(The workplace is constantly changing. Teams are more dispersed. People need efficient tools to be able to work no matter where they are. However, despite organizations investing heavily in technology, users still struggle to stay connected with colleagues and businesses. The slow pace of innovation in traditional technologies such as telephony has forced users to choose other modes of collaboration and communication. This makes it more difficult for IT professionals to deliver new capabilities in an integrated, cost-effective and secure manner. Microsoft? Lync? connects users in new ways, no matter where they are. The latest version of the unified communications platform provides a new, intuitive user experience that you can access directly from Microsoft Office applications such as Microsoft Outlook?, Microsoft Word and Microsoft SharePoint?. Lync brings together many different communication methods in one interface, deployed as a unified platform and managed through a single management infrastructure. The unified nature of the system helps reduce costs and accelerate/speed up user usage. And, because Lync is widely interoperable, it fits into existing IT infrastructure, making it easier to deploy and migrate. In response to today's changing workplace and the need for real-time collaboration, many organizations are looking for an efficient, integrated tool that allows users to communicate anytime, anywhere in a cost-effective and secure way. Microsoft Lync? Server 2010 provides a new, intuitive user experience that integrates people's different ways of communicating into one interface. This unified experience facilitates rapid user adoption, and at the same time, supports any means of communication through a single platform, reducing resource and operational costs.)