Microsoft Lync: Volkswagen Group of America is Taking Lync for a Test Drive. Follow the journey.

Taking Lync for a Test Drive

Volkswagen Group of America needed a communications solution to help its people stay connected on the go, save on travel, and reduce the company’s carbon footprint. Faced with these challenges, the legendary automaker took Microsoft® Lync™ 2010 for an extended Test Drive, and its employees blogged about their experiences from starting line to checkered flag.
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Volkswagen Group of America HQ

Every single car that leaves the Volkswagen assembly line is the result of hundreds of thousands of hours of hard-driving, redlining, curb-ramming research until there is no doubt the car is worthy of the name Volkswagen. So when it came to choosing a planet-friendly technology to help power their high-performing business, Volkswagen Group of America didn’t mess around.

The Drivers

Evan B.	Greg P.
Jeffrey K.	Mike P.
Julie B.	Dan G.
AJ T.

Tom D.

Job Title: Allocation & Inventory Specialist
Company: VW
Role: VW Sales

The Power of Lync

Microsoft Lync is transforming the way work gets done. Lync makes communication possible from virtually anywhere, and boosts collaboration and worker engagement with all the productivity tools that information workers need – IM, presence, Voice and conferencing. For IT, the benefits are equally powerful, providing robust security features and a reliable system that works with existing tools for easier management, lower cost of ownership, smoother deployment and migration, and greater choice and flexibility.

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Aastra 6725ip

The Aastra 6725ip is a true IP phone that provides the best Lync phone feature set available, including support of Microsoft’s “Better Together” desktop link. The Aastra 6725ip allows PC desktop control of phone calling features such as transfer, hold, call park, conferencing, and click-to-dial.
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Savi 440M

The first portable DECT headset system now includes the lightest headset on the market—the Savi 440. Experience best-in-class PC sound quality with a versatile headset that can be worn three ways to match your personal style. An optional hot swappable battery for unlimited talk time and up to 300 feet of wireless freedom makes this headset a productivity powerhouse.
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CX3000

The Polycom® CX3000 IP conference phone delivers exceptional conference call performance in Lync Server 2010 environments. It features Polycom HD Voice™ technology for crystal-clear calls and robust interoperability with Lync Server for an enhanced user experience and easy setup and configuration. And with embedded Microsoft Lync 2010 software, it delivers a familiar user interface for conference call participants.
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Getting up to speed

#LyncVW In the summer of 2011, Microsoft launched a living case study with Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) employees at the wheel. Over the course of this one hundred day Test Drive, these intrepid guys and gals from across VWGoA blogged about their experiences with Lync—turn by turn and no holds barred. This is their story. Training and deployment services were provided by Microsoft.

The Drivers

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