{"id":37032,"date":"2011-08-30T19:05:44","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T23:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.voipsupply.com\/?p=37032"},"modified":"2016-06-07T17:52:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T17:52:00","slug":"unified-communications-with-microsoft-lync-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/unified-communications-with-microsoft-lync-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"Unified Communications with Microsoft Lync Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even a\u00a0short list of organizational benefits from Unified Communications (UC) is impressive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Real-time collaboration<\/li>\n<li>Integrated productivity tools<\/li>\n<li>Cost-effective, secure communication from anywhere<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An out of the box, collaborative solution from a single platform, it&#8217;s no wonder Unified Communications are coming of age in an economic downturn that forces efficiency and limits infrastructure investment.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>And if you&#8217;re taking\u00a0the UC approach\u00a0with Microsoft that\u00a0means you&#8217;ll be using\u00a0<a title=\"Microsoft OCS\" href=\"\/phone-systems\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'Microsoft Lync Server');\">Microsoft Lync Server<\/a> and to get the most interoperability you&#8217;ll want an <a title=\"VoIP Phones\" href=\"\/voip-phones\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'IP phone');\">IP phone <\/a>optimized for the job.<\/p>\n<h2>Microsoft Tested &amp; Qualified<\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft tests and qualifies VoIP phones, USB speakerphones, USB desktop phones, USB handsets, and conference phones for Lync under its Compatible Devices Program from top brands like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/jabra-dial-520\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'Jabra');\">Jabra<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/snom-821-grey\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'Snom');\">Snom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/polycom-cx200\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'Polycom');\">Polycom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/plantronics-calisto-p540-m\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'Plantronics');\">Plantronics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/clearone-chat-70\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'ClearOne');\">ClearOne<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click here for a <a title=\"Microsoft Lync Phones Comparison Guide\" href=\"http:\/\/download.microsoft.com\/download\/F\/6\/D\/F6D987AF-967E-4DD5-B768-AC5D194B25AF\/Lync%20IP%20Phones%20Comparison%20Table.pdf\">Microsoft Lync Phones Comparison Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Next Generation Unified Communications<\/h2>\n<p>As part of the next generation of UC, <a title=\"Microsoft Lync Phones\" href=\"\/voip-phones\/lync\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'Microsoft Lync Phones');\">Microsoft Lync Phones<\/a> are a key component to\u00a0converged capabilites of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Instant messaging and group chats<\/li>\n<li>Audio, video, and web conferencing<\/li>\n<li>Mobility solutions for workers on the go<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise, software-based\u00a0VoIP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Simply\u00a0choose the Lync user interface that best suits your goals &#8212; 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