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SkypeDevQ: Embedding Skype for Business in webpages, integration & mobile support

Posted by Tom on Jun 29, 2016 in Development, Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

Today’s SkypeDevQ comes fromÂ Abhinav and is in fact 3 questions for the price of one!Â Abhinav writes (I’ve removed and reworded some sections to...

SkypeDevQ: Updating Skype for Business Presence with the Client SDK

Posted by Tom on Jun 28, 2016 in Development, Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

Derek contacted me recently, asking “I’m looking to build a very simple WinForms app that will change my Skype for Business status to busy when I click one...

Review: Sennheiser TeamConnect Wireless

Posted by Tom on Jun 24, 2016 in Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

I recently got the chance to get up close and personal with the new Sennheiser TeamConnect Wireless. The team at Sennheiser UK were kind enough to lend our office a kit...

Microsoft Ignite 2016 Session Catalog is now Live!

Posted by Tom on Jun 10, 2016 in Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

The Session Catalog for Microsoft Ignite is now out and ready for browsing. You can access the Catalog at:Â myignite.microsoft.com/sessions This year the session are...

Modality Systems is Microsoft Communications Partner of the Year 2016

Posted by Tom on Jun 9, 2016 in Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

Some big and exciting news from my employer Modality Systems, who have just won Microsoft Communications Partner of the Year for 2016. In their announcement, Microsoft...

Skype for Business Click to Call Google Chrome Extension

Posted by Tom on May 16, 2016 in Development, Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

Aaaaages ago, I wrote a small plugin for Internet Explorer to allow you to select a phone number on a webpage and call it in (what was then) Lync. Fast forward just over...

Last CU for Lync 2010 Released : end of main-stream support

Posted by Tom on May 4, 2016 in Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

Microsoft have released the Lync Server 2010 April 2016 Cumulative Update. This is theÂ last CU for Lync Server 2010, as the product comes to the end of main-stream...

You can now write iOS, Android apps that embed Skype for Business audio & video!

Posted by Tom on May 3, 2016 in Development, Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

Skype for Business App SDK Preview now available for download Just over 30 days ago, Microsoft announced a new Skype for Business App SDK Preview for mobile...

Skype Web SDK: Plugin-less Audio Video in the browser

Posted by Tom on May 3, 2016 in Development, Learn Skype Web SDK, Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

At Build 2016, during one of the sessions, Microsoft announcedÂ plugin-less support forÂ Skype Web SDK with Microsoft Edge, with WebRTC support coming...

How to run the new Skype Web SDK Online Samples

Posted by Tom on Apr 10, 2016 in Development, Learn Skype Web SDK, Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

Recently at Build 2016, the Skype for Business Product Team announced that Skype Web SDK Online is now available for General Availability (GA). This probably means a ton...

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