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The Swiss IT Pro User Group, Unified Communications SIG is pleased to welcome the year 2012 of the water dragon* with exciting programs lined up for one and all.

Starting in March 2012, a series of UC focused technical presentations has been scheduled. To get the ball rolling, I am very thrilled to introduce a good colleague of mine, Andy Bloomfield, to help kick start the UC series presented by Swiss IT Pro User Group.

A seasoned IT Professional in the Microsoft/Cisco telephony field based out of the UK, Andy will show you with demos how to go beyond the core Lync Server 2010 infrastructure to integrate enterprise voice (VoIP) in a laboratory or proof-of-concept (POC) environment.

Event Info

This free in-depth technical session will be delivered in English, live on location at EB Zuerich and simulcast online via webcast on Thu 8 Mar 2012 starting 1830 CET (UTC+1) / What is my local time? Participants on-site in Zurich will get a chance to join in a bonus “chalk-and-talk” session and win a copy of the book “Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Unleashed”. Sign-up today!

Click more to see event details, abstract and speaker biography.

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Lync Server 2010
Description of the cumulative update for Lync Server 2010, Core Components: November 2011 [OcsCore.msp version 7577.184] (revision 2.0 19 Jan 2012 KB2514981; download)

Lync 2010 (client)
Description of the cumulative update for Lync 2010: January 2012 (KB2670498)
- download Lync.msp package [version 7577.4061] for x86, x64
- fixes issue described in KB2670467*

Office Communications Server 2007 R2
Updates for Communications Server 2007 R2 (KB968802)
- applies to all supported roles in Standard/Enterprise Editions
- download ServerUpdateInstaller.exe package [version 6907.244]

Office Communicator 2007 R2
Description of the cumulative update package for Communicator 2007 R2: January 2012 (KB2647093)
- download Communicator.msp package [version 6907.244]

Office Communications Server 2007 R2: Group Chat
Description of the cumulative update for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat server: January, 2012 (KB2647090)
- download MgcServer.msp package [version 6907.244]

Description of the cumulative update for the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Administration Tool: January, 2012 (KB2647088)
- download MgcAdmin.msp package [version 6907.244]

Description of the update for the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat client: January, 2012 (KB2647089)
- download MgcClient.msp package [version 6907.244]

* Large increases in load on the OrgID service because of recurring authentication requests from Lync 2010

Keywords: patch, hotfix, update, rollup package, moc, ocs, 2007, r2, lync cumulative update, lync client, lync server, group chat server, admin tool, lync latest current version (Jan 2012)

Technorati tags: OCS/Communicator 2007 R2, Microsoft Lync Server/Client

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What better way to start off 2012 than with the exciting announcement of the immediate general availability* of the Lync Voice Call Analyzer (Community Edition) tool!

Over the Christmas 2011 and right past the New Year 2012 period, I have been extremely busy working on the final touches of Lync VCA (CE) besides intensive testing Lync for Mobile / CU4 . This project was undertaken in my spare private time with a real personal need to determine how much (air) audio/voice minutes I have spent communicating via Lync 2010 at any given period of time and with whom.

I hope you find it to be a useful tool that you will keep using on a regular basis as well, much like generating your own ad-hoc statements for your handy, mobile or cell phone usage.

Detail information about Lync VCA from setup, download to step by step guide can be found here. Feedback, comments and suggestions are most welcome!

* GA / RTM

Technorati tags: Microsoft Lync Server/Client, Exchange/Outlook , Community/User Groups, C# (C Sharp)

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Silverlight 4.0 is automatically installed as part of running setup for Lync 2010 RTM desktop client. If for any reason the former is missing or corrupted, launching Lync may appear that nothing is really happening i.e. no visual cue of the application loading.

Opening Windows Task Manager may reveal that the communicator.exe *32 process (for Microsoft Lync 2010) is indeed already running. Nevertheless, waiting a couple of minutes more may not change the situation. Should you terminate or kill the process and restart Lync 2010, an error message similar to the following may appear:

Lync

You must install the latest version of Microsoft Silverlight before you can sign in to Lync. Click Install to download and install Silverlight.

[ Install ]   [ Close ]

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NetCmdlets includes powerful cmdlets offering easy access to every major Internet technology, including: SNMP, LDAP, DNS, Syslog, HTTP, WebDav, FTP, SMTP, POP, IMAP, Rexec/RShell, Telnet, SSH, Remoting, and more. Hurry, this offer ends on Christmas day - Happy Holidays!

Get your free PowerShell / NetCmdlets Workstation license* or purchase the NetCmdlets Server License at a special limited time offer!

* limit one per customer

Technorati tags: PowerShell, Community/User Groups

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Description of the update for Lync Server 2010 Bandwidth Policy Service: December 2011 [version 7577.184] (KB2650037; download)

This updates the PDP.msp package that is *only* required if you elect to download the Lync hotfixes / patches individually as described in KB2493736; it is already included in the LyncServerUpdateInstaller.exe (Cumulative Server Update Installer) package.

Keywords: patch, hotfix, update, rollup package, moc, ocs, 2007, r2, cumulative update 4 (Lync CU4), lync client, lync server, lync phone edition, lync mobile client android iphone ipad windows phone 7 wp7 symbian nokia

Technorati tags: Microsoft Lync Server/Client /Lync Phone Edition / Lync Mobile

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This blog post will be regularly updated as availability and more breaking news on Lync 2010 Mobile client for phones and devices start sprinkling in
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• [Released 19/20 Dec 2011]
  - Microsoft Lync 2010 for iPhone client version 4.0.6471.0000 (search for “Microsoft Lync 2010 for iPhone” in the Apple Apps Store; requires iOS 4.3 or higher; free app ~6.4 MB download)
  - Microsoft Lync 2010 for iPad mobile client / iOS version 4.0.6471.0000 (download)
• [Released 13/14 Dec 2011]
  Lync 2010 for Android* client (search for “Lync 2010″ android mobile client in the Android Market or here; ~3.5 MB download)
• [Released 11/12 Dec 2011]
  Lync 2010 Mobile for Windows Phone (free app; link to Windows Phone Market Place)
• Microsoft Lync 2010 Release Notes for Mobile Devices (14 Dec 2011; thanks Randy for the link)
• Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Protocol Workloads Poster (v5.10 Dec 2011 with Mobility Services and corrections in the IM and Presence workload; download / online)

IMPORTANT
The per-requisites from Lync Server 2010 backend (CU4 per KB2493736), Mobility Service and Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Autodiscover Service update (”mobility pack”; link) to key infrastructure changes** must be in place to support Lync 2010 for Mobile phones internally and/or externally in an environment with on-premise Lync Server 2010 setup.

Lync Mobile client for Windows Phone (WP7), Android, iPhone/iPad (iOS devices) and Symbian (Nokia) mobile devices work with on-premise Lync Server 2010 installations as well as Office 365 (Lync Online) in the cloud.

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Update (12 Dec 2011)
See blog post on “Download Live: Lync 2010 for Mobile Phones and Devices (Dec 2011)”
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The excitement is drumming up to the pending release of Lync mobile clients (Windows Phone 7, iPhone/iPad, Android, Symbian, etc.). In order to roll out the upcoming Lync mobile client, the following Lync Server 2010 backend per-requisites must be fulfilled beforehand:

• Lync Server 2010 Cumulative Update 4 (CU4) hotfix as described in KB2493736 [version 7577.183] (link)
• Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Mobility Service and Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Autodiscover Service [version 7577.183] (download)

In addition, there are infrastructure configuration updates and settings that must be performed before Lync mobile connectivity can be fully and effectively realized e.g. AutoDiscover, DNS records, firewall rules, Lync voice/mobility policies. To facilitate such changes and more, getting up to speed with the following documentation is a necessity:

• Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Mobility Guide (link)
• Planning for Mobility (link)
• Deploying Mobility (link)
• Monitoring Mobility for Performance (link)

Stay tune for more details on Lync 2010 mobile client!

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With enhanced and much anticipated features such as Outlook Web App Mini, Cross-Site Silent Redirection, Address Book Policies and Hybrid Configuration Wizard, Service Pack 2 for Exchange Server 2010 (SP2)* is now available for download. Check out What’s New in Exchange Server 2010 SP2 here.

A single package in the form of Exchange2010-SP2-x64.exe [version 14.2.247.5] comprises of the slipstreamed version of Exchange with thirteen server languages and sixty-six client languages. Separate language packs need to be downloaded and installed to support the Exchange Unified Messaging (UM) server role.

Keywords: patch, hotfix, update, rollup package, exchange 2010, cumulative update (CU), service pack, sp2

Technorati tags: Exchange/Outlook

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News flash! The all new graphical version of Lync Voice Call Analyzer (Community Edition) is almost ready to roll off the production floor. Incorporating several of your feedback and by popular demand*, a number of new and improved features have been introduced e.g. CDR reporting. Best of all, it “just-works” where even a regular end-user will feel right at home with the intuitive interface.

You are invited to participate and test out the Windows GUI version of the beta preview. It takes only a couple of minutes and you are ready to (rock-and) roll. This is scheduled to run for the next fortnight or so. Just sign-in and post your request to this blog with your details today!

* based on the initial command-line interface (CLI) /console version

Technorati tags: Microsoft Lync Server/Client, Exchange/Outlook , Community/User Groups, C# (C Sharp)

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