market within months.

Microsoft confirms Skype for Business takeover date
Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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Skype for Business will replace Lync as its business communications suite, with a formal announced scheduled for March 18.

Polycom Lyncs up partners for new deals
Wed, 19th Nov 2014
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Microsoft Lync is helping Polycom's Kiwi resellers win deals, but it's also changing the landscape - and how resellers operate.

Skype for Business to advance business communication
Fri, 14th Nov 2014
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Microsoft to launch Skype for Business, melding Skype's ease with Lync's enterprise prowess, poised to revolutionize business communication in 2015.

AudioCodes eyes NZ SME market... launches 'Lync-in-a-box'
Tue, 9th Sep 2014
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VoIP provider AudioCodes launches 'Lync-in-a-box' for SME market in New Zealand, targeting businesses with less than 200 staff.

Microsoft NZ - Navigating the future roadmap for Lync...
Fri, 5th Sep 2014
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Microsoft NZ unveils future of Lync, aiming for enhanced business collaboration and connectivity across devices and platforms.

Lync-ing up... Expert views on Microsoft's unified comms contender
Thu, 4th Sep 2014
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Microsoft's unified communications offering, Lync, is gaining traction but struggling with competition from other vendors.

WPC 2014 fuels a great State of Origin…
Mon, 21st Jul 2014
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As Satya Nadella outlined his cloud-first vision for Microsoft and its partners at WPC 2014, somewhere in the crowd two Kiwis glanced at each other and smiled.

NZ first as Gen-i and Interactive Intelligence partner to transform contact centres
Tue, 1st Apr 2014
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Gen-i and Interactive Intelligence's new partnership ushers in NZ's first fully managed cloud contact centre, revolutionising customer service.

Examining Lync Enterprise Voice and Conferencing...
Mon, 24th Mar 2014
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A properly integrated Microsoft Lync deployment is wonderful, says Deanne Jessep, UCFX director of business development, but there are pitfalls to avoid.

Introducing… the Microsoft Lync Room System
Mon, 24th Mar 2014
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Bill Gates hails the Microsoft Lync Room System as a game-changer for office workers, promising seamless and efficient video collaboration.

Unified Communications: Dialling in mobility and video
Mon, 24th Mar 2014
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Demand for unified communications skyrockets in NZ, driven by mobility and work flexibility needs among employees, experts reveal.

How tech can combat the incoming storm...
Fri, 14th Mar 2014
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NIWA leverages cutting-edge tech to revolutionise collaboration, drastically enhancing New Zealand's environmental research capabilities.

Finally, a Lync solution that works...
Tue, 4th Mar 2014
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Auckland IT firm solves telephony woes in under a day with Kordia's Microsoft Lync certified OnKor, ending a frustrating search for reliability.

Lync: Great for business, even better for the contact centre
Wed, 5th Feb 2014
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Lync revolutionises contact centres, boosting agent productivity and customer service by enhancing multi-channel communication.

Kordia NZ receives Microsoft Lync 2013 certification
Mon, 11th Feb 2013
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Kordia NZ leads as the first in the country to secure Microsoft Lync 2013 certification, bolstering business communication capabilities.

Symantec Corp announce instant messaging security
Thu, 5th Jul 2012
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Corporate organisations communicating through Instant Messaging platforms can address security and compliance issues through new safekeeping support.

Plunket chooses cloud based Office 365
Mon, 2nd Jul 2012
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How one of New Zealand's most loved charitable organisations improved its service delivery through web-based collaboration technology.

New UC platforms from HP
Tue, 12th Jun 2012
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HP launches new UC platforms, targeting enterprises with quick deployment options for Microsoft Lync and a customizable solution with Polycom.