Microsoft is rebranding Lync to 'Skype for Business' in 2015

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Microsoft is beginning to unify their communication technology and brands. This unification will make it easier for customers to understand what the product does and will unify the way that these technologies are implemented and used. Skype is the number one brand for video and audio calling over the internet and Microsoft is looking to bring that strong brand to businesses.

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Microsoft today announced that the next version of Lync will become Skype for Business in the first half of 2015. Microsoft will be releasing_a new client experience, new server release, and updates to the service in Office 365. Skype for Business takes advantage of both Skype for Lync and it will include many new features.

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Microsoft today announced that they will be rebranding Lync enterprise communication platform as Skype for Business. In the first half of 2015, the next version of Lync will become Skype for Business with a new client experience, new server release, and updates to the service in Office 365. Microsoft believes that Skype for Business will

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Microsoft News

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Skype has been getting some love from Microsoft in recent weeks. On the consumer side, Microsoft introduced Skype Qik, a short video messaging service that’s bound to give SnapChat headaches. Today, Microsoft has news for business users: Lync is becoming Skype for Business in 2015. Microsoft says there will be more to the move than a...

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HotHardware.com

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Microsoft is rebranding its unified-communications line-up from Lync to Skype for Business, and is readying the next releases of those products for the first half of 2015.

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