DirectX Video Acceleration for Lync Video Codecs
Microsoft published the following documents describing DirectX acceleration for Video a little while ago.Now I am wondering whether this would lower the Hardware Requirements for HD video in Lync?The...
View ArticlePresence Bootstrapping Tool for Lync Server 2010
The Presence Bootstrapping Tool for Lync Server 2010 sets default presence policies for identities that have never previously signed into a Lync Server client. This utility is intended to be run once...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Released - What about Exchange/Lync?
As many of you might already know, Microsoft released Windows Server 2012 this week. Some great information can be found here:Windows Server 2012 Online Launch EventWindows Server 2012 Launch blog post...
View ArticleLync Push Notification Service down for maintenance
Today the Microsoft Lync Team announced through Twitter that the Lync Push Notification Server will be down for service maintenance until the 8th of October...
View ArticleNew unofficial Click-To-Call app for SNOM Phones *UPDATE*
While you can use Lync as a complete softphone solution, many of my customers still have users who prefer to have a hard phone on their desk. For best user experience, click-to-call is the most...
View ArticleLync 2010 Cumulative Update 7 (CU7) October 2012
The new Lync Cumulative Update has been released.Updates for Lync Server 2010http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=2493736Lync Front-End Server2745103 URLs that contain special characters bypass the URL...
View ArticleUpdate for Lync 2010 for Windows Phone: October 2012
There is an update to the Lync Mobile client for Windows Phone. Finally this update displays Mobile Phone numbers on the Contact Cards (this was something I really missed)Additionally : If you were...
View ArticleA blast from the past : Microsoft UC History!
IntroductionHistory.... I have to admit it was not one of my favorite classes in school. Right now, my work (IT) is completely focused on the future: new features, faster services and increased...
View ArticleLync CAL Licensing for Ad-Hoc Audio Conferencing : What CAL is required ENT...
I recently got the question on what CAL is required if you deploy Lync Enterprise Voice and you have the PLUS CAL for your users escalating to multi-party audio call but don’t have the ENT CAL for...
View ArticleLync 2010 Cumulative Update 8 (CU8) March 2013
Today Microsoft released new hotfixes and updates for Lync 2010. Previous update was CU7 released in October 2012.Issues resolved for Lync Client2796741 A user unexpectedly signs in to Lync 2010 as...
View ArticleLync 2010 Cumulative Update April 2013
Lync 2010 ClientLync 2010 Hotfix KB 2815347 (32 bit)http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25055Lync 2010 Hotfix KB 2815347 (64...
View ArticleLync Server Installation Fails with “AccountDomainAdminsSid" does not...
During installation of the first Lync Server in a greenfield environment we ran into the following issue.The Local Installer was failing with a rather strange Error Message : “AccountDomainAdminsSid"...
View ArticleThe mysterious case of the “Network Password” popup
The Lync client mysteriously prompts for Network Credentials, this had never happened and Proxy Server exceptions had been configured for all required URLs that Lync uses to connect to the Lync Server...
View ArticleLync Server 2010 & Client Cumulative Update Released : January 2014
Lync Server 2010 Hotfix KB 2493736 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11551This cumulative update improves the reliability, stability, and performance of Lync Server 2010 Lync 2010...
View ArticleCumulative Update for Lync 2010 Server & Client : April 2014
This cumulative update improves the reliability, stability, and performance of Lync 2010 & Lync Server 2010. Lync 2010 Hotfix KB 2953593 (64 bit)...
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