La version Office 2016 pour Mac est disponible en preview.

Vous pouvez la télécharger ici: http://products.office.com/fr-CA/mac/mac-preview

Un descriptif directement sur le blog Office: http://blogs.office.com/2015/03/05/office-2016-mac-preview/

Petit "irritant" du jour.

Installation d'un nouveau Edge dans le cadre d'un nouveau projet Lync Server 2013 (petit, 2000 utilisateurs).

Probleme:

L'étape 1 du wizard d'installation génère systématiquement l'erreur suivante:

En powershell, même comportement.

Toutes les tentatives de résolutions du probleme sur internet ont échouées.

Résolution:

Repartir sur une nouvelle machine virtuelle toute neuve...

Bien qu'ayant déployé ou participé au déploiement de plus de 70 projets Microsoft UC depuis 2008, l'étape de la préparation de la forêt reste toujours un moment sans réel sérénité dans la démarche.

Nouveau projet ce matin, nouvelle erreur:

    
Error: Container CN=Microsoft,CN=Program Data,DC=*******,DC=com not found
► Details
          3/4/2015 10:56:48 AM           Error
 └            Error: An error occurred: "Microsoft.Incubation.Crypto.GroupKeys.ObjectNotFoundException" "Container CN=Microsoft,CN=Program Data,DC=****,DC=com not found"

Vérification dans Adsiedit, le conteneur "Program Data" est absent.

La résolution fut donc la (re)création de ce conteneur:

1. Open ADSI Edit as shown below
2. Select Domain directory
3. Right click and select New > Object
4. Select Container
5. Type the Value – Program Data. Click Finish
6. Click on the new container, Program Data, right click and select New > Object
7. Type the Value – Microsoft. Click Finish

Vous pouvez maintenant relancer la préparation de la fôret.

Il existe un petit outil sympa permettant de synchroniser la présence de votre client Lync avec votre compte Skype.

L'application se nomme LinkLyncPresence,

Vous pouvez avoir accès au détail et a la procédure d'installation/configuration de l'outil directeur sur le site du créateur:

http://www.lyncexch.co.uk/link-lync-presence-with-skype/

Il est maintenant possible de disposer de machines virtuelle Kemp gratuitement pour des labs:

KEMP's Free LoadMaster has the same core functionality as the commercial version of the product and is available at a limited performance, at zero cost

Comparaison edition free et commerciale:

Plus d'informations et téléchargement ici: http://freeloadbalancer.com/

Vous avez une expérience Lync, Office 365?

Un bagage en téléphonie?

Vous souhaitez immigrer au Québec ou en Ontario?

Contactez moi en MP!

Leader dans la téléphonie Microsoft au Quebec, avec l'ouverture du bureau de Toronto, le developpement d'opportunité dans le reste du Canada, et l'afflux de nouveaux projets, on recherche activement une personne bilingue pouvant intégrer mon équipe UC constitué déja de 5 personnes.

Vous voulez apprendre Lync?

Je dispense les MOC suivant au centre AFI Expertise de Montréal et Québec:

• Entreprise Voice and Online Services with Microsoft Lync Server 2013: http://www.afiexpertise.com/fr/formation/technologies/microsoft-office-communication-server-lync/20337-enterprise-voice-online-services-with-microsoft-lync-server-2013/878

• Core Solutions of Microsoft Lync Server 2013: http://www.afiexpertise.com/fr/formation/technologies/microsoft-office-communication-server-lync/20336-core-solutions-microsoft-lync-server-2013/786

Le programme et les dates sont disponibles sur les liens.

Au plaisir.

Intéressante information mise à jour le 25 février sur le technet: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn913785.aspx

La date officielle n'est pas toujours pas connue, mais le descriptif est intéressant:

Changes are coming to Lync Online in Office 365. Lync is joining the Skype family, so in the coming months, Lync will be changing to Skype for Business. Please check back because this page will be updated frequently to provide you with important information about the Skype for Business client and the Skype for Business Online service. We hope that by giving you this information, it will help you through this transition.

Release date - The release date of Skype for Business will be announced at a later time.

Benefits - After your organization is transitioned to Skype for Business, you and your users will benefit from:

• Skype-inspired design With the same look and feel of the Skype client, your users will benefit from the same familiar user interface and ease of use with the new Skype for Business clients.

• Global reach Voice and video connectivity to the entire Skype network.

• Full Lync feature set Because Skype for Business builds on existing Lync features, no features or functionality will be lost.

What to expect - Everything Lync is becoming Skype for Business. . . . . . . .

• Lync 2013 clients is changing to Skype for Business clients.

• Lync Web app is changing to Skype for Business web app.

• Lync admin center is changing to Skype for Business admin center.

• Lync Online is changing to Skype for Business Online.

How is the Lync client experience changing?

• Contact window and features are inspired by Skype

  

• Meetings experience and controls with the look and feel of Skype

  

• Skype for Business taskbar icon

  

• Skype for Business title bars

  The Lync mode Skype for Business client

  

  The Skype for Business client

  

• Windows Search will return both Lync and Skype for Business

  

The Skype design vs. the Lync mode design – In a future update posted to this page, you will be able to change from the new Skype client design to the familiar Lync client design for your users. These settings will allow you to toggle between the two designs that your users will use for Skype for Business. Part of the update to this page, we will provide detailed instructions on how you can change from the new Skype design to the Lync mode Skype design.

Vous pouvez télécharger les présentations des techdays 2015.

Pour Lync/Skype:

https://techdays.microsoft.fr/programmes/2015/recherche-sessions.aspx#p=d5df04c4-5c54-48b3-8a91-0f4ab2ff8714&Page=1

https://techdays.microsoft.fr/programmes/2015/recherche-sessions.aspx#p=158372cb-48a0-4c83-9e4c-6bed5fca4579&Page=1

Pour Office365:

https://techdays.microsoft.fr/programmes/2015/recherche-sessions.aspx#p=38bfb768-c497-45d3-b91a-4d2ce232f30e&Page=1

Microsoft vient de publier une mise a jour pour Lync Serveur 2013.

Version: 5.0.8308.871

Publication: Février 2015

KB:

• KB 3036869 – February 2015 Cumulative Update 5.0.8308.871 for Lync Server 2013 Core Management Server
• KB 3031061 – February 2015 Cumulative Update 5.0.8308.871 for Lync Server 2013 (Front End Server and Edge Server)
• KB 3031062 – February 2015 Cumulative Update 5.0.8308.871 for Lync Server 2013 web components server
• KB 3031065 – February 2015 Cumulative Update 5.0.8308.871 for Lync Server 2013 core components
• KB 3033882 – February 2015 Cumulative Update 5.0.8308.871 for Lync Server 2013 Response Group Service

Correctifs:

• Cumulative update for Lync Server 2013 that provide full Lync Web App experience for Mac users
• Lync Server 2013-based client crashes or disconnects from a meeting when an anonymous user ends audio lines of a call
• LS Storage Service event 32054 after you enable Lync 2013 Mobility in an Exchange 2010 environment
• Non-clickable hyperlinks setting does not work in a conversation with external users in a Lync Server 2013-based client
• Lync Monitoring report does not show names under “Sites and Subnet” column
• Rtcsrv.exe crashes when invalid address book normalization rules are defined in Lync Server 2013
• Lync Server 2013 Control Panel crashes when you access the Route tab under the Voice Routing tab
• Lync Server 2013-based RGS agent receives a toast for a second waiting call after agent accepts the first waiting call
• Memory leak occurs in w3wp.exe, MediationServerSvc.exe, and sqlservr.exe in a Lync Server 2013 environment
• Central Management Store file replication is slow or incomplete in a Lync Server 2013 environment

Vous pouvez télécharger l'ensemble de ces mises a jours ici: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36820

Procédure d'installation de ces mises a jours ici: http://microsofttouch.fr/default/b/christophe/archive/2014/11/17/microsoft-lync-server-2013-installer-une-cumulative-update

Vous pouvez télécharger la presentation "Ensuring Media Quality in the Network" ici:

Skype4B: Ensuring Media Quality in the Network: summit.office.com/Media/Default/Office%20365%20Summits/ITP32%20-%20Ensuring%20Media%20Quality%20in%20the%20Network_v04-1.pptx

Skype for Business est une nouvelle version très attendue. Pour l'instant, cette release est annoncée pour une disponibilité quelque part dans le premier semestre 2015, aucune date fixe est connue a ce jour.

Skype for Business est le successeur de Microsoft Lync Serveur 2013.

Officiellement, lors du premier summit Office365 de cet année, Microsoft a commencé a lever le voile concernant les nouvelles fonctionnalités, les améliorations et l'architecture.

Quoi de neuf  pour la partie architecture et design?

Vous pouvez télécharger la présentation du summit ici:

Skype4B: Reference Architectures and Design: summit.office.com/Media/Default/Office%20365%20Summits/ITP28%20-%20Skype%20for%20Business%20-%20Architecture%20and%20Design%20Considerations-1.pptx

Skype for Business est une nouvelle version très attendue. Pour l'instant, cette release est annoncée pour une disponibilité quelque part dans le premier semestre 2015, aucune date fixe est connue a ce jour.

Skype for Business est le successeur de Microsoft Lync Serveur 2013.

Officiellement, lors du premier summit Office365 de cet année, Microsoft a commencé a lever le voile concernant les nouvelles fonctionnalités, les améliorations et l'architecture.

Quoi de neuf pour les nouvelles fonctionnalités pour la partie serveur et voice?

Vous pouvez télécharger la présentation du summit ici:

Skype4B: Server core and voice improvements: summit.office.com/Media/Default/Office%20365%20Summits/ITP31%20-%20Server_Core_and_Voice_Improvements_v04.pptx

Skype for Business est une nouvelle version très attendue. Pour l'instant, cette release est annoncée pour une disponibilité quelque part dans le premier semestre 2015, aucune date fixe est connue a ce jour.

Skype for Business est le successeur de Microsoft Lync Serveur 2013.

Officiellement, lors du premier summit Office365 de cet année, Microsoft a commencé a lever le voile concernant les nouvelles fonctionnalités, les améliorations et l'architecture.

Quoi de neuf pour les nouvelles fonctionnalités pour la partie service et mise à jour?

Vous pouvez télécharger la présentation du summit ici:

Skype4B: Upgrading To Skype4B: http://summit.office.com/Media/Default/Office%20365%20Summits/ITP29%20-%20Servicing%20the%20Existing%20Deployment%20&%20Upgrading%20to%20Skype%20for%20Business%20Server_v04.pptx

Skype for Business est une nouvelle version très attendue. Pour l'instant, cette release est annoncée pour une disponibilité quelque part dans le premier semestre 2015, aucune date fixe est connue a ce jour.

Skype for Business est le successeur de Microsoft Lync Serveur 2013.

Officiellement, lors du premier summit Office365 de cet année, Microsoft a commencé a lever le voile concernant les nouvelles fonctionnalités, les améliorations et l'architecture.

Quoi de neuf pour les nouvelles fonctionnalités pour la partie réunion et vidéo?

Vous pouvez télécharger la présentation du summit ici:

Skype4B: New Meeting and Video Investment: summit.office.com/Media/Default/Office%20365%20Summits/ITP30%20-%20New%20Meeting%20and%20Video%20Investments_v04-1.pptx

Vous pouvez administrer Lync Online en powershell directement depuis votre poste de travail.

Pour cela, vous devez télécharger les deux composants suivants:

The Lync Online Connector Module: http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=39366
The Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28177

Installation Lync Online Connector Module:

Installation Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant:

Lancer votre powershell:

Import-Module LyncOnlineConnector
$session = New-CsOnlineSession -Credential (Get-Credential)

Préciser vos identifiants d'administration de votre tenant.

Import-PSSession $session -AllowClobber

Vous êtes maintenant connecté a votre tenant Lync Online.

Dans les environnements hybrides dans le cadre d'une intégration téléphonique (exemple, Single Number Reach Cisco avec un RDP faisant sonner l'extension Lync), cela peut être considéré comme une mauvaise expérience par l'utilisateur de se voir systématiquement notifié dans le client Outlook de chaque appel manqué.

Désactivation au niveau global:

Set-CsClientPolicy -EnableCallLogAutoArchiving $false

EnableCallLogAutoArchiving:

Lorsqu’il est défini sur True, les informations concernant les appels entrants et sortants sont automatiquement sauvegardées dans le dossier d’historique de conversation dans Microsoft Outlook. (L’appel proprement dit n’est pas enregistré. Ce qui est enregistré, ce sont les informations comme les participants à l’appel, la durée de l’appel et selon qu’il s’agit d’un appel entrant ou sortant.) Lorsqu’il est défini sur False, les informations ne sont pas sauvegardées dans Outlook.

Désactivation au niveau de l'utilisateur:

Sur le client Lync, aller dans TOOLS - OPTIONS- PERSONAL, et décocher: "Save Call logs in my email conversation history folder"

Microsoft a publié  une mise à jour pour le client Lync 2013.

Date: 10 février 2015

Version: KB2920744

Lien KB: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2920744

Lien (x64): http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=45835

Lien (x32): http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=45792

Issues Resolved:
•    KB 3032399 Update improves users’ ability to select partial instant messages from conversation history windows in Lync 2013
•    KB 3032396 Incorrect conversation window opens when you double-click a contact in Lync 2013

Known Issues:
After you install this update, you may experience the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:
•    KB 2898357 Screen readers cannot read aloud keystrokes during a Lync 2013 application or desktop sharing session in Windows
•    KB 2932389 Persistent Chat file transfer fails between an external user and an internal user in Lync 2013

Microsoft a publié le 9 février une mise à jour concernant l'interface SDN.

Version: Lync SDN Interface 2.1.1

Date: 9 février 2015

Lien: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=44274

Description:

Lync Server 2010 and 2013 provide customers with an unmatched unified communications and collaboration experience. Since Lync relies on the underlying network, sometimes the quality of experience can be affected by underperforming or improperly configured network elements. Applications built on the Lync SDN API provide the ability to quickly detect quality-affecting issues on the network, and deliver prescriptive resolutions and traffic prioritization.

Lync SDN Interface version 2.1.1 provides the following improvements:
-    Support for disaster pool failover.
-    Limits the number of archived log files to 10 (configurable in the *.exe.config file).
-    Provides support for, and integration with, Lync Server vNext.
-    Provides replay of SIP logs through LDL.

Microsoft a publié le 6 février des mises à jours pour Microsoft Lync Serveur 2010.

Version: 4.0.7577.710

Date: Février 2015

KB: 2493736

Mise à jour:

• KB3030713 for Unified Communications Managed API 3.0 Runtime:

http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/3030713

Description:

This cumulative update resolves an issue that is described in the following article:KB 3030729 AVMCUSvc.exe crashes when more than one network adapter is installed in Lync Server 2010 A/V Conferencing Server

• KB3030723 for Lync Server 2010 core components: http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/3030723
• KB3030726 for Lync Server 2010: http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/3030726

Plus d'informations ici: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2493736

Une nouvelle mise à jour de Skype pour iPhone est disponible depuis hier.

Version: 5.10

OS: iPhone

Lien: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skype-for-iphone/id304878510?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D2

Nouveautés:

- Improved chat notification reliability - we are continuing to work on improving reliability but if you encounter issues please let us know by tapping your profile picture, tapping the more button and selecting send feedback
- Now save phone numbers entered into the dial pad and numbers in the recent calls list
- General Improvements

Description disponible ici: http://blogs.skype.com/2015/02/09/skype-5-10-for-iphone-bringing-back-uri-support/

Il existe actuellement 78 personnes nominées MVP Lync (bientot Skype For Business) dans le monde.

La carte ci-dessous représente la répartition actuelle:

Avec la version 7.0, AudioCodes Element Management System (EMS) est capable aussi d'assurer la surveillance opérationnelle de la gamme de téléphone 400HD.

AudioCodes Element Management System (EMS):

Cisco a annoncé la disponibilité il y a quelques jours de la version 10.6 de Jabber pour Windows, Mac, IOS et Android.

Nouvelles fonctionnalités:

Chat and Presence

    Alert When Available - Set your client to notify you when a contact becomes available. Right-click over the user's name to select the Alert When Available option. You are notified the first time the user next becomes available. A message notification is displayed on the top-right corner of your screen to alert you that the user is available.

    Locations - Create, define, and display your location in your client for your contacts to see. Configure the Locations feature using the Location_Enabled parameter, and users can define their settings in the Options menu.

    Spell Check - For Windows 7 and Windows 8, you can define a default language from the Options menu. From the chat window with another user, you can personalize the language for chats with that user that is different from the default language in your client.

    Print Chat - You can print a conversation with a right-click from a chat window with another user or by pressing CTRL + P. You can also highlight a portion of the text to print it.

    AutoSave Chat - From the Options menu, you can automatically save chats to your computer when you close a chat window. Once the chats are saved to your computer, search the chat files or use your Windows file search capability to search the chat files. You can save peer-to-peer and group chat conversations. This feature is off by default.

    Client Behavior at Start Up - By default, the client opens in a minimized state. However, you can configure the client to open in the same state that it was in when you last closed it. For example, if you last exited the client with the Jabber window open, then the next time you start Jabber, the window is opened. You set the HonourLastWindowState parameter to true. The option to Start Cisco Jabber when my computer starts must be enabled by the user for the parameter to take effect.

    Remove Group Chat Participants - The person who starts a group chat can now also remove group chat participants. Removed chat participants can be re-invited to the chat room at any time.

    Conversation Tab Reordering - You can drag and drop any kind of tab in your conversation window to put them in your preferred order. You can drag and drop tabs from person to person chat, group chat, and persistent chat room conversations. You can also drag and drop tabs from persistent chat room searches and filters, and all types of call tabs for audio and video.

    Conversation Tab Switching Shortcut - You can move between chat tabs by using CTRL+TAB keyboard navigation, or use CTRL+SHIFT+TAB to move up and down between tabs for each conversation.

    Chat Security Labels - Label chats with security labels are now available, such as "secret" or "top secret", or your company can create its own labels. Compliant with the XEP-256 standard.

    Passwords for Persistent Chat Rooms (on-premises deployments only) - Persistent chat room administrators can restrict access to rooms by adding passwords to them.

    Save Chat History to Outlook Folder - Enable saving chat history automatically in a Microsoft Outlook folder. This feature is off by default. Prerequisites: Microsoft Exchange 2010 or 2013.

Sharing

    Share Menu - A new menu is available from chat windows to share your screen and start instant WebEx meetings. To access these options, select the More button from the conversation window.

    Size Limit for File Transfers - Define a file size limit for Cisco Jabber users when transferring files.

    File Transfer enhancements (on-premises deployments only, prerequisite: Cisco Unified Communications Manager 10.5(2) ) - In addition to standard file transfer between peers, you can now transfer files in group chats or persistent chat rooms. You can also use this feature to enable file transfer compliance, where you can manage screen captures and file transfers to restrict who can send and receive files, and keep a history of the file transfer and screen captures for auditing purposes.

Voice and Video

    Do Not Disturb - Call alerts and ringers are suppressed when your presence is Do Not Disturb, or in any red presence state. If you receive a call while in Do Not Disturb, you still see a missed call notification on your client. However, if you are using a headset with its own ringer, then the call rings is not suppressed on the headset. Both administrators and users can change settings for this feature.

    Call Notifications on Other Device - For users who do not want to interrupt their work to answer the phone, you can now disable incoming call alerts, which requires the call to be answered from a desk phone or a headset.

    Mute Before Answer - When you are joining a call, you can now mute your phone before you connect to the call.

    Audio Device Selection - You can select your preferred headset or other audio device directly from chat windows. A new option allows you to open audio options in the Jabber client, and select your microphone, headset, and ringer preferences.

    Ring on All Devices - You can hear incoming Jabber calls and alerts on your computer speakers and all connected devices. Even if your headphones are plugged in, when you receive a Jabber phone call or IM alert, the sound is played in both your headset and through your computer speakers. This feature is enabled by default, but users can change their ringer and alert preferences in the Audio tab of the Options menu.

    Call Stats - When on a call, users can now view information about the active call from their File menu, under View > Show call statistics.

Japanese Language

    This release includes improved Japanese localization.

User Management

    Single Sign On for Expressway for Mobile and Remote Access - You can now use SAML Single Sign On when connecting to the client from outside the corporate firewall on the Expressway for Mobile and Remote Access. Prerequisite: Cisco Expressway VCS-C or VCS-E 8.5(2).

    Mandatory Upgrade Support - You can now enable the client to require users to upgrade their client. To set mandatory upgrades for on-premises deployments, you set the Mandatory parameter in the upgrade .xml file to true. If you do not define mandatory upgrades, or you set it to false, then users can choose to install the update. If you set the mandatory parameter to true, then users can only select to install the update or exit the client. This feature is supported in Cisco Jabber for Windows 10.5(2) and later.

    Flexible Jabber ID - When setting up Jabber, the Jabber ID (which identifies the Jabber user) can be mapped to the Directory URI field on Cisco Unified Communications Manager. This ID allows Jabber to identify the Jabber user by their AD mail attribute or their AD msRTCSIP-primaryuseraddress attribute. A user can log into Jabber with their sAMAccountName attribute, while the Jabber ID is mapped to the Directory URI field. For more information, see the ID Address Scheme section in the Cisco Jabber 10.6 Deployment and Installation Guide.

    Multiple Presence Domains - Also known as Multiple IM Address Domains, Jabber can be deployed into an infrastructure where users are organized into more than one domain, or into domains with subdomains.

US Federal Government Requirements

    FIPS 140-2 - You can use Cisco Jabber for Windows in compliance with FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard, Publication 140-2) to ensure compliance with the standards for information security and encryption. When you set your Operating System to run in FIPS mode, Jabber detects FIPS mode and also runs in it. For more information, see the Security chapter in the Cisco Jabber 10.6 Planning Guide

Release Notes Android: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/jabber/Android/10_6/rn/JABA_BK_CB805EB4_00_cisco-jabber-for-android-10-6-release_notes.html

Release Notes Windows: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/jabber/Windows/10_6/rn/JABW_BK_C6A8A6C3_00_cisco-jabber-for-windows-10_6-release-notes.html

Release Notes Mac: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/jabber/mac/10_6/JABM_BK_C6D012D7_00_cisco-jabber-for-mac-106.html

Release Notes Ios: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/jabber/iPhone_iPad/10_6/RN/JABI_BK_CF3573C2_00_cisco-jabber-for-iphone-and.html

Une description est accessible directement sur le blog francais de cisco: http://gblogs.cisco.com/fr-collaboration/2015/02/cisco-jabber-10-6-est-disponible-depuis-quelques-jours-sur-le-site-www-cisco-com/

Paul vient de publier un interessant outil de management pour Lync sur le technet.

Download: https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Lync-User-Manager-8bbccb79

Description: