Lync Server 2010 Client Features Compared
MS did a greate job at supporting different platforms. Below is directly from MS:
Compare the features of Lync Server 2010 clients endpoints:
- Telephony
- External users
- Mobile access
- Archiving and compliance
- Enhanced presence
- Contacts and contact groups
- Instant messaging (IM)
- Conferencing
Presence feature in Lync Server 2010 Clients
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Lync 2010 |
Lync Web App |
Lync 2010 Attendee |
Lync 2010 Attendant |
Lync 2010 Mobile |
Lync 2010 Phone Edition |
Publish and view status |
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View status based on calendar free/busy information |
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View status notes and out-of-office messages |
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Add a custom location |
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Add a custom note |
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Contacts and Contact Groups Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients
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Lync 2010 |
Lync Web App |
Lync 2010 Attendee |
Lync 2010 Attendant |
Lync 2010 Mobile |
Lync 2010 Phone Edition |
View Contacts list |
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Modify Contacts list |
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Tag contacts |
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Control privacy relationships |
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Search the corporate address book |
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Search Microsoft Outlook contacts |
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Manage contact groups |
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Expand distribution groups |
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Search for Response Groups |
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Display recent contacts group |
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Display current conversations group |
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Display alternate contact views (for example, tile) |
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IM Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients
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Lync 2010 |
Lync Web App |
Lync 2010 Attendee |
Lync 2010 Attendant |
Lync 2010 Mobile |
Lync 2010 Phone Edition |
Initiate IM with a contact |
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Navigate among multiple IM conversations |
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Log IM conversations in Outlook |
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Initiate an email to a contact |
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Use prepared conversation templates |
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Conferencing Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients
Feature |
Lync 2010 |
Lync Web App |
Lync 2010 Attendee |
Lync 2010 Attendant |
Lync 2010 Mobile |
Lync 2010 Phone Edition |
Add computer audio |
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Add video |
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Use in-meeting presenter controls |
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Access detailed meeting roster |
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Participate in multiparty IM |
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Share the desktop (if enabled) |
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Share a program (if enabled) |
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Add anonymous participants (if enabled) |
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Use dial-in audio conferencing |
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Initiate a meeting |
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Add and present Microsoft PowerPoint files |
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Use a whiteboard |
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Conduct polls |
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Share files |
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Schedule a meeting or conference |
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Telephony in Lync Server 2010 Clients
Feature/capability |
Lync 2010 |
Lync Web App |
Lync 2010 Attendee |
Lync 2010 Attendant |
Lync 2010 Mobile |
Lync 2010 Phone Edition |
Initiate a voice call |
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Click to call a contact |
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Manage call forwarding |
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Manage team call settings |
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Manage delegates |
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Initiate a call to a Response Group |
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Emergency services support |
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Connect to voice mail |
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Make calls on behalf of another contact (manager/delegate scenario) |
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Handle another's calls if configured as a delegate |
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Manage a high volumes of calls |
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External Users Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients
Feature/capability |
Lync 2010 |
Lync Web App |
Lync 2010 Attendee |
Lync 2010 Attendant |
Lync 2010 Mobile |
Lync 2010 Phone Edition |
Online Meeting Add-in for Lync 2010 |
Communicator for Mac 2011 |
Initiate IM with a public contact |
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Initiate IM with a federated contact |
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Conduct two-party or multiparty calls with external users |
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Mobile Access Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients
Feature/capability |
Lync 2010 |
Lync Web App |
Lync 2010 Attendee |
Lync 2010 Attendant |
Lync 2010 Mobile |
Lync 2010 Phone Edition |
Call from a mobile device by using a work identity (“Call from Work”) |
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Receive calls dialed to a work number (single number reach) |
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Publish mobile presence tag |
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Archiving and Compliance Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients
Feature/capability |
Lync 2010 |
Lync Web App |
Lync 2010 Attendee |
Lync 2010 Attendant |
Lync 2010 Mobile |
Lync 2010 Phone Edition |
Online Meeting Add-in for Lync 2010 |
Communicator for Mac 2011 |
Provide client-side archiving |
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Provide client-side recording |
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