Microsoft has demonstrated video calling between Skype and Lync, making it possible for consumers and businesses everywhere to use video.
The move follows Microsoft decision to connect Skype and Lync for audio calling and instant messaging.
Customers have already registered more than 10,000 unique domain names to use the new service.
With support across a broad range of platforms, Microsoft has also shown a Lync app for Android tablets for the first time. This will be available during Q1 2014. Lync supports Windows Phone, iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and Windows, and Skype adds Xbox One and numerous smart TVs to the list of devices that can be connected.
To connect Lync users with the Skype community, Lync administrators need to enable Lync-Skype connectivity. Information on how to do this can be found here for Lync Server. For Lync Online, connectivity can be turned on from the Lync admin center within the Office 365 portal. For users that already have Windows Live Messenger federation working, no additional steps are necessary to enable Lync-Skype connectivity.
Skype users will need the latest Skype client available from Skype.com. Lync-Skype connectivity is supported from the Windows and Mac desktop clients with more options coming soon as other clients are updated.
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