Lync/Industry Update and Useful Resources

Tom ArbuthnotConsultant, Modality Systems

@tomarbuthnot

http://www.lyncdup.com

tom@lyncdup.com

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Lync Demo Hyper-V VHD’s

• Free to download and try• Add your own machines to really test Lync

features

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26217

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Resource kit book

• Completely free• Download a specific chapter or the complete

book

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=22644

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Lync Sign in Troubleshooter

• Curtis JohnStone• Quest/InsideOCS• Sign in issues

http://blog.insideocs.com/2011/07/19/communicator-lync-lync-sign-in-troubleshooting-tool-version-3/

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Lync PowerShell Cmdlets Mindmaps

• Every Cmdlet with links to Technet Article• Tom Arbuthnot (me)• Lyncdup.com

http://lyncdup.com/2011/05/lync-powershell-cmdlets-mind-maps/

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Lync PowerPack Addons

• Conversation Translator• Information Dashboard• Tabbed conversations• IM an Expert• From Microsoft

http://lync.microsoft.com/Adoption-and-Training-Kit/tools-and-apps/Pages/Overview.aspx

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Free Website Plugin for Presence and Chat

• Free (codeplex) plugin for Websites• Full Presence and IM chat from the site• Requires additional server• From Orbit One

http://www.orbitone.com/en/blog/archive/2011/07/20/lync-presence-amp-chat-widgets.aspx

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Lync Update

• Lync CU3 out now• Forefront For Lync due by end of the year• Skype.... We’re still waiting, but it’s looking

good• Mobile clients....• Get on twitter #lync and the blog RSS

feeds/email updates