Lync 2013 Preview released
A preview release of Lync 2013 is available from Technet Evaluation Centre
July 2011 update
July updates for Lync released
| Product | KB | Download |
| Product | Link | Link |
| Lync 2010 (64bit) | 2571543 | MS download |
| Lync 2010 (32bit) | 2571543 | MS download |
| Lync Server 2010 | 2493736 | MS download |
| Lync 2010 Group Chat Server | 2571550 | MS download |
| Product | KB | Download |
| Product | Link | External |
| Lync 2010 Phone Edition (Tanjay) | 2577593 | MS download |
| Lync 2010 Phone Edition (Aries-Aastra) | 2577595 | MS download |
| Lync 2010 Phone Edition (Aries-Polycom) | 2577594 | MS download |
Updated Resource Kit Chapters release
Updated resource kit chapters have been released by Microsoft. They are available at the download centre
Lync Server Management Pack information
A very useful resource of information on the SCOM management pack for Lync Server 2010 is available on MP Wiki.
Lync tools and apps released
Microsoft have released a number of tool and app add-ons for Lync Server. Among the tools is the 'IM and Expert', 'Conversation Translator' and 'Tabbed Conversation'. The tools amongst others are available on the Lync Adoption and Training kit site.
Microsoft IT Environemnt Health Scanner
An interesting download available from Microsoft is the IT Environment Health Scanner.
It is a very useful tool to run in an enterprise before you start a Lync installation. It is a concern that the installation of Lync, with it's dependency on a functioning AD, DNS and CA and the changes made to the AD Schema as part of the installation will throw up pre-existing issues that will either affect the deployment of Lync or worse will occur after the deployment and the blame and responsibility for fixing any issues will be put on Lync and the Lync engineer. It is a wise move to check the existing IT environment before starting the deployment and showing the results to the customer.
It is a very useful tool to run in an enterprise before you start a Lync installation. It is a concern that the installation of Lync, with it's dependency on a functioning AD, DNS and CA and the changes made to the AD Schema as part of the installation will throw up pre-existing issues that will either affect the deployment of Lync or worse will occur after the deployment and the blame and responsibility for fixing any issues will be put on Lync and the Lync engineer. It is a wise move to check the existing IT environment before starting the deployment and showing the results to the customer.
Windows PKI
Although not strictly related to Lync, this post on WinDoh blog is a very interesting discussion of Certificate Revocation Lists in a Windows CA environment.
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