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Unified Communications @ PDC09
I love the PDC.  Before I joined Microsoft in 2000, I went to every PDC so I could evaluate the future of the Microsoft platform and integrate it into my development and architecture. Since I joined the company, I’ve attended every PDC to share what Read More...
How to save IM conversations using Office Communicator SDK
Archiving the contents of an IM conversation using the Office Communicator SDK is something that I get asked about pretty routinely.  For example, let’s say that you want to launch an IM call from your application using the OC SDK and archive that Read More...
How to send IM text using Office Communicator SDK
When starting call from your application using the Office Communicator Automation API, it’s often helpful to send some IM text to provide some context for the call (often using data from your application).  For example, Outlook 2007 does this when Read More...
Posted 29 August 09 11:32 by cmayo | 0 Comments   
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PDC09 registration open, Unified Communications Futures session posted
Before I joined Microsoft back in 2000, if I could only attend one conference a year it would be the PDC.  The opportunity to get a firsthand look at the future of the Microsoft platform and provide feedback directly to the product teams just couldn’t Read More...
What’s new in Office Communicator Mobile 2007 R2?
A nice write up of the new OC Mobile 2007 R2 features, including: Joining OCS hosted conferences with one click. Making outbound calls via your work number. Windows Mobile 6.5 support. Check out the Office Communicator Just Got Better post on the Communicator Read More...
Posted 14 August 09 07:18 by cmayo | 0 Comments   
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Announcing the OCS 2007 R2 Platform SDKs and New Exchange API…
Today Chris Schindler and I presented a session at the PDC, BB09 – Office Communications Server 2007 and Exchange 2007: Platform Futures.  This is the first time we’ve discussed the new R2 platform SDKs and the new Exchange Web Services Managed API Read More...
I’m here @ PDC08
Flight was on time(ish).  Hotel is close to the convention center.  All my hardware got here in one piece (though there’s actually like 14 pieces).  I’ve been running through my demos and everything is looking good.*   Are you ready Read More...
Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Announced
We announced the next version of OCS, dubbed Office Communications Server 2007 R2, at VoiceCon Amsterdam 2008 on Monday. OCS 2007 R2 /OC 2007 R2 and the R2 platform SDKs will be released in Feb 2009. I’ve been using OCS 2007 R2, OC 2007 R2 and developing Read More...
Posted 16 October 08 05:03 by cmayo | 1 Comments   
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UC @ PDC
The PDC (10/26-10/30 in LA) is all about the future of the Microsoft Platform. So it’s appropriate that we’re going to be showing the next generation of OCS 2007, OC 2007 and the UC Platform SDKs for the first time at the PDC. Learn: We’ve got a lot to Read More...
Couldn't make it to TechEd? UC Platform Webcasts in June!
I wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to catch some webcasts I'm delivering here in the next couple of weeks. We're going to cover a lot of the UC dev basics and take a deeper dive on a couple of APIs. Details and registration at the links below: Read More...
TechEd Developers 2008 is Packed with UC Development Content
Everyone that touches the UC products and SDK is heads down getting ready for TechEd 2008. It's going to be awesome. First, we've great breakout sessions to show you how to build communications features into your apps, like IM, voice and video. We've Read More...
The Impact of UC in Software, A Healthcare Industry Example
Since I got into the software industry, I've always been looking for technology that has the ability to fundamentally affect the way that people work on a daily basis. The UC platform is a great example of that postive change potential and it's a big Read More...
Something to add to your UC toolbox...
While OCS 2007 is a third generation product (LCS 2003, LCS 2005 and now OCS 2007), it's not as commonly known in the industry as Exchange or SQL Server 2007. I get a lot of questions when I'm working with developers on how to setup and secure an OCS Read More...
Posted 31 March 08 11:26 by cmayo | 0 Comments   
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Cool OC 2007 Extensibility Blog Post...
I generally like any post that starts with "While waiting for Lost to start..." and ends up with something cool, but I especially like this post since it show one of the easy ways that you can extend OC 2007 to include customer functionality. http://blogs.claritycon.com/blogs/kevin_marshall/archive/2008/03/20/google-ajax-language-api-amp-office-communicator-custom-translation-tabs.aspx Read More...
Posted 26 March 08 02:41 by cmayo | 0 Comments   
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Unified Communications Launches on 10/16 in San Francisco!
The Unified Communications Platform launched Wednesday, Oct. 16 th in San Francisco. That platform includes OCS 2007, OC 2007 and Exchange SP1. I attended the launch as a presenter, presenting a session on the platform SDKs for the IT Pro/IT management Read More...
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