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Exchange 2010 includes the ability to add presence and IM integration right into the OWA experience.  This adds a number of handy features: - Presence for internal and federated OCS contacts - Ability to start and maintain chat sessions directly...

I spent a good amount of time the other day working on the setup, integration, and various scenarios of Polycom’s HDX endpoints and RMX bridges with OCS. Previously I had provided assistance to customers who needed help getting an HDX to work with...

I noticed today that even folks “in the know” are having a hard time finding the update to Outlook Mobile that supports some new features of Exchange 2010, so I thought I’d post it.  The update is included in Windows Mobile 6.5 (which I hope to have...

Having been working with presence for some time now it’s hard to remember a time when I didn’t know in advance if a coworker or business partner was available before trying to contact them.  Unfortunately there are people out there who are interested...

Customers ask me all the time if it is possible to file transfers over a certain amount, and I’m happy to see this feature in Forefront for OCS.  It’s pretty easy to configure this particular feature. There are two ways to configure file filtering...

I’m excited to let everyone know about the kickoff meeting of the UC Virtual User Group (UCVUG), coming up on May 21st at 7pm Eastern time.  There will be some great content and even some giveaways!  Many thanks to fellow MVP Dustin Hannifin...

This week I hit an issue at a customer where audio would drop periodically for external users.  The call would stay up but audio would disappear.  This happened in 2 situations… - The user was in a quiet environment and was silently listening...