HIDnLync – August 2013

I’ve just released an updated version of HIDnLync. It adds a few new presence states, as well as the ability to automatically run it when the user logs in to Windows. The new version is 1.0.12. Download Download it from here: Lync 2010 version Lync 2013 version Client Version Clarification As per THIS post, you …

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Lync SDK Version Mismatch

Lync applications/utilities built using either the 2010 or 2013 client-side API software development kit (SDK) are supposed to work against all 3 major releases of the Lync client: 2010, 2013 & 2013 Basic. This means if you upgrade your client from Lync 2010 to the 2013 release, your third party utils (like my Profiles for …

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Polycom SoundPoint Phones – for OCS

Here’s a blast from the past! I recently encountered a customer in a bind. They’re still on OCS 2007 R2 (don’t ask) and are (were?) using Polycom SoundPoint phones registered to OCS through “SmartSIP”. SmartSIP was a useful little util that let you register generic SIP phones to OCS, but it’s since been EOL’d by …

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RGS Agents can’t answer calls

I encountered an interesting fault this week: calls were being presented to Lync Response Group Agents, but they couldn’t answer them. Callers would be listening to hold, cursing the delays in the queue while the agents were desperately trying to answer the calls. At the same time it also transpired that one of their two …

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Lync Phone Edition Update – July 2013

The latest update to the OCPE / Lync Phone Edition firmware is BIG news if you’re in Chile or Paraguay, with another intersting fix thrown in to keep the rest of us entertained: 2861336 Update that includes the 2013 DST changes for Chile and Paraguay in Lync Phone Edition 2861335 Can’t sign in automatically to …

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AD 2012 now OK for Lync Server 2010

Just in case you missed this week’s kb, Lync Server 2010 can now be installed into an Active Directory where the forest and domain are at the Server 2012 functional level. This brings Lync Server 2010 into alignment with Lync Server 2013 plus Exchange 2010 & 2013, all of which are OK on functional levels …

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Lync Remote Code Execution Vulnerability – 9 July 2013

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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Lync Server 2013 CU2 – July 2013

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 – …

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