Join PLA and our strategic partners for an exclusive look at Microsoft Lync and Exchange 2013. Over the last few months, PLA has been working directly with Microsoft and a few key customers in the early adopter programs. After already completing several deployments we want to share with you what to expect from these solutions as the next wave approaches.  Lync 2013 further matures Microsoft's position as a Unified Communications leader. The fourth generation of this product challenges every communication platform on the market. Forget legacy PBX and VoIP platforms that are expensive and autonomous. Microsoft Lync 2013 offers a clean, integrated client that helps your users communicate quickly and easily. New features include; full voice site to site failover, persistent chat rooms, tabbed conversations, video features like "Holly Wood Squares", Lync Web App, and more...   Exchange 2013 continues its dominance in the messaging platform. Learn why you should consider an upgrade and how to migrate from your current platform. New features include; improved Exchange administration, additional performance refinement, modern public folders, data loss prevention and archiving, redesigned OWA and more...Agenda8:30 - 9:00 am Registration/Breakfast 9:00 - 10:00 am Lync 2013 Demo and Overview of New Features - Why Lync 2013 will replace your current voice platform 10:00 - 11:00 am Lync Server 2013 Architectural changes and server topology examples - What you need and how to design it 11:00 am - 12:00 pm  Office 365 Enterprise Preview 12:30-1:00 pm Lunch break 1:00 - 2:00 pm Exchange Server 2013 Architectural changes and server topology examples - What you need and how to design it 2:00 - 3:00 pm Exchange 2013 Demo and Overview of New features - Why upgrade and where; on-premise or cloud 3:00 - 3:30 pm  Open Questions/Giveaways/Surveys Event Sponsors      Microsoft Lync and Exchange 2013 Sneak Peek - Houston 0.00