What clients are available?

At the moment, we are writing a list that includes the following clients:

• Full client, as a part of Office 2013 Plus

• The Lync 2013 app for Windows 8

• Lync 2013 for mobile devices

• The Lync Basic 2013 version

Note

A plugin is needed to enable Lync features on a virtual desktop. We need the full Lync 2013 client installation to allow Lync access to the user.

Although they are not clients in the traditional sense of the word, our list must also include the following ones:

• The Microsoft Lync VDI 2013 plugin

• Lync Online (Office 365)

• Lync Web App

• Lync Phone Edition

• Legacy clients that are still supported (Lync 2010, Lync 2010 Attendant, and Lync 2010 Mobile)

Full client (Office 2013)

This is the most complete client available at the moment. It includes full support for voice, video, IM (similarly to the previous versions), and integration for the new features (for example, high-definition video, the gallery feature to see multiple video feeds at the same time, and chat room integration...