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Viewing the OCS Address Book (for Humans)

Jeff Schertz Dec 10, 2008 0 Comments

Anyone who’s attempted to troubleshoot Address Book problems in OCS before has probably at least tried to open up the GalContacts.db file on a workstation running Office Communicator.  Unfortunately it’s…

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Office Communicator Sidebar Gadget

Jeff Schertz Nov 17, 2008 0 Comments

Dmitry Polzin has created a Vista Sidebar Gadget for Office Communicator that helps better manage multiple conversation windows. You can download it from the Windows Live Gallery here: http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=2701d34d-ec6a-48ec-9ce2-a3932345f3a8 As…

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OCS R2 Edge Bombshell

Jeff Schertz Oct 14, 2008 0 Comments

Yes, you read this correctly: In a single-server Edge deployment a private IP address is now supported on the A/V Edge Role.  It is still recommended to use a public…

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New Server Roles and Client Features in OCS R2

Jeff Schertz Oct 14, 2008 0 Comments

One of the biggest complaints I’ve seen with OCS was the large number of servers required when deploying all the components, even in consolidated scenarios.  And although with new features…

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OCS 2007 Setup and Administration Delegation

Jeff Schertz Oct 9, 2008 0 Comments

I little used portion of the OCS installation wizard is the ability to delegate some access rights to specific user accounts so that remote or junior administrators can deploy OCS…

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My Favorite OCS Telephony Devices

Jeff Schertz Oct 5, 2008 2 Comments

At the moment I have a few too many OCS-specific telephony devices on my desk: a Polycom CX700 handset (aka the Tanjay), an LG-Nortel IP8540 handset (aka the Catalina), an…

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First Look at the Edge Planning Tool

Jeff Schertz Sep 2, 2008 0 Comments

Microsoft has just released a really neat tool that threatens to make obsolete all of my OCS Edge-related blog material :)  Seriously, as complicated as it can be to design…

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Using the Microsoft Notes Connector to Synchronize with Mail-Enabled Objects

Jeff Schertz Aug 19, 2008 0 Comments

In a previous blog entry I covered how to use object filtering with the Microsoft Notes Connector.  There was a reason I ran into that situation in the first place…

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A Look at Forefront Security for OCS 2007

Jeff Schertz Aug 14, 2008 0 Comments

I finally had a chance to test drive the beta version of the upcoming Forefront Security release specifically for Office Communications Server 2007 (FSOCS).  I deployed this in my lab,…

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Disabling Instant Messaging in OCS

Jeff Schertz Aug 13, 2008 0 Comments

In the past I've heard at least a few discussions regarding administrators looking for a way to disable instant message functionality in Office Communications Server 2007.  Some may want to…

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