Lync / Skype for Business

Skype for Business / Office 365 – Extended SfB preview features

Microsoft has announced the extension of the PSTN and Cloud PBX features for Skype for Business on Office 365 to more countries. Starting today, 11 additional countries (plus 3 addtional coming in the next few months) can now take advantage of the PSTN preview – UK, Germany, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, Spain, Belgium, […]

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Exchange 2016 – Integrate Skype for Business with Exchange 2016

As you already know, Exchange 2016 is now available as RTM since October 1st. With this new release, many new features and improvements have been included, and as part of these improvements the configuration of the integration of Skype for Business / Lync with Exchange OWA (or Outlook on the Web as they now call

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Skype for Business – The Windows Phone Skype for Business app is now available

Microsoft has released the new Skype for Business app for Windows Phone. If you have already installed Lync 2013 Mobile client app for Windows Phone, this has been automatically (or should be) updated. If not, try to force to update your installed app or download it from the Store https://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/skype-for-business/d85d8a57-0f61-4ff3-a0f4-444e131d8491 As part of the improvements:

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Office 365 – Skype for Business Preview

Want to be the first to see, test and use what will be coming with Skype for Business and Skype for Business Online?? Go to https://www.skypepreview.com/ to sign up for Skype Meeting Broadcast, PSTN Conferencing (US only at this time) and Cloud PBX with PSTN Calling (US only at this time too). Skype Meeting Broadcast

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Skype for Business – Disable the Call Quality pop up

As you know, Skype for Business is now the name of Lync. It is available both On Premises and Online. As part of the re branding, there has been few improvement and one of these is on the client side. After a call or meeting with voice, end-user got a pop up to rate the

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Lync / Skype for Business / Office 365 – Native support for PSTN will be available in Office 365

After announcing the Skype for Business preview (formerly Lync), Microsoft has announced today that PSTN support will be natively available in Office 365 (starting with US first this summer) See the announcement here http://blogs.office.com/2015/03/18/skype-for-business-is-here-and-this-is-only-the-beginning/ (section The right cloud for communication and productivity in the middle of the page) You can also sign in to be

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ADFS 3 / Office 365 – Sign in with Lync mobile app on Android failed

While working on a project to deploy Office 365 with ADFS 3.0, I was running on an issue with the Lync mobile client on Android ONLY; other Lync client did not had the issue (on WIndows, WIndows Phone or iOS). The issue was the user was not able to sign in on the Lync 2013

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Lync 2013 – Push notification not working

While working on a recent Lync 2013 project, we faced an issue with the push notification which was not working as expected – some got the notifications, some not. After reviewing all the configuration on Lync servers (front ends and edge) and found nothing, I found that the settings for Lync Online federated provider was

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