The world revolves around communication. Over the past few years our means of communication has expanded rapidly thanks to technological advances.
If these technologies are used cleverly they can improve communication and save you and your department money. One example of this is Microsoft Lync.
With Microsoft Lync you can chat away to your heart’s content with fellow SU colleagues – whether it’s through instant messaging, voice calls or a video conference. And because the programme uses the university’s existing network, this will won’t cost your department an arm and a leg (as long as your calls are to internal staff). In addition to this, Lync connects to your Outlook information, your Office documents and other Microsoft applications ensuring you’re up to date at all times.
Lync’s main focus is the corporate environment and this shows in it’s functionality. Functions and advantages include the following:
- instant messaging
- voice over ip (voice calls)
- videoconferences
- visibility of Outlook contacts
- availability of global addresslist Outlook contacts
- know when colleagues are available to chat
- users can work on the same document simultaneously, whether it includes text or graphics and can see when someone else is working on a document
- better tools for collaboration between staff, for example, desktop sharing, sharing documents, whiteboard, etc.
- more secure communication since it takes places on the SU network
- available for Windows Phone, Android en Mac’s
- working from home more accessible
- removes travel time between meetings
- possibility for staff to link a phone number to a roaming laptop (at a registration fee and normal phone costs)
- communication with other organisations using Lync
To start using Lync, contact the IT Service Centre at x4367 or help@sun.ac.za. For more information on Microsoft Lync, go to http://lync.stb.sun.ac.za
A programme will be installed on your PC and if you want to use of the VOIP function, a Lync headset is recommended.
The cost to use Lync on campus is as follows:
Lync Softclient: R150-00 per month
Users are responsible for their own headset at a cost of approximately R290-00
Lync with Polycom 600: R 200-00 per month
Users are responsible for their own headset at a cost of approximately R290-00
Die wêreld draai rondom kommunikasie. En oor die afgelope paar jaar het die hoeveelheid kommunikasiekanale vermeerder, verander en ook verbeter te danke aan groeiende tegnologie.
As hierdie tegnologieë egter slim gebruik word, kan dit nie net kommunikasie verbeter nie, maar ook vir jou en jou afdeling geld bespaar. Een voorbeeld hiervan is Microsoft Lync.
Met Microsoft Lync kan jy as personeellid na hartelus gesels met jou mede-kollegas binne die US – of dit nou deur middel van `n gewone oproep, `n kitsboodskap of videokonferensie is. En omdat die program van die universiteit se netwerk gebruikmaak, kos dit jou department minder solank gebruik intern is. Daarmee saam, skakel dit met jou Outlook, jou dokumente en ander Microsoft programme of toepassings sodat jy te alle tye op hoogte is.
Lync is spesifiek gefokus op korporatiewe omgewings wat Microsoft gebruik. Funksies sluit die volgende in:
- kitsboodskappe
- “voice over” ip, maw telefoonoproepe
- videokonferensies
- sigbaarheid van Outlook-kontakte
- beskikbaarheid van Outlook-kontakte in globale adreslyste
- weet wanneer kollegas beskikbaar is
- gebruikers kan aan dieselfde dokument werk, hetsy dit grafies of teks is en ook sien terwyl iemand anders aan die dokument werk
- Beter hulpmiddele vir samewerking tussen personeel, byvoorbeeld, “desktop share”, deel van dokumente, “whiteboard”, ens.
- kommunikasie is meer sekuur en veilig omdat dit binne die US-netwerk plaasvind
- beskikbaar vir Windows Phone, Android en Mac’s
- werk vanaf die huis word vergemaklik
- verwyder reistyd tussen vergaderings
- opsies vir personeel om `n telefoonnommer te koppel aan `n bewegende skootrekenaar (teen `n registrasiekoste en teen gewone foonkostes)
- kommunikeer met ander buite-organisasies wat Lync gebruik
Om Lync te gebruik, kan `n versoek gerig word aan die IT Dienssentrum by x4367 of help@sun.ac.za.
`n Programmetjie sal geinstalleer word op jou rekenaar en indien jy van die VOIP-funksie gebruik wil maak, word `n Lync kopstuk/oorfone aanbeveel. Meer inligting oor kostes vir die lisensies en oorfone sal binnekort beskikbaar wees.
Vir meer inligting oor Microsoft Lync, gaan kyk gerus by http://lync.stb.sun.ac.za
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