Microsoft Lync

Note: The application is a free download, but implementing the service requires additional costs. Visit the pricing page for more information.

Microsoft Lync is the new rich client for Lync users on the Mac platform and offers integrated functionality for instant messaging, presence, conferencing and voice.

Lync for Mac is designed to work with both Lync Server 2010 and Lync Online to help you:

• Control communication costs
• Improve user productivity
• Gain operational efficiencies
• Collaborate effectively

Fixed

• KB 3074996 Call forwarding option for "Only forward or simultaneously ring during work hours" is unavailable in Lync for Mac 2011
• KB 3074995 Lync Lync for Mac 2011 disconnects every 30 seconds after you use a certificate that bases TLS-DSK authentication to sign in
• KB 3074993 Hide Stage button does not work after a user shares the desktop in Lync for Mac 2011
• KB 3074992 MAC address is not provided in the LIS request in Lync for Mac 2011 that supports Enhanced 911
• KB 3074990 Multiple contact card options are greyed out in Lync for Mac 2011 when enhanced privacy mode is enabled
• KB 3074989 Cannot update presence note in Lync for Mac 2011 that has lots of contacts
• KB 3074988 System volume on Mac is reset every time when you start or join a meeting in Lync for Mac 2011
• KB 3074987 Lync Energy usage for Lync for Mac 2011 is increased on a MacBook Pro that has two graphic processing units exist
• KB 3074986 The icons of distribution groups are greyed out when you send an IM or start a call in Lync for Mac 2011
• KB 3074985 Lync for Mac 2011 takes a long time to connect to Exchange server by using Autodiscover service
• KB 3074983 Wireless network connections are incorrectly reported as wired in VQReportEvent element in Lync for Mac 2011
• KB 3074982 Default installation preferences settings are not honored when you join a Lync online meeting in Lync for Mac 2011
• KB 3037355 Lync for Mac 2011 users cannot join Lync meetings that is created in Lync Web Scheduler