Kiwi Stories

Introducing… the Microsoft Lync Room System

Bill Gates hails the Microsoft Lync Room System as a game-changer for office workers, promising seamless and efficient video collaboration.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 24th Mar 2014

Global Stories

Partner Programmes

MHA caps triple digit Lync growth with partner award

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.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2015

Unified Communications

Polycom and Microsoft team up in Skype for Business offerings

An expanded relationship between Polycom and Microsoft will bring the first hardware built specifically for Skype for Business to market within months.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2015

Unified Communications

Microsoft confirms Skype for Business takeover date

Skype for Business will replace Lync as its business communications suite, with a formal announced scheduled for March 18.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2015

Unified Communications

Polycom Lyncs up partners for new deals

Microsoft Lync is helping Polycom's Kiwi resellers win deals, but it's also changing the landscape - and how resellers operate.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2014

Unified Communications

Skype for Business to advance business communication

Microsoft to launch Skype for Business, melding Skype's ease with Lync's enterprise prowess, poised to revolutionize business communication in 2015.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2014

Microsoft

AudioCodes eyes NZ SME market... launches 'Lync-in-a-box'

VoIP provider AudioCodes launches 'Lync-in-a-box' for SME market in New Zealand, targeting businesses with less than 200 staff.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Sep 2014

Health Technologies

Microsoft NZ - Navigating the future roadmap for Lync...

Microsoft NZ unveils future of Lync, aiming for enhanced business collaboration and connectivity across devices and platforms.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Sep 2014

Unified Communications

Lync-ing up... Expert views on Microsoft's unified comms contender

Microsoft's unified communications offering, Lync, is gaining traction but struggling with competition from other vendors.

By Heather Wright • 6 min read • Thu, 4th Sep 2014

Microsoft

WPC 2014 fuels a great State of Origin…

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.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 21st Jul 2014

Unified Communications

NZ first as Gen-i and Interactive Intelligence partner to transform contact centres

Gen-i and Interactive Intelligence's new partnership ushers in NZ's first fully managed cloud contact centre, revolutionising customer service.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Apr 2014

Unified Communications

Examining Lync Enterprise Voice and Conferencing...

A properly integrated Microsoft Lync deployment is wonderful, says Deanne Jessep, UCFX director of business development, but there are pitfalls to avoid.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Mar 2014