February 2009 - Blogs from the Microsoft Field - Microsoft Education Community

Where should I store my OCS R2 global settings?

I got this question from a Colorado customer. They were getting this pop when installing R2: The question they had was: Where should I store the OCS R2 global settings in the System or Configuration containers? The answer is of course it...

Published Fri, Feb 27 2009 01:57 PM by The Three UC Amigos

Filed under: OCS, R2, setup, configuration container

You asked for it

The next version of Exchange will support the OWA Premium experience in Firefox. For details check out the Exchange teams blog. http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2009/02/12/450639.aspx...( read more )

Published Fri, Feb 27 2009 12:31 PM by The Three UC Amigos

OCS R2 Planning Tool is released

The Planning Tool is great for helping you with an initial design for OCS R2. The wizard will guide you through the process including discovery of design parameters such as web conferencing, enterprise voice, VoIP gateway, Mediation, etc. It uses this...

Published Thu, Feb 26 2009 07:20 AM by The Three UC Amigos

Want to make your Outlook 2007 client scream?

Install this February 2009 Cumulative Update for Outlook 2007: 1. Install the update – Download page (e-mail registration required) 2. Read about What’s in the update – February CU Whitepaper 3. Read about Outlook Team post on the update – Outlook Blog...

Published Wed, Feb 25 2009 08:46 PM by The Three UC Amigos

Cool examples of teachers using OneNote in education

I wanted to use this entry as an opportunity to point out examples of some cool things being done with OneNote and education. These examples come from both people I've been emailing with or just blogs I've seen. Each example shows a creative use...

Published Sun, Feb 22 2009 09:47 AM by OneNote and Education

Filed under: Education, Teacher, OneNote, Curriculum, Faculty

Exchange UM questions

These are a set of voicemail questions coming from a university in Chicago: Does a call made from the UM server through PBX have the originators number as the caller (play on phone option)? For Play on Phone, it depends on which number you pick. For example...

Published Mon, Feb 16 2009 10:47 AM by The Three UC Amigos

Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 Training - Waltham 3/18 10-4 MPR B

I worked with Lee Grant a High Performance Computing Specialist to put a customer HPC training class in the Waltham Office. Thanks. Daylong training covering an overview of Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008. The training will cover both infrastructure...

Published Mon, Feb 9 2009 01:43 PM by Microsoft Higher Education Tech NE

Filed under: Events, HPC

How do I get from OCS RTM (R1) to OCS R2?

Do I have to migrate server or client to R2 first? Migrate the servers first and then clients. The preferred server option is called a side by side migration. More on that below. What server options do I have to migrate to R2? You have two options...

Published Sat, Feb 7 2009 04:46 PM by The Three UC Amigos

Filed under: OCS, R2, migration

Desktop Sharing

I think it’s important to point out that Desktop sharing can be done with Communicator Web Access across multiple platforms. Keep in mind that only IE, Firefox on Windows can host the session but it can be viewed on a variety of formats....( read more...

Published Fri, Feb 6 2009 05:53 PM by The Three UC Amigos

We have the Edge

The topology for OCS architecture has changed for R2. We know support three topologies: Consolidated Edge Load Balanced Consolidated Edge Multi-Site Consolidated Edge Consolidated Edge – in RTM We needed a Public IP address for the outside edge. In R2...

Published Fri, Feb 6 2009 05:52 PM by The Three UC Amigos

I lost my call didn’t I? Voice Quality in OCS R2

One of the many interesting things we’ve added to OCS R2 is the idea of resiliency. In OCS RTM version when you were in an active call if your client lost connectivity to the Front-end server your call was terminated. In OCS R2 we don’t tear down the...

Published Fri, Feb 6 2009 05:50 PM by The Three UC Amigos

R2 customer questions

Here are some questions I received from a school district in Hawaii. Aloha! and a university in Ft. Collins, Colorado: Is a Director server required for R2? A Director is not required but recommended – for most school sizes I have seen they typically...

Published Thu, Feb 5 2009 04:04 PM by The Three UC Amigos

TTY Support

A common request for RFP is support for TTY. What is it? A TTY is a device that enables people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech-disabled to use the telephone by typing messages back and forth to one another instead of talking back and forth. In...

Published Wed, Feb 4 2009 08:21 PM by The Three UC Amigos

Windows HiEd conference registration open

The registration site for the HiED conference is now available. Space is limited so if you want to attend, please register right away. http://www.microsoft.com/education/events/hied2009.mspx...( read more )

Published Wed, Feb 4 2009 06:14 PM by Microsoft Higher Education Tech NE

Filed under: Events

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