IM client compatible with MS Lync?

[Mark Widdicombe]

On 21 February 2012 14:04, Ioannis Vranos <ioannis.vranos at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 6:39 AM, Mark Widdicombe
> <markwiddicombe at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks to all who replied.  It looks as though the athentication
>> problem hasn't been solved, so I'll be forced to run Windows at work.
>
> or under the free VirtualBox.

That isn't an option here. I have to use their PC with their Windows
install.  They allowed me to use Ubuntu, provided I could access all
the applications that are required here (or come up with a
work-around).  That is no longer true, so I have to go back to their
PC.