My sales organization would praise me forever if I deployed something like this.
My production and IT employees would shrug and never use it. My company owner would fire me on the spot. On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 6:37 PM, Free, Bob <[email protected]> wrote: > Seems like the appropriate target but I don't see it used for that > (sharing of documents and strategies) so much... > > it does seem to sometimes help new folks with the "where do I find"' or > "how do you do ??" questions. > > The Corp Comm folks seem to use it the most I think and as you say, that's > their bread and butter... > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Steven Peck > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 10:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Perhaps something to supplement Lync > > You mean people engaged in communications and sharing of documents and > strategies? Seems like it hit its target market successfully. :) > > Steven > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Free, Bob > Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2013 3:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Perhaps something to supplement Lync > > > I guess I'm so old-fashioned that I really don't get the POINT of it > > all, if you know what I mean > > Me either. It slithered in the door here through HR as a 'pilot' before > the MS acquisition IIRC. Once it got a foothold, it couldn't be gotten rid > of and was rolled out system wide to anyone who wanted it. I jokingly call > it cockroach software. > > Seems to be most popular with the HR, Marketing and Training type folks > here. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 6:14 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Perhaps something to supplement Lync > > Not quite sure how to answer the question. :) > > It's a twitter+FB for the enterprise. It seems to work fine. I guess I'm > so old-fashioned that I really don't get the POINT of it all, if you know > what I mean. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Ryan Finnesey > Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2013 1:35 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Perhaps something to supplement Lync > > What do you think of Yammer? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 8:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Perhaps something to supplement Lync > > Oh! > > Heck, I really don't know. > > I've only integrated the "most recent" versions of everything: Exchange > 2013, Lync 2013, SharePoint 2013, Yammer. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Kurt Buff > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 8:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Perhaps something to supplement Lync > > Uhhh..... > > Where "it" is Yammer, BTW... > > Kurt > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 5:13 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > > Does it integrate with 2010, or do we need to migrate to 2013? > > > > Kurt > > > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> By the way, this was purchased by MSFT after Lync 2010 was released > (originally a 3rd party product). It is built-in to Lync 2013 (called > Persistent Chat there). > >> > >> It comes in VERY handy. > >> > >> Although for "true" enterprise social media, you should take a look at > Microsoft's release of Yammer, and how it integrates with Exchange and Lync. > >> > >> (Or NewsGator, if you want to consider non-Microsoft solutions.) > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kurt Buff > >> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 7:50 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Perhaps something to supplement Lync > >> > >> Well, holy moly - look at that! > >> > >> Something that isn't in my Lync Server 2010 Unleashed book - why am I > not surprised? > >> > >> Thanks very much - I'll definitely have a look at it.. > >> > >> Kurt > >> > >> On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Michael B. Smith < > [email protected]> wrote: > >>> Uh.... Lync Group Chat? > >>> > >>> http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=12480 > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [email protected] > >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kurt Buff > >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 7:15 PM > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: [NTSysADM] Perhaps something to supplement Lync > >>> > >>> 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 > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > PG&E is committed to protecting our customers' privacy. > To learn more, please visit > http://www.pge.com/about/company/privacy/customer/ > > > > > > > PG&E is committed to protecting our customers' privacy. > To learn more, please visit > http://www.pge.com/about/company/privacy/customer/ > > >
