August 2012 Technical Rollup: Unified Communications
News
Premier
OpsVault – Operate and Optimize IT http://www.opsvault.com/
Microsoft Premier Support UK – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/
Antigen & Forefront
ForeFront Team Blog http://blogs.technet.com/forefront
ForeFront Server Security Support Blog http://blogs.technet.com/fssnerds
Exchange
Exchange Team Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/
MCS UK Unified Communications Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/msukucc
Microsoft Online Services Team Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/msonline/
- Establishing Exchange Content Index Rebuild Baselines – Part 3 http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/07/02/establishing-exchange-content-index-rebuild-baselines-part-3.aspx
- Remote Connectivity Analyzer gets an updated CAPTCHA experience http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/07/03/remote-connectivity-analyzer-gets-an-updated-captcha-experience.aspx
- Crazy About Dogfood and Dogfooding Hybrid http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/07/06/crazy-about-dogfood-and-dogfooding-hybrid.aspx
- Everything You Need to Know About Exchange Backups* – Part 3 http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/07/09/everything-you-need-to-know-about-exchange-backups-part-3.aspx
- Announcing a licensing change for Multi-Mailbox Search http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/07/13/announcing-a-licensing-change-for-multi-mailbox-search.aspx
- The New Exchange http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/07/23/the-new-exchange.aspx
- Microsoft Security Advisory 2737111 and Microsoft Exchange http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/07/25/microsoft-security-advisory-2737111-and-microsoft-exchange.aspx
- Update on Multi-Mailbox Search Licensing http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/07/27/update-on-multi-mailbox-search-licensing.aspx
- Dirsync Database keeps on Increasing… http://blogs.technet.com/b/msukucc/archive/2012/07/23/dirsync-database-keeps-on-increasing.aspx
Hosted Messaging Collaboration
Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting
NextHop – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/
DrRez: Microsoft Lync Server Technical Reference Hub http://blogs.technet.com/b/drrez/
- TechEd Europe 2012: Lync Sessions http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/06/29/teched-europe-2012-lync-sessions.aspx
- Lync Firewall Rules Viewer http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/07/03/lync-firewall-rules-viewer.aspx
- Lync Online: Troubleshooting Sign-In Issues http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/07/06/how-to-troubleshoot-sign-in-issues-in-lync-online.aspx
- Lync Online: Presentation Tips and Tricks http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/07/10/lync-online-presentation-tips-and-tricks.aspx
- Get the New Office Preview http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/07/17/get-the-new-office-preview.aspx
- Integrating Exchange 2013 Preview and Lync Server 2013 Preview http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/07/23/integrating-exchange-2013-preview-and-lync-server-2013-preview.aspx
- Lync Online Preview: Get the Latest Information from Office 365 http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/07/24/lync-online-previews-get-the-latest-information-from-the-office-365-wiki-portals.aspx
- Client Virtualization in Microsoft Lync 2010 White Paper Update: July 2012 http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/07/26/update-client-virtualization-in-microsoft-lync-2010-white-paper.aspx
- Lync Server 2010 Multitenant Pack for Partner Hosting Deployment Guide Update: July 2012 http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/07/30/updates-to-the-lync-server-2010-multitenant-pack-for-partner-hosting-deployment-guide.aspx
Outlook
http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/default.aspx
Other
http://blogs.technet.com/themasterblog
Documents
Antigen & Forefront
- Test Lab Guide: Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 Extend the Base Configuration and System Center Configuration Manager 2007 test lab to include Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=9587db25-13c4-4e90-9d1d-98cb366ec2d4
Exchange
- Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook Standards Documentation
The Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook standards documentation describes how Exchange and Outlook support industry messaging standards and Requests for Comments (RFCs) documents about iCalendar, Internet Message Access Protocol – Version 4 (IMAP4), and Post Office Protocol – Version 3 (POP3). http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=6fa94dc9-d4b6-402b-8c22-8a52acea2284 - Microsoft Exchange Server Protocol Documentation
The Microsoft Exchange protocol documentation provides detailed technical specifications for the Microsoft protocols that are implemented and used by Microsoft Exchange to interoperate or communicate with other products. It also provides technical specifications for extensions to industry-standard and other published protocols that are used by Microsoft Exchange. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=a9aae935-ad23-4117-a3d9-9ed6093d6d7f - Infrastructure Planning and Design
The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=ad3921fb-8224-4681-9064-075fdf042b0c - Exchange Web Services Managed API Version 2.0 – Technical Preview
The Microsoft Exchange Web Services (EWS) Managed API 2.0 Technical Preview provides a managed interface for developing client applications that use Exchange Web Services. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30391 - Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Preview License Terms
This file contains the Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Preview license terms. These files are included with Exchange Server 2013 Preview and are available here for your reference. The license terms are available in English, French, Japanese, and Spanish in rich text (RTF) and HTML formats. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30337 - Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Preview Help
This download contains the Help content for the Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Preview, Exchange Online Preview, and Exchange Server 2013 Preview Hybrid Deployments release. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30338
Hosted Messaging Collaboration
Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting
- Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocol Documentation
The Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in SharePoint Products and Technologies. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=5e94ad07-902c-422f-aadd-ff2bba9e540a - Microsoft Office Protocol Documentation
The Office protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in the Microsoft Office system. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=e7a23d42-0835-440f-9400-badfe9672b21
Outlook
- Microsoft Office Protocol Documentation
The Office protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in the Microsoft Office system. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=e7a23d42-0835-440f-9400-badfe9672b21
Other
None
Downloads
Antigen & Forefront
- Test Lab Extension: FEP 2010 Definition Update Automation Tool
Test Lab Extension: FEP 2010 Definition Update Automation Tool http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=ff200152-cdb0-4e88-b5ae-1b3dfccf1bf5
Exchange
None
Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting
- Unified Communications Managed API 4.0 (Preview) Runtime
Unified Communications Managed API (UCMA) 4.0 Preview is a managed-code platform that developers use to build applications that provide access to and control over Microsoft Enhanced Presence information, instant messaging, telephone and video calls, and audio/video conferencing. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30349 - Microsoft Lync 2013 SDK (Preview)
Microsoft Lync 2013 SDK (Preview) is the client-side API set that enables the integration and extension of Lync experiences. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30350 - UCMA 4.0 SDK (Preview) Unified Communications Managed API
(UCMA) 4.0 is a managed-code platform that developers use to build applications that provide access to and control over Microsoft’s Enhanced Presence information, instant messaging, telephone and video calls, and audio/video conferencing. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30351 - Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat Server SDK (Preview)
Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat SDK (Preview) includes the prerequisites needed to build applications that target Persistent Chat Server, the API and documentation to build the applications, and PersistentChatSDKRuntimeSetup.exe which is the redistributable you ship with your applications. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30352 - VHD Test Drive – Lync Server 2010 (Dev) – Part 3 of 3
This download comes as a pre-configured set of VHD’s. This download enables you to fully evaluate the Microsoft Lync 2010 and Microsoft Exchange 2010 developer platform including the Microsoft Lync 2010 SDK, the Exchange Web Services Managed API 1.1 as well as the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 SDK and the Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 3.0. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30330
Outlook
- Update for Microsoft Outlook 2013 Preview (KB2737132) 64-bit Edition
Microsoft has released an update for Office 2013 Professional Plus (Preview). This update addresses an issue in Outlook related to the unintentional deletion of mails from the Exchange Server. All users who are running the Office 2013 Professional Plus (Preview) version of Outlook should install this patch. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=7938423f-f99e-4130-8d79-000268af72dc - Update for Microsoft Outlook 2013 Preview (KB2737132) 32-Bit Edition
Microsoft has released an update for Office 2013 Professional Plus (Preview). This update addresses an issue in Outlook related to the unintentional deletion of mails from the Exchange Server. All users who are running the Office 2013 Professional Plus (Preview) version of Outlook should install this patch. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=406fc4ba-cdd4-4dfc-a9da-3a31e9db218d - Calendar Checking Tool for Outlook
The Calendar Checking Tool for Outlook (CalCheck) is a program that checks the Microsoft Outlook Calendar and items for problems or for potential problems. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28786 - Outlook Hotmail Connector 32-bit
With Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector 32-bit, you can use Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 or Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 to access and manage your Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail or Microsoft Office Live Mail accounts, including e-mail messages, contacts and calendars for free! http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24677 - Outlook Hotmail Connector 64-bit
With Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector 64-bit, you can use Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 64-bit to access and manage your Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail or Microsoft Office Live Mail accounts, including e-mail messages, contacts and calendars for free! http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21305
Events/Webcasts
New KB’s
Antigen & Forefront
Microsoft Antigen 9.0 for Exchange
- How to manually rebuild the antivirus scan engine in Microsoft Antigen 9.0 for Exchange http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920304
Exchange
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
- General troubleshooting for transport issues in Exchange 2000 Server and in Exchange Server 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257265
- Event ID 623 occurs when you deploy Outlook 2010 in an Exchange 2003 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2721098
- New naming schema for Exchange Server software update packages http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817903
- How to change the publishing settings for free and busy information on Outlook client computers by using Group Policy http://support.microsoft.com/kb/867504
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition
- You cannot configure Integrated Windows (NTLM) authentication on a Send connector in Exchange 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931742
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Coexistence
- Error message when you are connected to a mailbox that is hosted on Exchange Server 2010: “The Microsoft Exchange administrator has made a change that requires you quit and restart Outlook†http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2701522
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise
- Error message when you run the “Let us help you troubleshoot your calendar” utility in Exchange 2010: “LogLocation is not specified” http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2604978
- Outlook Anywhere clients cannot connect to a CAS server after you apply Exchange Server 2010 SP RU3 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2725008
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Standard
- Conflicted messages are not visible when a deleted message is recovered in Exchange Server 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2733921
Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting
Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2005
- How to share control of the desktop or of an application with an attendee in Live Meeting 2005 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938781
- Error message when you upload a PowerPoint presentation by using the Live Meeting 2005 Windows-based console: “Error converting the PowerPoint presentation to the Live Meeting 2005 Document Format (.lmp)” http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944641
Outlook
Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
- How to move Outlook meetings without losing the option to “Send Update” http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2167170
- Policy and user setting to force Outlook to use the default digital certificate http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2734219
- How to install updates to an administrative installation of Office 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/829197
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 9, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839647
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 9, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883915
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 2, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883942
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 9, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885227
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 13, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885243
- Description of the English version of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 13, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885244
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 27, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885872
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: October 12, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886803
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: October 13, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886804
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: November 2, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887568
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: November 12, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888616
- Description of the Microsoft Outlook 2002 Connector post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: March 4, 2005 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888991
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: November 19, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889097
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: November 29, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890050
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: December 4, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890342
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: December 20, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891007
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: December 18, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891115
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: December 16, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891196
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: December 18, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891519
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: January 7, 2005 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891576
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: January 7, 2005 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892057
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: January 20, 2005 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892299
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: January 25, 2005 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892404
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: January 24, 2005 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893050
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: February 1, 2005 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893052
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: February 4, 2005 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893305
- Description of the Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: February 22, 2005 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894317
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: February 26, 2005 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894539
- Description of the Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: March 11, 2005 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/895318
- Description of the Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: March 11 2005 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/895679
- Description of the Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: March 30, 2005 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896253
- Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: March 29, 2005 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896261
- Description of the updates for Outlook 2003 and for Office 2003 MUI Pack: March 15, 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924423
- Error message when you try to add a delegate in Outlook 2003: “The Delegates settings were not saved correctly” http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946208
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
- Description of the Outlook 2007 update: July 10, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596598
- Description of the Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter update: July 10, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687310
- How to change the Cancel Request dialog box behavior in Outlook http://support.microsoft.com/kb/293650
- The options to prevent addition of an Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or Other Server Types accounts are not available in Outlook http://support.microsoft.com/kb/317819
- MS08-015: Description of the security update for Outlook 2007: March 11, 2008 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946983
- Error message when you try to add a delegate in Outlook 2007: “The Delegates settings were not saved correctly” http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950794
Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition
- New Outlook Today customization options in Outlook 2000 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/192478
- OL2000: (CW) New User Prompted to Make Outlook the Default Mail Client http://support.microsoft.com/kb/218381
- OL2000: You Cannot Set the Default Archive Folder Path with the System Policy Editor http://support.microsoft.com/kb/222237
- How to install Outlook on a Terminal Server http://support.microsoft.com/kb/222303
- Sample Outlook.prf file with Internet E-mail service options http://support.microsoft.com/kb/259957
- The Modprof utility only works with Outlook 2000 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/271786
- MS08-015 Description of the security update for Outlook 2000: March 11, 2008 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946986
Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
- How to disable Instant Messaging by using a system policy in Outlook 2002 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312985
- OL: Embedded OLE Object Does Not Open in the Preview Pane http://support.microsoft.com/kb/815354
- MS08-015: Description of the security update for Outlook 2002: March 11, 2008 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946985
Microsoft Outlook 2010
- How to back up and restore the Outlook 2010 Auto-Complete cache http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2679568
- Outlook 2010 does not display folders moved in a shared mailbox http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2730669
- Outlook does not prompt the meeting organizer to send updates only to added or deleted attendees http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2732379
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