general features |
Lync Online Plan 1 |
Lync Online Plan 2 |
Instant messaging (IM: 1:1 and multi-party) and presence (online availability status) |
Lync to Lync calling (1:1 voice and HD video) |
Microsoft Lync federation for connecting to users in other organizations that use Lync |
Lync-Skype connectivity for communicating with millions of Skype users worldwide |
Lync mobile clients for flexibility to work across multiple platforms, devices, and online services |
Lync web app for joining meetings through a web-based browser |
Persistent chat for creating topic-based discussion rooms that persist over time |
Lync skills search to allow users to search SharePoint My Site pages for names, keywords or specific skills |
Content sharing through screen sharing, virtual whiteboards and PowerPoint |
Ability to initiate ad-hoc and scheduled meetings |
Ability to initiate multi-party Lync audio/video sessions |
Meeting controls for setting up the organizer, lobby experience and join from |
OneNote sharing for enhanced in-meeting note taking |
Lync audio conferencing |
Interoperability with 3rd party audio conferencing providers |
Lync multi-party video |
Enterprise voice functionality including malicious call trace, E911 and call park |
24/7 Microsoft IT-level phone support |
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Clients for Lync Online |
Lync Online Plan 1 |
Lync Online Plan 2 |
Lync 2013 |
Lync 2013 Basic |
Lync Windows Store App |
Lync for Mac2011 |
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CONTACTS MANAGEMENT |
Lync Online Plan 1 |
Lync Online Plan 2 |
Contact card configuration |
Picture configuration |
Contact list configuration |
Unified contact store |
Address book search |
Distribution list expansion |
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LYNC-TO-LYNC AUDIO, VIDEO AND MEDIA |
Lync Online Plan 1 |
Lync Online Plan 2 |
Desktop sharing |
Application sharing |
File transfer |
Voice |
Video |
Media path optimization |
Network quality of service (QoS) - Differentiated services code point (DSCP) |
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FEDERATION AND PUBLIC IM CONNECTIVITY |
Lync Online Plan 1 |
Lync Online Plan 2 |
Office communications server 2007 R2 and Lync server 2010 (IM, presence, audio, video, conferencing) |
XMPP (used by Google talk for example) and Sametime federation |
Windows live messenger and skype federation |
AOL and Yahoo federation |
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LYNC MEETINGS |
Lync Online Plan 1 |
Lync Online Plan 2 |
Ad-hoc and schedule audio conferencing |
Ad-hoc and schedule video conferencing |
Active speaker video |
H.264 encoding and decoding |
Multi-party video |
High definition video or pictures of attendees |
Presenter controls |
Participant selected view |
OneNote sharing |
Ad-hoc and schedule web conferencing |
Dial-in PSTN conferencing via certified audio conferencing provider (ACP) |
Desktop sharing |
Application sharing |
PowerPoint sharing |
File transfer |
Whiteboard and annotations |
PowerPoint upload |
Polling |
Client-side recording and playback |
Server-side recording and playback |
Meeting lobby |
Participant anonymous join with Lync web app |
Schedule Lync meetings in Outlook |
Schedule Lync meetings in Outlook on behalf of others (delegation) |
Schedule Lync meetings with web scheduler |
Schedule online meetings in Outlook web app |
Outlook delegation for scheduling meetings |
Create public meetings with static meeting IDs from Outlook |
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SECURITY AND ARCHIVING |
Lync Online Plan 1 |
Lync Online Plan 2 |
IM and media encryption |
IM and file filtering |
Client version control |
IM content archiving |
Conference content archiving |
Application sharing and desktop sharing archiving |
User level archiving configuration |
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EXCHANGE AND SHAREPOINT INTEROPERABILITY |
Lync Online Plan 1 |
Lync Online Plan 2 |
Presence Interoperability with Exchange server |
Presence interoperability with Exchange online |
Unified messaging interoperability with Exchange server |
Unified messaging interoperability with Exchange online |
Outlook web app interoperability |
Archiving interoperability with Exchange server |
Archiving interoperability with Exchange online |
Skill search with SharePoint server |
Skill search with SharePoint online |
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LYNC ONLINE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT |
Lync Online Plan 1 |
Lync Online Plan 2 |
Microsoft Office 365 portal |
Microsoft Office 365 admin center |
Lync admin center |
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