GOYS adopts Microsoft Lync 2013

Bahrain’s General Organisation for Youth and Sports (GOYS) yesterday announced the deployment of Lync 2013, a unified communication platform for the enterprise by Microsoft, to enable cost-effective, multi-channel communication and promote a cross-platform mobile
strategy that drives up productivity.
GOYS President Hisham bin Mohammed Al-Jowder said “The ability to communicate and collaborate with internal and external parties is becoming a key business differentiator which we have realized with the enablement of the Lync Solution. Our mobility strategy empowers users to call, IM or hold a conference with any colleague irrespective of
their location.”
Lync 2013 provides a raft of features that make internal and external communications effective and efficient; it ties real-time presence information with instant messaging, video conferencing and voice communication, and also integrates with Exchange email and other Microsoft Office applications.
“We are honoured to be chosen by GOYS to supply their communication solutions,” said Sherif Tawfik, General Manager for Microsoft in Bahrain and Oman.
Microsoft has also developed Lync Mobile apps for Windows Phone, iOS and Android, so Lync communications are available almost universally.