SoftwareONE is happy to announce the acquisition of House of Lync, a Microsoft Neptune partner. The agreement is aimed at expanding and supporting client demand of Microsoft’s Skype for Business throughout SoftwareONE’s North American client base. House of Lync, a Costa Mesa, CA-based Microsoft Gold Unified Communications Partner, will integrate its industry-leading voice service offerings into SoftwareONE’s technology and managed services portfolio.

“This agreement offers immediate scalability of Microsoft’s Skype for Business and related services to our clients,” said Neil Lomax, General Manager of North America and Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales Strategy. “We are seeing strong demand for Microsoft voice solutions and House of Lync’s expertise solidifies SoftwareONE as a leader in this space.”

“House of Lync’s depth of technical expertise and the breadth of SoftwareONE’s commercial reach brings a new level of innovation to market,” said Carol Eastman, Founder and CEO of House of Lync. “The joint business offerings will provide clients across all segments globally the opportunity to adopt next-generation Microsoft Unified Communications solutions.”

This agreement reinforces SoftwareONE’s existing business productivity and cloud practice. The newly acquired capabilities support consulting, design, deployment, and training services related to Microsoft’s newest Office 365 enterprise service plan – E5.