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Manual Audio Routes in Microsoft Communications Server “14”

Manual audio routes before UCMA 3.0 One of my favorite new features in UCMA 3.0, the new version of the Unified Communications Managed API that goes with Communications Server “14,” is the interfaces that give developers control over audio...

Posted to Michael Greenlee on Unified Communications Development by mgreenlee on 07-22-2010

New UCMA 2.0 Release

Without much fanfare Microsoft released a significant update to the Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 2.0 last weekend. This release is not only significant given the impressive set of new features, but most of all because it provides direct...

Posted to GotUC by marshallharrison on 05-27-2010

Filed under: UCMA

Invisible OCS conference participants

Many of you, since encountering OCS 2007 R2 and its trusty sidekick server-side API, UCMA 2.0, have been wondering, “How do I spy on people and secretly record their audio conferences?” Luckily for you, to complement its delightfully straightforward...

Posted to Michael Greenlee on Unified Communications Development by mgreenlee on 02-21-2010

MCITP exam for OCS R2? Maybe....

I received this email yesterday. Another chance to maybe influence the future of OCS. This isn't developer related but I would love to see a MCITP exam for OCS. As a developer it helps to fully understand the whole picture. An exam will help prove...

Posted to GotUC by marshallharrison on 08-20-2009

Filed under: OCS, MCITP, OCS R2

New OCS Tools

Some interesting new tools from Microsoft for OCS. UC How To The Microsoft Unified Communications “How-To” training tool is a Microsoft Silverlight™ 2 application that provides step-by-step instructions for common UC tasks. You can customize...

Posted to GotUC by marshallharrison on 08-12-2009

Filed under: OCS

Accepting transfers and forwards in UCMA 2.0 applications

what happens if you let UCMA clean your house The layer of abstraction that makes UCMA 2.0 such a powerful tool can also, once in a while, be dangerous. If we’re not careful enough, we can easily get the idea that the API will take care of everything...

Posted to Michael Greenlee on Unified Communications Development by mgreenlee on 07-14-2009

Filed under: UCMA, UCMA 2.0, OCS, transfer

Use registration for presence operations with ApplicationEndpoints

The UseRegistration property on the ApplicationEndpointSettings object is one of those critical details that you always forget, much the same way you always forget your checkbook or library card at home the one time you actually need it. UseRegistration...

Posted to Michael Greenlee on Unified Communications Development by mgreenlee on 06-22-2009

Filed under: UCMA, UCMA 2.0, OCS, presence, ApplicationEndpoint

Programming for Unified Communications Book is Out

This long-awaited volume on Unified Communications development, which covers the Office Communicator Automation API and the Unified Communications Managed API (both Core and Workflow SDKs), has been released and is shipping. You can get your copy at Amazon...

Posted to Michael Greenlee on Unified Communications Development by mgreenlee on 06-09-2009

Filed under: UCMA, UCMA 2.0, OCS

Microsoft UC Developer Survey

Microsoft asking UC developers to take a quick survey to better get to know its developer audience, carried out by Frost and Sullivan. For example, what applications have been developed, what other communications tools besides Microsoft’s unified...

Posted to GotUC by marshallharrison on 05-27-2009

Filed under: OCS, UCMA

UC Workflow Error Message

UC Workflow Error Message When you build a Windows Workflow application you might see the following error pop-up: T his is a known issue for which Windows Workflow team released a QFE. The QFE can be installed from http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/KB960109

Posted to GotUC by marshallharrison on 05-26-2009

Filed under: UCMA, Fixes, QFE

Deploying the Inbound Outbound BOT sample

Introduction The GotUC.net developer sandbox is a fully functioning Office Communications Server environment where you can host BOT applications. In order to deploy the application in this document you most have a GotUC.net Sandbox account. Please read...

Posted to Keith Kabza Unified Communications for Developers by Keith Kabza on 05-20-2009

Deploying the IMEcho Bot Sample Application

Introduction The GotUC.net developer sandbox is a fully functioning Office Communications Server environment where you can host BOT applications. In order to deploy the application in this document you most have a GotUC.net Sandbox account. Please read...

Posted to Keith Kabza Unified Communications for Developers by Keith Kabza on 05-18-2009

GotUC.net Developer Sandbox Technical Overview

Introduction The GotUC developer sandbox is a fully functioning Office Communications Server environment with Microsoft Exchange 2010. If you are a registered user you will be able to use Office Communicator client to sign-in and have IM, Video and Voice...

Posted to Keith Kabza Unified Communications for Developers by Keith Kabza on 05-18-2009

How to get the UC AJAX API to work on OCS 2007 R2?

In Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Microsoft only supports the UC AJAX API in case you add a CWA Server of OCS 2007. The UC AJAX API will not be updated beyond the 2007 release, and programming directly the UC Managed API will be the recommended...

Posted to GotUC by marshallharrison on 05-15-2009