The document discusses new features in Microsoft Lync 2013 including improved video conferencing capabilities. It highlights the Lync Room System which provides a conference room solution that allows participants both in the room and remotely to easily start meetings, view each other, and share content through an integrated hardware and software experience modeled after Lync. The system aims to overcome barriers to video conferencing and improve productivity through more effective collaboration.
3. WHAT’S NEW IN LYNC?
BE THERE WITHOUT GOING THERE
MULTIPARTY
HD VIDEO AND
CONTENT SHARING
Video gallery
HD video or high resolution
photos of attendees
H.264 SVC support
Personalised collaboration
experiences
Intuitive controls
MODERN, MOBILE
AND WEB CLIENTS
Consistent and familiar
clients
Immersive experience
optimised for touch
Mobile client experiences
designed for the device
Lync Web App for browser
access to meetings
SOCIAL AND
INTEGRATED
BY DESIGN
Single identity across
business and social
applications
Shared contact card
Communicate directly from
within Office
OneNote Share
SharePoint integration
FEDERATION
WITH SKYPE
Communicate with anyone
on Skype
Share rich presence
information
Secure and archived
Instant Messaging
Peer to peer voice
5. LYNC ROOM SYSTEM
Superior collaboration
experience, for both
in-room and remote
participants, at
a fraction of the cost of
telepresence solutions
Designed to extend the
familiar Lync Meeting
experience to a
conference room setting
Developed by Microsoft
as a Lync
endpoint, delivered by
partners as a packaged
solution
Replaces legacy 3rd
party VTCs
overtime, does not
require a 3rd party
gateway for
interoperability
6. LYNC ROOM SYSTEM
OVERCOME
BARRIERS
TO VIDEO
CONFERENCING
REMOTE
PARTICIPANTS
FEEL
CONNECTED
MEETINGS
ARE EASIER
TO MANAGE
INCREASES
ADOPTION
AND USAGE
Start a meeting with
a single click
No laptop or slate
device required
Automated hardware
start-up
No cables or
components to tether
Remote participants
can easily see and
hear the discussion
going on in the room
Collaboration and
white boarding is
captured in the Lync
Meeting for all
participants to see
Content and people
can be seen together
Easy to switch
between
presenters, in-room
and remote
Easy to manage with
intuitive meeting
controls
Familiar Lync
experience reduces
typical adoption hurdles
Single, unified meeting
experience breaks down
solution silos
BENEFITS
8. NON
PRODUCTIVE
TIME COSTS
THE UK
£88 BLN
A YEAR
Source : Proudfoot
BUSINESS
TODAY HAS
NEVER BEEN
HARDER
WAY PLACE
Get to market faster
Better decisions, faster
Develop skill base of the business
Employee retention
Work / life balance
Efficiencies, time, travel and costs
Reduce office footprint cost, and make better use of the workspace
Improve sales & marketing effectiveness & productivity
Reduce carbon footprint
Foster a culture of innovation
Create competitive advantage
Enable flexible working
Improve communication and collaboration
IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY
Manage business risk
WE’RE ALL
SQUEEZED
FROM A
NUMBER OF
DIRECTIONS
TIME
9. 55%
of executives are
concerned their firm
is failing to deliver the
necessary training for
recovery
Real-time displays
would increase
room utilisation by
85%
87% of workers
say they would work
flexibly if given the
option, but only
32% believe they
have the right tools
46%
of c-level decision-
makers plan to
increase budget on
collaboration
technology
Over
of companies believe
internal communication
problems are a barrier
to improving
productivity
All
stakeholders
now focus more on
reducing travel and
meeting costs
40%
of business
managers are
changing their
workplace models to
be more collaborative
25%
Over
of desks are empty at
any given time, but it’s
still hard to get a
meeting room
55%
81%
of marketers cite
operational
efficiencies as their
top strategic priority
Workers
waste over
Per week due to poor
internal
communication
58%
of businesses report
productivity gains
as a result of
flexible working
28%
of meetings are a
waste of time
2.5 hours
Each week
Of employees are
unable to contact their
co-workers on the first
attempt
56%
SOME
OF THE
FACTS…
10. 13%working from
home in 2011
ADAPTING TO NEW
WAYS OF WORKING
EMERGENCE
OF TECHNOLOGY
GEOGRAPHIC
DIVERSITY
11. MEETING ROOMS TODAY…
…A SYNONYM FOR STRUGGLE
HAS NOT HELPED
AND TECHNOLOGY
Setup takes
8-10 minutes
on average
Video
conferencing
equipment is
not well utilised
Remote
attendees
feel isolated
Meeting
resources are
hard to manage
14. INTRODUCING LYNC FOR
THE MEETING ROOM
Full and familiar Lync
experience optimised
for immersive meeting
experience
Easy for users to
schedule, join and
manage meetings
Simple to deploy, does
not require 3rd party
infrastructure
Native Lync software
delivered in a
comprehensive partner
hardware solution
15. WHAT YOU GET
WITH SMART ROOM SYSTEM
PAIN-FREE
MEETING START
Start meetings with 1 click
Scheduled or ad-hoc meeting
Laptop free or laptop
driven meeting
Automated hardware start-up
REMOTE ATTENDEES ARE
PART OF THE MEETING
In room attendees can see and
hear remote attendees
Remote attendees can see and
hear in room activities
MEETINGS ARE EASIER
TO MANAGE
Easy to switch between
presenters
Easy to access meeting content
Easy to manage meeting
controls
22. WHY SMART?
Single integrated
solution for
audio, video, and
data collaboration
Interactive touch
display from the
industry leaders of
in-room collaboration
Multiple rooms
configurations designed
specifically to optimise
the experience
Largest
displays, camera
field-of-view, and
console
23. LYNC ROOM SYSTEM SUPPORTS
DEPLOYMENT CHOICE
LYNC SERVER
Lync Server
Private cloud / dedicated
LYNC HYBRID
Single domain & directory
Users split – server / online
LYNC ONLINE
Office 365, Lync Online
Partner-hosted multi-tenant
Slide Objective: Articulate the vision for Lync 2013 & Lync Online. No Build - Use the pillars to articulate the investments and set-up the subsequent slides. Talking points:The vision for the next release of Lync builds upon the strengths of Lync 2010 while taking a broader view of how communications, data and human interaction can blend in order to drive connections among a diverse and distributed workforce. When animation, clean design and touch are layered in, the scenarios and user experience is elevated in new and engaging ways. The essence of Lync 2013 is captured in 4 pillars, or collections of investments:The first is Multiparty HD video & content sharing. Lync 2013 and Lync Online showcase advances in video and visual communications. “I see what you mean” takes on an entirely different meaning when colleagues and customers from down the hall, across town or around the globe can see each other’s gestures while hearing their tone - when working together in a Lync Meeting. The next release of Lync further delivers on the promise of “access anywhere”, ensuring that Lync is available anywhere a user has access to Windows 8 PC or tablet, mobile device or browser. Modern, mobile and web client investments allowLync to be where the users are, putting people at the center of communications and collaboration. And yet, with the diversity of platform, form factor and device support – the experience is familiar and engaging. Lync was built from the ground up to deliver identity-based communications– pivoting on a user’s identity rather than the old paradigm of using phone numbers as a proxy for a person. Lync Integration across Office apps enables “one-click” communications directly from within the productivity applications used by Information Workers everyday. Lync is integrated into Outlook, SharePoint, OneNote and other Microsoft applications, users do not have to leave their current application when they need to reach out to others. Lync breaks down solution silos and application boundaries making communication and collaboration natural and less complex. Federation with Skype unlocks the potential to bring all of these investments mentioned, and the rich communication and collaborations scenarios they enable - to hundreds of millions of users worldwide. Transition - Take a closer looks at each one of these investment areas
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