Microsoft now started doling out the revamped Lync client, dubbed Skype for Company to Office customers, since last November.

Not only rebranded but also redesigned from the old Lync, Skype for Company borrowed some user interface (UI) components from the consumer-level Skype client.
Microsoft declared the changes following the acquisition of Skype in November, three years, eventually replying analysts’ questions about the company kept two lines of such applications that was similar. Both Skype and Lync focused on video conferencing and instant messaging, with the latter and the former relegated to companies.

Skype for Company customers will soon have the capacity to reach Skype users for sound calls and instant messaging chats, but in addition for video calls, a different element of the integration drive that went beyond monikers.

The new Skype for Company customer will probably be the default option for Office 365 users and Office 2013, unless workers rely on an on-premises Lync Server. In the latter instance, Lync stays the default client.

IT system administrators who don’t need their workers to embrace the brand new frontend can drive the usage of the older Lync UI. Also, admins who support on-assumptions Lync Server can change users to the Skype for Company UI instantly, additionally via Group Policy. Comprehensive directions have been released by Microsoft for those and Office 365 users connecting to an inhouse Lync server.