One potential issue preventing OCS and Lync adoption could be the relative lack of features that have been built into existing PBX systems over a number of years. One such feature is the ability to immediately record a call to a client account. This is a very common requirement in the Legal industry where Lawyers must be able to quickly and easily record their phone conservations with clients and bill for that time.
Microsoft are relying on the development community to fill the gaps of niche applications. Enabling Tech Corp are one such company and they have developed a time tracking integration for OCS R2 and Lync.
Take a look at the video below, the demo of the application begins at the 3.00 minute mark. I’d be interested to know how many organisations could exploit this app, I know several large Law firms are heavy users of OCS.
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I have passed this onto a Legal Firm in the UK they will pass it around their partners to see if there is an uptake, they currently have OCS R2 integrated with the Avaya CS1000… they are looking towards Lync is this certified with LYNC?
If anyone needs additional information they can contact Jeff Taylor the product manager for ETC TimeTracker for Lync at jtaylor@enablingtechcorp.com cheers, Ellie
We have a new version out for Lync. You can see the demonstrations (here http://bit.ly/hN0Ihh and http://bit.ly/f6GnGI). The solution can be customized to intgrate with your existing time tracking system or used independently. Likewise, the attributes (client and matter by default) can be changed to fit your needs.
Thanks Jeff for the response. The demos look really good. Do you have a screenshot of the output of the database or does the output just come in a csv type file?
That is interesting. At Call Trunk (http://www.calltrunk.com), we specialize in allowing traders and doctors to record their smartphone conversations, then integrate those records back into their office environment. Sounds like lawyers could use our solution as well.
Please contact me at ted@calltrunk.com if we can work together.