Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee

Microsoft Lync 2010 is an application that combines video conferencing, VoIP and IM in one easy to use communications system. It’s designed to help people to connect and work together on small or large projects even if they are half a world away.

Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee is a client that you can use to connect to a an upcoming online conference without having Microsoft Lync 2010 installed on your computer. With it you can manage multiple calls and benefit from features that offer you IM capabilities, audio and video communication. Moreover, the application enables you to share your screen, attachments, whiteboard, polling as well as PowerPoint presentations.

It’s a solution that combines everything you need in order to fully participate to a meeting or the development of a project when your team is away or you can’t make it to the office.

To be able to use it, you do need to have a valid Lync account and can join the conference in two ways. One is as an unauthenticated user, that has a guest name and the other, as an authenticated user that uses company assigned credentials. Moreover, depending on the type of meeting you can either get instant access or wait for the conference administrator to grant it to you.

Since Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee is made to be a kind of on-the-fly solution, it can be installed on a computer even if you don’t have administrator privileges. As far as connecting goes, you can have the application use a default configuration, or you can manually insert the server’s IP address.

Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee also allows you to customize its functionality when it comes to certain aspects. You can opt to show or hide emoticons, choose the type of login credentials, add your phone number information, as well as choose the audio and video devices that you would like to use during the meeting.

If you’re looking for a simple and fast means of joining in on a Microsoft Lync conference, you can definitely try Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee.