Lync 2010 and SKYPE Federation

Normaly when you have got the feedback from Microsoft that you are ready for Lync and SKYPE Federation.
Well be aware of the following.

LyncConf 2014

18-20 february 2014 the Lync Conference is takeing place in Las Vegas at the Arie hotel and casino resort.
More information will come at http://www.lyncconf.com

Lync 2013 July Update also known as CU-2

Where is the CU-2 for Lync 2013? Well here you will find it:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2809243/en-us

There has been fun to test this in preview and to be a part of the vNEXT TAP program.

/Kai

Where is the SIP Stack Trace in Lync 2013

Since Lync 2013 has centralized logging, and if you download the Lync Logging Tool and install it. Well default you will  not be able to see the SIP Stack Trace.
If you have Lync issues well then this trace can give you lot's of information for you.
Either if you log on Mediation Server, Edge server or the Front Ends server.

Federation with SKYPE and Lync is out!

Finaly what we have been waiting for. Lync 2010 and 2013 is now ready for SKYPE federation.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/lync/archive/2013/05/23/lync-skype-connectivity-available-today.aspx

Some thoughts about the feature for Lync 2013

There are certainly many out there, who thinks a lot where shall we take Lync 2013 to the next step.
Shall our customers integrate Contac Center solutions? What about Lync Room Systems (LRS)? Will it kill Cisco/Tandberg?
What will Microsoft do with Lync and Skype?
What will come...?

Lync2013 and CRM Integration

Where I work, in Evry, we are now testing out the CRM integration useing Dynamics2011, Lync2013. With help of Mondality Systems we can now offer our customer Lync2013 integrated with Dynamics2011.

What is your favorite function???

Here we are again..........
What is you favorite function on the Lync mobility client?
If you don't have Lync 2013 or 2010 have you been invited to a Lync Live meeting?
Have you used the new Web client. If not then you have something great to look forward to.

Lync 2013 client for Android is out

It's here........finaly Lync 2013 for Android is out.  Just download it and have fun, you will find it on Play :-)

Launch of MaxACD for Lync 2013 or mixed environment

The easter is here but we are still on. Got the last version of the MaxACD for Lync just before the weekend.

We will start to place it in our demo environment and make us ready for the What's Hot @ Saga Kino in Oslo. This show will go in different cities in Norway.

Lync clients 2013

Today at around 10:30 am, I did the install of the Lync 2013 client on the Ipad.
At 10:35 am, I did my first video call from the Ipad. Works just fine.
Did also a test on a Iphone, works there aswell. Just download the App from AppStore.
Have fun while I wil be waiting for the Androide version since my work phone i Samsung SIII.
But the one that waits for something will get something good.

/Kai

Happy Lync'ing

Speaking @ Office Sales Camp in Oslo

This wedensday (6th april 2013) @ 1230 to 1330 I will be the speaker for the Lync 2013 session on the Office Sales Camp @Scandic Hotel Fornebu.

I hope to see you there, and if you comes, well then you will hear about Lync Room System, News for Lync 2013, Hybrid Solutions.

/Kai

Lync 2013 CU-1 is out

To night CET Microsoft gave us the following:
Lync Server 2013, February 2013 Cumulative updates
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Resource Kit Tools
Lync Server 2013 Whiteboard Archiving Viewer
Lync Server 2013, Planning Tool
Lync 2013 SDK

where can I find this? HERE!!!!
http://blogs.technet.com/b/cs2010/archive/2013/02/27/lync-2013-cu1-and-lync-2013-reskit-has-been-released.aspx

And for a bonus you can get this
The Office 2013 Visio Stencils are now available!.
You can download the stencils here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35772

Lync 2013 Backward Compability

Still strugling with the Lync client downloaded from the Store for Windows 8. You are not an VPN or useing UAG. Well hope you had installed the backward compability on the Lync 2013 server.

Lync 2013 and GoogleTalk

After a few times and a day, we have got the XMPP gateway for Lync 2013 to work. We have in our demo environment (edemo.no) here at EVRY got federation with GoogleTalk.

LyncConf2013 Keynote News Lync 2013

http://www.lyncconf.com/media.aspx

Lync Mobility frist show off............

Today 19.february Microsoft showed the Lync client for Mobile unites. They showed it for Windows Mobile, Android Phone, Iphone and they also turned Ipad into phone useing Lync2013 Mobility over VoIP useing video and voice @LyncConf2013 in San Diego.

Something strange when migrate to Lync2013 from Lync2010

We had an issue going from Lync 2010 to Lync 2013 in our demo environment. Even it said the replication was ok and the database was ok, it did not replicated and we had a Yellow triangle in Lync Controlpanel on the fronend server.

Finaly and testing CU-1 preview

Hi, It has been some time since the last blog. But here we are again.
The demo environment Kjetil Lindløkken and I has been working on is almost done.
It contains the following servers and features:

1 frontend server
1 Edge server
1 Mediation server
1 NET VX-1200 connected to Aastra MX-One
Colocated Monitoring & Archiveing server on the front end
1 Office Web App Server
1 TMG Forefront
1 Persistent Chat server
1 Competella server
1 Verba recording server
1 SQL2008R

To be done as soon they are ready we will install
1 MaxACD from AltiGen
1 Dolphin Q from Dolphin Software

We are also planning to make contact center integration with CRM Dynamics


Since EVRY is a part of vNext TAP program, we are also testing out the CU-1 preview for Lync2013.......

NIC 2013

The last day on NIC 2013 @Oslo Spektrum. Great show, great bands last nite. Great news about Lync Mobility. Great speakers.
Just a great show. EVRY was here, had a stand and we did this together with our partner Competella.