Thumbs up for Microsoft Lync and Polycom KIRK

Microsoft Lync’s strength has to be its ability to integrate with the existing platforms.  Make it  easy to integrate with existing telephony platforms and you remove one more objection to buying.  Microsoft is working with the likes of Polycom to make this happen.  There are Polycom KIRK DECT on-site mobility solutions which are already interoperable with Lync. These are the first Microsoft certified DECT solutions for Lync.

ICON, the UK’s distributor of the Polycom Lync compatible on-site mobility solutions is already planning for an uptake in sales as a result of Lync.  Microsoft’s low hanging fruit are organisations which have made large investments in OCS or are in a vertical segment such as education (where Microsoft provide attractive license offers) – ICON sees many of these organisations and a surprising number are already active around Lync as a UC telephony solution and are talking with us on how they can enjoy the benefits of onsite mobility as an expansion.