How to integrate Skype with Microsoft Lync: If you're using Lync Server and not Office 365, you could be in for a wait

Businesses hoping to connect Skype users with Lync users via their corporate Lync Server but haven't started the process yet are in for a wait.

That's because it can take 30 days to activate accounts necessary to support a back-end service called public instant messaging connectivity, which is necessary for Skype and Lync Server to work together.

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Once the two platforms are connected, though, users of both can receive each other's presence information and communicate via...