Lync Updates Q1 2013
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The document summarizes updates from Microsoft related to Lync 2013 in Q1 2013. Key updates included in Lync 2013 CU1 were disabling video cropping and hiding offline contacts. Lync Server 2013 updates included location-based routing and group call pickup. Lync Phone Edition received updates around voicemail indicators and online meeting joins. Exchange 2013 CU1 added support for coexistence with prior versions and online meetings in OWA. The presentation also previewed the new Lync Room System appliance and discussed Polycom phone compatibility with Lync.
Lync Updates Q1 2013
- 1. Lync 2013 Updates from Q1 13 @adamjacobs http://imucblog.com adam@imaucblog.com Adam Jacobs Lync MVP Global UC Architect, Polycom
- 2. Agenda • Lync Updates from Microsoft • Lync voice updates from Polycom • Better Together-over-Ethernet (BToE) – Demo • Questions 27/04/2013 Microsoft Unified Communications User Group London (MUCUGL) 2
- 3. Lync 2013 CU1 (client highlights) 27/04/2013 Microsoft Unified Communications User Group London (MUCUGL) 3 • Disable A/V MCU video cropping • Hide offline contacts • Enable/disable receiving buddy invites from untrusted networks (Skype) • Bug fixes! • Two downloads: – Lyncloc (Lync) – Msores (Office)
- 4. Lync 2013 CU1 (server highlights) 27/04/2013 Microsoft Unified Communications User Group London (MUCUGL) 4 • Lync 2013 Mobility (Justin already covered this) • Location-based routing – leverages local PSTN access based upon user location (also addresses regulatory issues) • Group Call Pickup – Lync clients join a group, any member within the group can answer other members calls by dialling the number associated with the group • Bug fixes!
- 5. Lync Phone Edition April 13 (CU8) 27/04/2013 Microsoft Unified Communications User Group London (MUCUGL) 5 • MWI light does not clear when user checks voice mail through Outlook • MOH (Aries) is not played • CAP sign-out issue (rollback delay) • Support for W15 O365 Online Meeting Join (created via OWA) • Support for W15 O365 Online Meeting Join (Hybrid scenario)
- 6. Exchange 2013 CU1 • Delivers support for co-existence with Exchange 2007/2010 • Public Folders still alive/well and now accessible via OWA • Exchange Admin Center (EAC) now includes added manageability options for Unified Messaging • Online Meeting for Exchange 2013 OWA! 27/04/2013 Microsoft Unified Communications User Group London (MUCUGL) 6
- 7. Skype, WAC and CHM updates • Skype 6.3 released (adds support for Lync) • Office Web App – Manual update required, Windows Update breaks WAC – Update requires re-creation of farm • Lync 2013 documentation updated, includes support for: – Addition of Location-Based Routing functionality and the Group Call Pickup feature to Enterprise Voice – New Lync Server 2013 Unified Communications Web API (UCWA) to support Mobility features – Information about backing up and restoring Lync Server 2013 – Support for hybrid deployment scenarios 27/04/2013 Microsoft Unified Communications User Group London (MUCUGL) 7
- 8. Introducing Lync Room System • Full and familiar Lync experience optimized for immersive meeting experience • Easy for users to schedule, join and manage meetings • Simple to deploy for IT Admins, does not require 3rd party infrastructure • Native Lync software delivered in a comprehensive partner hardware solution
- 9. Appliance Quad Core Intel Ivy Bridge Video Capture Card with VGA and HDMI for content sharing Camera Wide Field of View HD front-of-room Camera Next generation HD RoundTable Display 1080p Single 55”-84” Touch for smaller rooms 1080p Dual 55”-70” Touch for larger rooms 720p 10” Touch console for all rooms Audio Wideband audio stereo / monaural array capture Lync Room System Hardware
- 10. Lync Room System Edition Software Operating System Windows Embedded 7 Standard AppLocker, Write Filters, Firewall Lync Room System Edition software Customized Lync Client for the Meeting Room Optimized for Lync Server 2013 Console UX One or two display experience for video and collaboration Manageability Remote Admin Portal Update and Monitoring
- 11. Lync Room System (video) 27/04/2013 Microsoft Unified Communications User Group London (MUCUGL) 11
- 12. Polycom Lync compatible phones • Majority of Polycom open SIP phones now Lync 201x compatible (not VVX1500 and Lync 2013 compatibility due in April for SPIP 4/5/6) • VVX 3xx/4xx released (ships with Lync 201x compatible firmware) 27/04/2013 Microsoft Unified Communications User Group London (MUCUGL) 12 VVX Media Phones 300, 400, 500, 600
- 13. VVX Better Together-over-Ethernet (BToE) Demo 27/04/2013 Microsoft Unified Communications User Group London (MUCUGL) 13