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The January 2010 updates have been released for the Office Communicator 2007 R2 Client and the OCS 2007 R2 Server. Office Communicator 2007 R2 The download and more details can be found here: Description of the Communicator 2007 R2 cumulative update: January 2010 (KB 976135). Further to my post on OCS R2 Administrative Tools – Quick Facts, here is how to install the 32-bit version of the OCS R2 32-bit Administrative Tools. Note: the 32-bit version is currently not supported on Windows XP; only Windows Vista SP1 (Business or Enterprise), Windows Server 2003 with SP2, and Windows Server 2008. The 32-bit installation is available [...] Recently I have been involved in several cases involving users on Windows XP SP3 machines who have upgraded to the Communicator R2 client and do not have the Share Desktop feature available in Communicator R2. The whole “Share” option is completely missing from the right-click menu on a user contact! In all cases installing MSXML 6.0 [...] As many OCS 2007 R1 deployments move to OCS 2007 R2, mixed deployments with both OCS R1 and OCS R2 pools are becoming more common. Here are some notable reminders about the OCS R2 Administrative Tools in a mixed deployment that you should know about: The R1 and R2 Admin Tools cannot be installed side-by-side together on [...] In light of the new OCS R2 server roles and capabilities, here is a summary of the significant changes on the server side and topology (from OCS 2007). Changes to Existing OCS 2007 Server Role OCS 2007 Role Change(s) Notes Front-End Several key changes: · Application Sharing [...] With the introduction of Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2, many are asking which Office Communicator clients are supported in an R2 environment. The following table should help answer the most common questions about client interoperability. Client Server Supported Notes Office Communicator 2005 OCS R2 Yes (*)
In case you have missed the buzz, tomorrow (Tuesday, February 3rd), is the official launch of Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2. Microsoft is hosting a virtual launch event available at www.OCSR2Launch.com starting at 9:30am Pacific Time (12:30pm Eastern Standard Time). This event will include an overview of new R2 product capabilities, breakout sessions, partner information, [...] A not-so-publicized, but highly visible feature change with Office Communicator 2007 is the inability for a user to set their status to “Offline”. This was a commonly used status in previous instant messaging clients such as Windows Messenger and Office Communicator 2005. If your user community requires the Offline status, there are 2 options: 1. You can [...] Microsoft Office Communicator hotfixes are not part of Windows Update, so it is important to find and deploy them through other means. If you are upgrading to OCS 2005 from LCS 2005, and will have Office Communicator 2005 and 2007 clients coexisting, you should deploy Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 Hotfix KB 945573 (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942897). In addition to [...] People currently deploying, or planning to deploy, Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 maybe wondering about the next release of OCS (‘R2’), when making deployment decisions today. Here are some quick key facts that you need to know. New Features |
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