Microsoft Lync Basic 2013 has been released, this is basically just a slimmed down version of the full client.
The client has the below functionality
- Check contacts availability
- Send IM’s
- Start/Join voice call
- Join online meetings
You can download from
x64 – http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35450&WT.mc_id=rss_alldownloads_all
x86 – http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35451&WT.mc_id=rss_alldownloads_all