Lync 2010 Client Comparison Table

Here is a great breakdown on what each of the different Lync 2010 client’s are capable of doing.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg425836.aspx

The following tables compare the features and capabilities of Microsoft Lync Server 2010 communications software clients in the following categories:

• Presence
• Contacts and groups
• Instant messaging
• Conferencing
• Telephony
• External user support
• Mobile access
• Archiving and compliance 

Enhanced Presence Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients

Feature/capability	Microsoft Lync 2010	Microsoft Lync Web App	Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee	Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendant	Microsoft Lync 2010 Mobile	Microsoft Lync 2010 Phone Edition	Online Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Lync 2010	Microsoft Communicator for Mac 2011
Publish and view status	●			●	●	●		●
View status based on calendar free/busy information	●			●	●	●		●
View status notes and out-of-office messages	●			●	●	●		●
Add a custom location	●
Add a custom note	●			●	●

 

Contacts and Groups Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients

Feature/capability	Microsoft Lync 2010	Microsoft Lync Web App	Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee	Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendant	Microsoft Lync 2010 Mobile	Microsoft Lync 2010 Phone Edition	Online Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Lync 2010	Microsoft Communicator for Mac 2011
View Contacts list	●			●	●	●		●
Modify Contacts list	●			●	●	●		●
Tag contacts	●			●	●
Control privacy relationships	●			●	●
Search corporate address book	●			●	●	●		●
Search Microsoft Outlook contacts	●			●		●
Manage Contacts list groups	●			●				●
Expand distribution groups	●			●	●	●
Search for Response Groups	●			●	●
Display recent contacts group	●			●	●
Display current conversations group	●			●	●	●
Display alternate contact views (for example, tile)	●			●

 

Instant Messaging (IM) Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients

Feature/capability	Microsoft Lync 2010	Microsoft Lync Web App	Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee	Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendant	Microsoft Lync 2010 Mobile	Microsoft Lync 2010 Phone Edition	Online Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Lync 2010	Microsoft Communicator for Mac 2011
Initiate IM with a contact	●			●	●			●
Navigate among multiple IM conversations	●			●	●			●
Log IM conversations in Outlook	●			●				Saved in Communicator for Mac 2011
Initiate an email to a contact	●			●	●			●
Use prepared conversation templates				●

 

Conferencing Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients

Feature/capability	Microsoft Lync 2010	Microsoft Lync Web App	Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee	Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendant	Microsoft Lync 2010 Mobile	Microsoft Lync 2010 Phone Edition	Online Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Lync 2010	Microsoft Communicator for Mac 2011
Add computer audio	●		●	●	●	●		●
Add video	●		●					●
Use in-meeting presenter controls	●	●	●
Access detailed meeting roster	●	●	●	●
Participate in multiparty IM	●	●	●	●	●			●
Share the desktop (if enabled)	●	●(requires plug-in)	●					●
Share an application (if enabled)	●	●(requires plug-in)	●
Add anonymous participants (if enabled)	●	●	●
Use dial-in audio conferencing	●	●	●	●
Initiate a meeting	●
Add and present PowerPoint files	●		●
Whiteboard	●	●	●
Polling	●	●	●
File sharing	●	●	●
Schedule a meeting or conference							●

 

Telephony Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients

Feature/capability	Microsoft Lync 2010	Microsoft Lync Web App	Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee	Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendant	Microsoft Lync 2010 Mobile	Microsoft Lync 2010 Phone Edition	Online Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Lync 2010	Microsoft Communicator for Mac 2011
Initiate a voice call	●			●	●	●		●
Click to call a contact	●			●	●	●		●
Manage call forwarding	●			●	●	●
Manage team call settings	●			●
Manage delegates	●
Initiate a call to a Response Group	●			●
Emergency services support	●			●
Connect to voice mail	●			●	●	●
Make calls on behalf of another contact (manager/delegate scenario)	●
Handle another’s calls if configured as a delegate	●			●	●	●
Manage a high volumes of calls				●

 

External User Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients

Feature/capability	Microsoft Lync 2010	Microsoft Lync Web App	Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee	Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendant	Microsoft Lync 2010 Mobile	Microsoft Lync 2010 Phone Edition	Online Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Lync 2010	Microsoft Communicator for Mac 2011
Initiate IM with a public contact	●			●	●			●
Initiate IM with a federated contact	●			●	●			●
Conduct two-party or multiparty calls with external users	●			●	●	●

 

Mobile Access Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients

Feature/capability	Microsoft Lync 2010	Microsoft Lync Web App	Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee	Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendant	Microsoft Lync 2010 Mobile	Microsoft Lync 2010 Phone Edition	Online Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Lync 2010	Microsoft Communicator for Mac 2011
Call from mobile device using work identity (“Call from Work”)					●
Receive calls dialed to work number (single number reach)	●			●	●
Publish mobile presence tag					●

 

Archiving and Compliance Support in Lync Server 2010 Clients

Feature/capability	Microsoft Lync 2010	Microsoft Lync Web App	Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee	Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendant	Microsoft Lync 2010 Mobile	Microsoft Lync 2010 Phone Edition	Online Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Lync 2010	Microsoft Communicator for Mac 2011
Client-side archiving	●			●				●
Client-side recording	●

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