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Get 1 months free trial of Skype for Business PSTN calling

Posted by Tom on Jan 11, 2017 in Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

I thought I’d share this with you as it’s probably got broad appeal for readers of this blog: This offer is being offered by Graham Hosking...

Video: I’m talking about Modality Systems Network Performance Analysis Tooling

Posted by Tom on Jan 10, 2017 in Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

When I was at Microsoft Ignite last year with Modality Systems I spent a lot of time talking to customers and partners about the software solutions that get built by the...

I’m Speaking & Running a Workshop at NorDevCon 2017

Posted by Tom on Jan 5, 2017 in Development, Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

I’m pleased to be able to tell you that I’m going to be speaking at NorDevCon 2017 in Norwich, UK. The event runs for 2 days in February (Friday 24th and...

Video: Getting started with bot development using Microsoft Bot Framework

Posted by Tom on Dec 21, 2016 in Development, Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

I’ve just published a video to Channel 9 which I think you might be interested in. It’s a 101 for the Microsoft Bot Framework. The Bot Framework is a new and...

Video: How to extend Skype for Business with development on UCUG

Posted by Tom on Dec 15, 2016 in Development, Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

A little while ago I sat down withÂ Fabrizio Fabiani, who runs the Unified Communication User Group Italy to talk about the current state of Skype for Development, and...

Announcing Skyue – a free Skype for Business integration with Phillips Hue

Posted by Tom on Dec 2, 2016 in Development, Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

It’s been quiet on this blog over the last few weeks. Usually this is because of one of two things. Either life is happening to me so I don’t get the time...

Posting messages to Microsoft Teams from IFTTT, PowerShell and beyond!

Posted by Tom on Nov 7, 2016 in Development, Everything Else, Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

Edit: I found out after posting this that Michael Greene actually wrote a very similar post on this a few days ago, so you should definitely go and read his post...

Developing for Microsoft Teams

Posted by Tom on Nov 2, 2016 in Development, Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

Microsoft Teams is now out and available to everyone. In case you missed it, the official the announcement is here. What’s really good news for developers is that...

I’m on The Skype Show! Special UC Day 2016 recording

Posted by Tom on Oct 31, 2016 in Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

I’m extremely honoured to be able to tell you that at the recent UC Day I was invited onto The Skype Show as part of a special live broadcast from the show. My...

Windows Insider AND Doing Web Development? Read this!

Posted by Tom on Oct 12, 2016 in Development

If you’re a Windows Insider who also does web development or uses IIS at all, then you should know about this issue which just caused me to loose 2 hours of my...

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