Cisco Unified Communications Connect for Microsoft Lync Basic
This Cisco Unified Communications Connect for Microsoft Lync Basic license provides essential integration capabilities for your Microsoft Lync environment, ensuring seamless communication flow.
- Feature Access: Unlock core functionalities for integrating Cisco UC with Microsoft Lync.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain licensing compliance with Cisco's official software entitlements.
- Operational Continuity: Ensure your integrated communication systems continue to function as designed.
- Scalable Capacity: Supports a defined number of users or endpoints as per license tier.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Unified Communications Connect for Microsoft Lync Basic is a software license that enables specific integration points between Cisco's Unified Communications platform and Microsoft Lync. This license is designed to facilitate basic interoperability, allowing for essential communication features to function across both systems.
This platform license is utilized by IT professionals and managers within small to mid-market businesses who are managing their own IT infrastructure. It fits into environments where both Cisco UC and Microsoft Lync are deployed, requiring a bridge for unified communication functionalities.
- Core Integration: Enables fundamental connectivity between Cisco UC and Microsoft Lync.
- Basic Functionality: Supports essential call control and presence sharing features.
- Subscription Billing: Provided on a recurring subscription basis for predictable costs.
- Platform Licensing: A software license that applies to the UC Connect platform.
- Vendor Support: Access to Cisco's support resources for licensed features.
This Cisco license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing essential integration between their Cisco UC and Microsoft Lync systems.
What This Enables
Enable Basic Lync Integration
Enable teams to establish fundamental connectivity between Cisco Unified Communications and Microsoft Lync. This ensures core communication features function correctly within the integrated environment.
on-premises deployments, hybrid cloud environments, existing Cisco UC infrastructure, Microsoft Lync server deployments
Maintain Licensing Compliance
Streamline the process of maintaining accurate software licensing for integrated communication systems. This prevents potential audit issues and ensures adherence to vendor agreements.
businesses with strict IT governance, organizations undergoing IT audits, environments with mixed UC vendors, IT departments managing software assets
Support Essential Communication Features
Automate the activation of key communication functionalities that rely on the integration between Cisco UC and Microsoft Lync. This supports basic call control and presence information sharing.
companies prioritizing core communication, environments with standard UC needs, businesses seeking cost-effective integration, IT teams focused on operational stability
Key Features
Basic Integration Capabilities
Allows for fundamental interoperability between Cisco Unified Communications and Microsoft Lync, enabling essential communication flows.
Subscription Licensing Model
Provides predictable operational expenses and ensures continuous access to licensed features through a recurring billing cycle.
Platform Software License
Secures the necessary entitlement to operate the Cisco UC Connect platform for Microsoft Lync integration, ensuring compliance.
Vendor-Specific Functionality
Unlocks specific features designed by Cisco to bridge their UC platform with Microsoft's communication suite.
Support Entitlement
Grants access to Cisco's technical support for the licensed software, aiding in troubleshooting and issue resolution.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require reliable and compliant communication systems to manage client interactions and internal operations, making integration between UC platforms critical for efficiency and security.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations depend on secure and uninterrupted communication for patient care coordination and administrative tasks, necessitating stable integration of their UC tools.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle sensitive client data and require robust, compliant communication channels for collaboration and client meetings.
Manufacturing & Industrial
These organizations often operate complex environments where clear and consistent communication across different departments and locations is vital for operational efficiency and safety.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Unified Communications Connect for Microsoft Lync Basic?
It is a software license from Cisco that enables basic integration between Cisco's Unified Communications platform and Microsoft Lync. This license is subscription-based.
Who is this license intended for?
This license is for businesses, particularly SMB and mid-market companies, that use both Cisco UC and Microsoft Lync and need them to communicate at a basic level. It is for the end-user business, not for IT service providers.
What are the benefits of using this license?
The benefits include ensuring licensing compliance, enabling essential communication features between the two platforms, and providing operational continuity for integrated communication systems.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.