It’s a relatively light update for Lync Server 2010 this quarter, but there are still some interesting fixes in there. This update takes the server up one increment, from 4.0.7577.216 to 217. (The current client update is last week’s hotfix release, taking it to 4.0.7577.4392. That’s HERE).
Microsoft has published a Critical security bulletin (MS13-054) detailing a “Vulnerability in GDI+ [That] Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2848295)”. “This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Lync, and Microsoft Visual Studio. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user views shared content that embeds TrueType …
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The US has started their Independence Day celebrations a couple of days early with the release of CU2 for Lync Server 2013. New Functionality THIS post on the Lync Team Blog that explains the new features that snuck into this update: Embedded Images – Add images in-line with text during one-to-one conversations. Meetings View – …
In my previous two posts I introduced System Center Advisor, created an online account and installed the on-site Gateway application (HERE), and then installed the monitoring Agent and configured it to monitor Lync (HERE). In this final post I show you the payoff – the details of my deployment in the System Center Advisor “Dashboard”, …
In my previous post (HERE) I introduced System Center Advisor, created an online account and installed the on-site Gateway application. Now I need to install some Agents and start monitoring my deployment.
System Center Advisor is an online service from Microsoft. Think of it like an automated service with agents that run a daily “BPA” (Best Practice Analyser) across your installation and report back any deviations from best practice. For bonus points, it also maintains a configuration history, so you can see if and when settings are …
ACMA has today mailed the industry to point out that last year they issued numbers in the “02 79xx xxxx” range to several carriers, and that lucky customers with the new prefixes are complaining they can’t be called. Clearly there are plenty of PABXs (and perhaps the odd Lync or OCS installation) that don’t cater …
Microsoft has published an Important security bulletin (MS13-041) detailing a “Vulnerability in Lync [That] Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2834695)”. The bulletin is HERE. Products impacted Communicator 2007 R2 (3.5.6907.268) Lync 2010 (4.0.7577.4388) x86 x64 Lync 2010 Attendee (4.0.7577.4388) User installer Admin installer Lync Server 2013 I’ve also placed the download links on the respective …
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An update has been released for the Lync 2013 Client. The KB (kb2768004) reports it takes the Client to 15.0.4481.1004, but if you ask the app, it’s only 15.0.4481.1000. Rather cheekily, this release doesn’t (apparently) include any specific fixes, just rolls in the recent updates and adds a generous sprinkling of “stability and performance improvements”. Download …
I’ve lamented before that we suffer from time to time in our efforts to localise American-designed products for the Rest Of the World. When things do misbehave, a common diagnostic step – and frequent cure – is to reset language settings back to their “native” US English. Our latest gotcha has come from Lync’s Location …
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