Microsoft Lync for mobile likely due on Dec. 12th
updated 03:10 pm EST, Fri December 9, 2011
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Microsoft will finally launch planned Lync mobile clients on December 12th, a report indicates. The primary source for the information is Alessandro Zattoni, an Italian IT profession who through Twitter says he learned that the Lync client for Windows Phone will become available on the 12th. Zattoni elaborates that the information was revealed at a partner-only Lync event. Possibly backing up the claim is that Zattoni has been retweeted by a representative for Microsoft's Lync Server technical reference hub, although officially Microsoft has refused to comment.
For some time, the company has been promising to ship mobile versions of Lync by the end of the year. Windows Phone, Android, iOS, and Symbian are known to be target platforms, possibly including native iPad support.
Lync is a replacement for Office Communications Server, and serves as an enterprise-level communications tool. Connected workers can do instant messaging and VoIP calls, or participate in conferences. In the long term Microsoft intends to eventually integrate Lync with Skype.
