Good news for professionals who own Windows Phone 7 devices: Microsoft has released a mobile client for their remote conferencing service Lync 2010 to the Marketplace. With Lync 2010 for WP7, you can hold instant message conversations or VoIP calls with your professional colleagues with just a tap of your finger. Lync 2010, like its desktop version, follows a solid security protocol to protect your confidential conversations.
Once you have installed Lync 2010 on your Windows Phone 7 device, you can sign in with your existing Office 365 account, or your account with the Microsoft Lync server installed on your desktop. Once that is done, you can view all the people in your address book who are using the service, send them instant messages or call them on their listed numbers.
You can only make calls with Lync 2010 using your Enterprise Voice number. The Transport Layer Security feature in Lync 2010 ensures that your conversations remain secure even while your device is connected to a public network. You can also set your status as Available or Busy from within the client.
The Lync mobile client is excellent for businessmen and professionals who move around a lot and need to stay in touch with colleagues on the go. The app is absolutely free, of course. The link below will take you to its Web Marketplace page.
