Modrus Unite (powered by Microsoft Lync)

Modrus Unite (powered by Microsoft® Lync™ Server 2010 technology) provides a fully managed, unified communications platform within the Enterprise and beyond. Hosted in our Tier III data centre and monitored 24/7 from the Modrus operations centre, Modrus Unite facilitates close collaboration between teams through instant messaging & white-boarding, while reducing call charges and travel costs via presence, IP telephony and video conferencing.

Microsoft Lync is a complex, multi-server installation and to gain maximum benefit (i.e. seamless communication between desktops, telephone handsets and mobile devices) requires server software / hardware installation skills plus experience of IP telephony. This perfectly describes Modrus, making us the ideal partner for an organisation's Lync implementation, which typically requires the provisioning of several servers plus telephone handsets and IP telephony (often requiring associated networking, security and Internet connectivity). It is much more than just software.

We have therefore created 'Modrus Unite' which encompasses all of these components into a single hosted solution. For a fixed price, we provide the necessary consultancy, installation and management skills to maximise your day-to-day workplace efficiencies and on-going call charge savings - which can be achieved by a fully integrated Microsoft Lync Server deployment.

• Control costs - Voice over IP (VoIP) enables communications among geographically dispersed company locations without long distance charges. Integrated audio, video and Web conferencing helps reduce travel costs as well as the cost of third-party conferencing solutions.
• Improve productivity - rich presence information helps employees find each other and choose the most effective way to communicate at a given time. Instead of e-mailing documents back and forth for approval, workers can rely on real-time collaboration through enhanced conferencing with desktop, application and virtual whiteboard sharing or contact a collaborator from within Microsoft Office or other applications. The unified Microsoft Lync 2010 client provides access to enterprise voice, enterprise messaging and conferencing from one simplified interface.
• Support your mobile workforce - mobile workers get access to rich Unified Communications tools from practically anywhere with an Internet connection, no VPN needed. An updated Lync Mobile client makes joining and managing conferences, searching the Global Address List and viewing presence information easy. Rich presence in Lync Server 2010 has been updated with mobile location information, making on-the-go workers easier to find and contact. A single user experience across PC, phone, mobile phone and browser gives workers more ways to stay in touch.
• Gain operational efficiencies - by integrating Unified Communications and rich presence into business workflows, latency and delays can be reduced or eliminated. For geographically dispersed teams, group chat can enable efficient, topic-specific, multi-party discussions that persist over time.
• Maintain regulatory compliance - built-in security, encryption, archiving and call detail records help meet regulatory requirements. By using your own servers and network, you maintain control over sensitive data that would otherwise be transmitted over public telephone networks and third-party conferencing platforms.

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