Version 8.0.6362.143 of the Office Live Meeting console and add-in brings improvements and fixes that include:

·        Improvements to text display on PPT slides in recordings

·        Users using IE browser with security setting is set to “Do not save encrypted pages to disk”  on Vista machines will be able to join meetings successfully

·        Custom text displays correctly when meeting scheduled with Outlook add-in

Below find the links to the Knowledge Base articles for more information about what has changed with the console and Outlook add-in plus the download pages.

KB 974251 : Description of the Windows-based Live Meeting 2007 client update package: Sept 2009

Download the Windows-based Live Meeting 2007 client update: September 2009 package

KB 974252 : Description of the update for Live Meeting Conferencing add-in for Outlook: Sept 2009

Download the Microsoft Live Meeting Conferencing Add-in client update: September 2009

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Mitch

The Windows Sysinternals team as brought out a new utility, called Disk2vhd,  that creates VHD (Virtual Hard Disk - Microsoft’s Virtual Machine disk format) versions of physical disks for use in Microsoft Virtual PC or Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines. The cool thing about Disk2vhd is that you can run Disk2vhd on a system that’s online. Disk2vhd uses Windows’ Volume Snapshot capability, introduced in Windows XP, to create consistent point-in-time snapshots of the volumes you want to include in a conversion. You can even have Disk2vhd create the VHDs on local volumes, even ones being converted (though performance is better when the VHD is on a disk different than ones being converted).

Download Disk2vhd or run Disk2vhd from Live.Sysinternals.com.

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Mitch

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The Microsoft Office Communications Server team has released at no additional licensing cost the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 XMPP Gateway, which enables IM and presence communication between Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and select XMPP-based IM and presence providers. The XMPP (eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) Gateway allows Office Communications Server users to communicate with users who use an XMPP-based IM and presence provider such as Google Talk and Jabber.  

Also, as of October 1, 2009, a Public IM Connectivity (PIC) license will no longer be required for Office Communications Server connectivity to AOL public IM networks. In July, this licensing requirement was also removed for connectivity with Windows Live instant messaging users. 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. 

Customers who want Yahoo! federation will continue to purchase PIC licenses, but the price of PIC will be reduced by 50%, effective October 1, 2009.

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Mitch

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The Infrastructure Planning and Design team has released the new IPD Guide for DirectAccess. This guide provides guidance for designing a DirectAccess infrastructure in an easy-to-follow, four-step process that explains the infrastructure required for clients to be connected from the Internet to resources on the corporate network, whether or not the organization has begun deploying IPv6.

The four key steps covered in the design process for DirectAccess include:

• Aligning the project scope with the business requirements
• Determining whether IPv6, Teredo, 6to4, and IP-HTTPS connectivity will be supported for Internet-based clients
• Assessing the need for IPv6/IPv4 network address translation service and ISATAP for internal communication
• Determining the number and placement of servers, the certificate services requirements, and location of CRL distribution points

Download the IPD Guide for DirectAccess

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