All About Microsoft reports that Microsoft has published its planned pricing and licensing plans for its Lync Server 2010 and related client-access-license (CAL) clients.

Lync is the new name for Microsoft’s Office Communications brand. There will be new Lync Server 2010 and Lync clients out before the end of this calendar year. Lync Online — the refresh of Communications Server Online — is looking like a first half 2011 deliverable. Microsoft delivered a public Release Candidate test build of Lync earlier this month. Microsoft is positioning Lync as its PBX alternative.

  Microsoft reveals its planned Lync PBX-alternative pricing, licensing