OCS

Microsoft has released an updated MSP Patch for Office Communicator 2007. This can be downloaded here and more information is available here.This is resolves the following issues:* KB958659 - When you use telephony mode=4, you can only manually set the URI information in Communicator 2007* KB957793 - A Communicator 2007 client is unusually slow at startup* … [Read more...] about October Communicator 2007 MSP Patch

Whenever load balancing and/or redundancy is needed in Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007, a Hardware Load Balancer needs to be utilized (Windows NLB not supported). This is fine, but you may run into an issue where you cannot run the ABServer.exe (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007\Server\Core\ABServer.exe). This issue is where the … [Read more...] about OCS ABServer Issue with DNAT Load Balancing

OCS R2 information is starting to be released.  The features look pretty neat.  I'll update this post as more information becomes available.Dial-in audioconferencing. Office Communications Server 2007 R2 enables businesses to eliminate costly audioconferencing services with an on-premise audioconferencing bridge that is managed by IT as part of the overall communications … [Read more...] about OCS R2 Information

Two new IP-PBXs (Cisco CUCM 4.2, 5.1 and 6.1 and Seltatel) have qualified in the Open Interoperability program here.  The new support adds support only for DirectSIP but not Dual Forking.  Because of the enabled functionality for DirectSIP, you no longer need a supported Voice Gateway between an OCS Mediation Server and a Qualified IP-PBX that supports DirectSIP.What does … [Read more...] about Two new Qualified IP-PBXs for OCS (CUCM and Seltatel)

The Resource Kit states that external users cannot be re-directed to their correct pool without the use of a Director.  This is partially untrue.  Directors are always optional in any circumstance even if you have multiple pools with external access. After talking with Tom Laciano over at LCSKid as well as a PSS escalation engineer, I think I have a pretty good understanding of … [Read more...] about Automatic Logons, Directors, and Client Redirections