Now that you've built up a long list of contacts in Microsoft Lync you've decided you want to export them so you can use them other places, send them to a coworker, or maybe just save them as a backup. This article shows you how to use the Lync 2010 SDK to retrieve contacts from a running instance of Microsoft Lync and export them to Microsoft Excel.
The Untold Story!
The Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Administration Guide is chock-full of useful information about Lync Server management. However (and you knew there had to be a “however,” didn't you?) there is one thing that's missing from the Administration Guide: Lync Server PowerShell commands.
But never fear, we have everything you need. Check out the Lync Server 2010 Administration Guide: PowerShell Supplement. With this supplement you have the rest of the story.