Live Meeting 2007 vs. Lync 2010 re: Captioning - IM, meetings and conferencing - Office 365

We have a client who is still using LM2007. We are trying to create a captioning solution for them using the Streaming Media Custom Frame, but it does not seem to be available in Lync.

I figure they will eventually be moved over to Lync, so I have three questions:

1) What live captioning options are available in Lync

2) Where can I set up a Live Meeting test environment to create this solution for my client?

3) When will LM2007 be completely replaced by Lync?

thanks for your assistance.

Andrew

Hi Andrew,

As far as I know, it’s not available to configure captioning options (Relay Conference Captioning) in Lync client. Regarding the question about setup a Live Meeting test environment to create the similar solution for your user and the Live Meeting 2007 lifecycle issue, you can confirm the information in http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/category/livemeeting.

If you have a question about using Office 365 service in the future, you can post a question in Office 365 forum.

Thanks,
Monica Tong

Thanks Monica,

I just find it hard to believe that Microsoft would develop such a robust online conferencing solution with no accessibility features. Considering all of the pending legislation around these issues, I find it somewhat short-sighted.

Andrew

Hi Andrew,

Thank you for your reply.

I understand your concern on the captioning function. I have forwarded your request to related team. To make it better meet your requirements, I sincerely invite you to submit your feedback for the further improving of our products. To make the suggestions better understood, please provide your detailed description on what you’d like to improve and detailed suggestions about what you have tested. This will make the feedback more useful for the relevant teams. You can submit your feedback by using the following link:
http://mymfe.microsoft.com/Microsoft%20%20Online%20%20Services/Feedback.aspx?formID=210&15=10037FFE80644633&5=Admin&3=Lite&UrlReferrer=homePageLayout

If the service is requested frequently, the product team may include it in future product releases.

In addition, we welcome you to keep your eye on the forum for any updates on the features that concern you.

Thanks very much,
Monica Tong