Microsoft Lync and VMware View 5.0

For those of you who have been using Lync on standard desktop architectures and tried to integrate with VMware View will know issues there has been. Luckily VMware has announced support for Microsoft Lync 2013. With Microsoft Lync 2013 and VMware View, customers will have full access to Unified Communications and Collaboration capabilities, and Office 15 integration.

Naturally, many customers who run Lync 2010 have expressed a desire for support of a combined architecture too. As a result VMware and Microsoft have officially completed validation testing of Microsoft Lync 2010 with VMware View 5.0. Microsoft has updated the Microsoft Lync 2010 Client Virtualisation whitepaper to reflect the addition of VMware View as a supported Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solution.

Customers can now deploy Microsoft Lync 2010 on VMware View infrastructure with confidence, knowing that the solution will be fully supported. With Microsoft Lync 2010 and VMware View, users will have access to features such as presence, instant messaging, application sharing, online meetings, sharing whiteboards and PowerPoint presentations.

Other features such as VoIP calling are only available when a Lync client is paired with a USB desktop IP Phone. A complete list of features supported with Microsoft Lync 2010 and VMware View 5.0 can be found in the Microsoft Lync 2010 Client Virtualisation whitepaper.