Communication is an essential element of every workplace. It allows you to resolve conflict, clarify expectations and make sure everyone is on the same page. In many cases, the right apps can improve ...

Virtual communication has opened up more channels for dialogue in the office, but it brings abbreviation-riddled, emoji-laced language of text messages into the office. Jenny Kane AP “Proud to say we ...

Microsoft's Office Communication Server "14" is now known as Microsoft Lync 2010, and it's due to hit the market by year's end, said Kirk Gregersen, senior director of Microsoft Office product ...

In modern hybrid and remote workplaces, plain text communication can often feel cold, abrupt, or unintentional ...

In today’s fast-paced corporate environment, effective communication is essential to keep employees informed, motivated, and engaged. Traditional methods like emails, bulletin boards, or meetings ...

Salesforce is paying $28 billion to purchase Slack, the intraoffice texting service that has turned the American workplace into a dystopian micro-Twitterverse. Sold as a tool to improve communication ...

Microsoft's unified communications division is upping the ante with the release of Office Communications Server 2007 and Office Communicator 2007 to manufacturing. Jeff Raikes, president of ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. A tight labor market, the “great resignation” and resulting talent wars of the last two ...

Well, the new Office Communication Server -OCS R2 is due to be released next Tuesday (3 Feb 2009). I know that everyone has been waiting for this release – well maybe not everyone, but certainly quite ...

Lab Test: Microsoft OCS 2007--Voice Communication for the Next Generation? In lab testing, OCS demostrated scalability, at least for basic call handling, along with some cool new capabilities. But ...

Company readies public beta test of latest Office Communications Server, which will let users make phone calls from other Office applications. Microsoft is staging the long-awaited coming-out party ...