Microsoft Lync and Skype for Business have a rich set of .NET APIs which make it easy to extend the platform and integrate it with other applications. This blog helps explain how to use those APIs.

UCMA 3.0 and Lync Server 2013

Posted: October 16th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Lync Development, UCMA 3.0, UCMA 4.0 | Tags: , , , , | 3 Comments »

With the Lync Server 2013 Preview available, you may be starting to give some serious thought to upgrade paths from Lync Server 2010. You may be getting questions from eager customers. What will happen to UCMA 3.0 applications when you move to Lync Server 2013? This post outlines three options to consider: running your application in a 2010/2013 coexistence environment, running your application against Lync 2013 directly, or converting it to UCMA 4.0. Continue reading “UCMA 3.0 and Lync Server 2013” »


Avoiding clipping with outbound UCMA calls

Posted: September 17th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: UCMA 3.0 | Tags: , , , , , , | 4 Comments »

One of the more common uses of UCMA is to create outbound dialer applications. Unfortunately, many people run into a frustrating problem at first when building dialers in UCMA: the first few seconds of audio seem to get lost somehow. When someone picks up the phone and says “Hello,” the first few seconds of audio back to the dialer get clipped, and there is often a delay before the recipient of the call hears the UCMA application play its message. Continue reading “Avoiding clipping with outbound UCMA calls” »