We've got Lync 2010 Standard installed and running internally with IM
and video conferencing. At some point we'll start to federate, but an
engineering manager wants more, because we've got staff in Redmond and
Brisbane, and are working with a firm in Toronto.
Here's what he thinks he's looking for
We communicate with [outside firm] in Cananda, devs upstairs and
marketing in the work cells downstairs, with individuals in Australia,
and need to be able to create permanent chat room (or their equivalent)
with joinable membership. These rooms need to enable synchronous
and asynchronous capabilities so those coming later can see the
thread of what has been said and add to it. Think of it as a Jabber
server. Lync does 1-1, not sure if it does many to many, and if it does
whether the participants have to be re-added for each interaction (not
good). This is a key collaboration tool that is needed. Right now we
rely on email and it is clunky: we have to remember to add or remove
people etc. Also, Jabber allows for private conversation within the chat
room. This will also help those who are sick and can't come in to
interact with the rest of the team.
While Lync does do some of this, it doesn't seem to fit the rest of
his requirements, and I'm not sure what would.
Does anyone have recommendations for what he wants? Bonus points if it
integrates with Lync, of course.
Kurt
