But they need to use a Lync client to do so. You can always chat with branch offices and federated partners. Persistent Chat is a server role designed to function within your network. Sadly, I had to tell Jean that there is no way to do this natively with Lync Server. Off to research! The Bad News: Lync Wants a Client to Connect Which would be the reason why they’d like to chat, but don’t all have the Lync Chat Room option available to them. I presume these 1000 people are not all Lync users. Can Lync’s Chat Room functionality plug into a webpage, so people could use it on a public website instead of a private chat room? Is there an embedded Web app that we can use for this kind of request?”
They have about 1000 people who want to use it. “A client is asking us if it’s possible to integrate a Lync Chat Room inside a PHP website. Time for another reader question! I received this the other day from Jean:
