Lync 2013/Skype Customer Preview has arrived. Here is some great links and resources.

Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Preview has been released and you can download and take a look at it immediately.

Lync Forum Dedicated to 2013 Preview Launched: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/lyncserverpreview/threads

Feature highlights:

1. Multi-Party HD Video

2. H.264 SVC Support

3. Skype Federation: Presence, IM, Peer-to-Peer Voice. No mention of video

4. Voice/Video over Lync Web App

5. Lync Mobile VoIP

Other Noted Features and Changes

1. 1080p Peer to Peer and Multiparty video

2. Archiving and Monitoring Server Roles Are Now Collocated on Front End (eliminating another server)

3. XMPP is now installed on Edge Server (eliminating another server

Go Get Lync Server 2013 Preview

To read More: http://lync.microsoft.com/en-us/Pages/Lync-2013-Preview.aspx To Download Lync Server 2013 Public Beta: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/hh973393.aspx?wt.mc_id=TEC_118_1_33

Microsoft Lync 2013 Public Beta https://twitter.com/nomorephones/status/224947123655946240

All Server Products: http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/en/try-more-products

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