Tin Cups and String: The Convergent Microsoft UC Blog

So Exchange 2010 SP1 is released with a bunch of new features which we will detail the Exchange UM more in depth in a moment.  But before we get there, we need to do an install of SP1.  So a few things to note on the install, there are a bunch of pre-req’s that you [...]

So Exchange 2010 is amazing and everyone wants to upgrade but often times an organization might not be ready to make the move off of Outlook 2003 or they will in the near future but still need to support Outlook 2003 until 2010 goes RTM.
So everyone by now should be aware that Outlook 2003 does [...]

I had a tough time recently finding a consolidated list of info links and products surrounding Exchange 2010  fax support.  We did the original research because a smaller client received a rather large price tag from a major vendor for fax support, and they don’t want to plunge ahead with an Exchange upgrade without a better (read: cheaper) [...]

When deploying Microsoft Unified Communications solutions we often deploy ForeFront TMG or ISA Server 2006 to provide complete external services (Outlook Web App, Communicator Web Access, Address Book Download, and Group Expansion). We’re also asked integrate with existing IIS applications and provide a seamless end user experience using Forms Based Authentication (FBA) and the Single [...]

Well, for me at least. Not sure what the deal is, and I’ve not put a lot of time into figuring it out, but what i can tell you is that I haven’t had Missed Call Notifications or Conversation History since 9/17/2009.
Now, on 2/11/2010, things started working…
Also, on 2/11/2010, the following patches were installed on [...]

In a recent Voice Ignite training course (taught by Richard Luckett and Chris Olsen) I was tasked with decrypting SIP signaling messages over TLS. Troubleshooting SIP over TLS is essential in diagnosing OCS 2007 and OCS 2007 R2 voice-related problems. After some research and troubleshooting the process identified to perform the task is fairly simple. [...]

Microsoft announced Exchange 2010 a few minutes ago, and lifted the majority of the NDA clauses that myself and Doug have been dutifully following while at the Exchange Ignite training this week in Orlando, FL.  We’ve got servers spinning up, and we’ll be dropping an Exchange 2010 demo event in the very near future. 
A few [...]