Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Hotfix KB 975611

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Issues that this update package fixes.

Office Communicator Phone Edition (2007 R2) 6907.55 KB977065

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Issues that this update package fixes.

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Hotfix KB 972884

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Issues that this update fixes

KB974571 Crypto-API Update may break Office Communications Server 2007 R2 installations

Don’t install KB974571 Crypto-API Update on Office Communications Server 2007 R2 installations.

Note: If you use the Evaluation Communicator Client Version, the Client installation will break too. So do not install the Update on the Client as well.

After installing this Crypto-API Upadte Event log Message that OCS 2007 R2’s evaluation license has expired.
Now, this seemed very strange as we’ve installed from volume license media.

In Details:

Event source: OCS Server
Event id: 12290
Event text: The evaluation period for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 has expired. Please upgrade from the evaluation version to the full released version of the product.

After some investigation it pointed us to the Crypto-API Update KB974571.
We removed the Update and after rebooting the machine, OCS 2007 R2 was up and running again.

Uninstalling the patch is the only way to currently fix this issue!
The issue is currently being escalated to Microsoft, but until a fix can be found, delaying the install of KB974571 is recommended.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974571/

Vodafone Germany and HTC Roll Out Windows Mobile 6.5 for Touch Diamond2

Available now before the official Windows Mobile 6.5 launch date, HTC and Vodafone Germany has put up a ROM upgrade for HTC Touch Diamond2 today. The software upgrade will upgrade your HTC Touch Diamond 2 with Windows Mobile 6.5, plus an updated TouchFLO 3D with weather info integrated with home screen’s clock. Click HERE for the download link if you own a Vodafone Germany’s Diamond2

New PIC Licensing and released XMPP Gateway

Excited news from the OCSTEAM!

Copy of the OCSTEAM Blog:
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We are excited to announce changes to the Office Communications Server Public IM Connectivity (PIC) license that provides instant messaging and presence federation to the Windows Live, AOL and Yahoo! public IM networks. Starting October 1, 2009, the following licensing changes will be made:

1.A PIC License will no longer be required for federation with American Online (AOL). Customers qualify for federation with AOL if they have Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard CAL or active Software Assurance on their current LCS/OCS license.
2.Customers who want Yahoo! federation will continue to purchase PIC licenses. The price of PIC will be reduced by 50%, effective October 1, 2009, to reflect this change.
We are also excited to announce the release of the OCS 2007 R2 XMPP Gateway (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=141529). The Gateway provides Presence and two-party IM interoperability with the XMPP based systems of Jabber and Google Talk.

1.The Gateway interoperability has been tested against Jabber CXP Server version 5.4 and the current version of Google Talk. The OCS 2007 R2 XMPP Gateway is supported by Microsoft Support
2.This Gateway is licensed as Additional Software to OCS 2007 R2, meaning that there is no additional license cost associated with deploying the Gateway for OCS 2007 R2 licenses.
For more details about these two great announcements you can read the Microsoft Press Pass article with Eric Swift, General Manager of the Unified Communications Group at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/oct09/10-01ucinterop.mspx or in this Channel9 interview with the responsible Product Managers Ashima Singhal and Albert Kooiman http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/jccim/Instant-Messaging-Interoperability-extended-through-XMPP-Jabber/

Recap of June Announcement: In June 2009, we announced a similar change for Windows Live and renamed the OCS PIC license.

1.The LCS PIC license was renamed to Office Communications Server Public IM Connectivity.
2.A PIC License is no longer required for federation with Windows Live. Customers qualify for federation with Windows Live if they have Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard CAL or active SA on their current LCS/OCS license.
With these changes, customers qualify for IM/P federation with Windows Live and AOL with the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard CAL or OCS 2007/LCS 2005 SP1 Standard CAL with Software Assurance. http://www.microsoft.com/communicationsserver/en/us/public-im-connectivity.aspx

We are thrilled about growing the network of users for Office Communications Server.
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Public IM Connectivity (PIC) for OCS and MS Volume Licensing customer

How to enable Federation and Public IM Connectivity (PIC) within Microsoft Office Communcations Server 2007 R2 and sign up to the service.

To signing up follow this link: https://ocspic.livemeeting.com/

Sign in using a Live ID and check the box to agree that your organization is a Microsoft Volume Licensing customer, then input the Volume License agreement number of your company and follow directions on the site.

Communicator Mobile for Windows Mobile, SmartPhone and iPhone

Download Communicator Mobile directly to your phone (Windows Mobile or Java Client)
Simply go on your mobile to www.getcomo.com and select the right version of the client.

www.getcomo.com

The easy and smart way to install Communicator Mobile on your Windows Mobile or SmartPhone. No USB (Active Sync) connect to your Desktop PC necessary.

Como for your iPhone (Third Party Tool and OCS CWA Role necessary)
Modality Systems

http://www.modalitysystems.com/idialog

Diagnostic PreCallDiagnostic tool for Voice quality Monitoring is now available as 32-Bit Version

The PreCallDiagTool is an application that reports expected audio quality as it relates to the network effect. The tool should be installed on any desktop or laptop PC that suffers from inconsistent network connection quality. The PreCallDiagTool can provide a quick check of the current network conditions and also preserve a history of quality data to let users profile their network performance over time or other conditions. The tool is particularly useful for home/mobile users and users using WIFI access points.

The 32 bit version of the PreCallDiagnostic tool is complete and is now live on the Microsoft Download Center. Customers can now access the download here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f16ab4c2-353f-4c9b-b353-22a656c03c9b. The 64 bit version of PCD shipped as part of the OCS 2007 R2 Resource Kit with Office Communications Server 2007 R2 RTM. The 32 bit version has been pulled out and repackaged on its own in order to help our customers on 32 bit machines.

Deployment Error on OCS 2007 R2 EE

Error message in Deployment Log when adding EE Server to Pool:

“Failure[0x80072030] There is no such object on the server.”

In my case it was a problem with the domain controller.
” domain controller has not replicated with its partner for longer than a tombstone lifetime”
The new OCS EE computer object was missing on one domain controller.

I had to do the following procedure:

Solution
Treat this occurrence as a lingering object condition, and do the following:

Run the repadmin /showrepl command on the domain controller that received the error to determine which domain controller has been disconnected for longer than a tombstone lifetime.

Regedit on the box with the error:
To restart inbound replication on the destination domain controller following event ID 2042, you must edit the Allow Replication With Divergent and Corrupt Partner registry entry in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters and set to value 1.

Start the replication manually or wait for the replication.

Reset the Registry to Protect Against Outdated Replication
When you are satisfied that lingering objects have been removed and replication has occurred successfully from the source domain controller, edit the registry to return the value in Allow Replication With Divergent and Corrupt Partner to 0.

Technet Source:

http://technet.microsoft.com/de-de/library/cc757610(WS.10).aspx