Archive of posts filed under the Lync Client 2013 category.

Lync Remote Code Execution Vulnerability – 9 July 2013

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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 2013 – May 2013 Client Update

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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 …

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Lync 2013 CU1–February 2013

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It’s here! There’s a CU1 for Lync 2013 already!! Released separately, the client updates (two of them) were released on Feb 11th, with the server side arriving on the 26th. Client Updates The client updates are detailed here, and this package includes a handful of feature enhancements, as well as the expected bugfixes. One such …

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A free “basic” client for Lync 2013

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Breaking somewhat with tradition, Microsoft has released a free “basic” client for Lync 2013. It’s clearly targeted at the Office 365 set, intended to make it easier to get them on-board without having to bother with licencing, distributing & managing use of the Client application, but there’s potentially a use for it with on-prem users. …

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Profiles for Lync v2: for Lync 2010 and 2013

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  This post is obsolete. ‘Profiles’ has been replaced by bounSky!     This post is obsolete. The latest Profiles post (1 Jan 2015) is here: https://greiginsydney.com/p4l-sticky/. It’s been a while coming, but I’ve finally updated my Profiles For Lync app. We now need two builds because the DLLs between the 2010 and 2013 Preview …

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Elyza

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“Elyza”, sister to “Profiles for Lync”, is a client-side app I’ve built using the Lync SDK. Elyza started life as a means for me to test Federation when I deploy a new Lync, and also as an auto-responder to help me present demos and deliver user-training without needing to annoy some poor colleague back in …

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Lync Client Version Policy – Allow with URL

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I was recently presented with the challenge of how to manage a customer’s client upgrades from OCS to Lync. Users on the company’s domain are OK and catered for with SCCM to push the necessary upgrade, but there are apparently some remote users on workgroup machines that are immune to policy and other sneaky management …

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