In case you missed it, the November 2013 Lync 2013 update has arrived. The Lync 2013 client update has some very noteworthy fixes and new features:
- The Exchange Calendar (Free/Busy) Presence Integration bug introduced in the last update is now fixed.
- Participant photo’s will be shown directly in an Instant Messaging conversation window
- Login Trace Files will be easily accessible right in the main File menu
- Photo’s can be set from a Public Web Site URL (this feature had previously been there and removed)
- New Record Options – different resolutions can be selected for client-side recordings.
On the Lync 2013 client we now have full spellcheck and and Presence working with the Exchange calendar.
The update is available here: “Description of the Lync 2013 update 15.0.4551.1005: November 7, 2013”.
** Be sure to install the corresponding Microsoft Office Updates: MSO (KB2727096), MSORES (KB2817624), and IDCRL (KB2817626). This brings the client version to 15.0.4551.1005:
Several blogs have documented all these new features really well:
- Microsoft NextHop – Cumulative Update for Lync Desktop Client 2013: November 2013
- Microsoft Lync Team Blog – November 2013 Update for the Lync 2013 Desktop Client
- Microsoft – Description of the Lync 2013 update 15.0.4551.1005: November 7, 2013
- Lync Client CU3 (November Update) – Show a picture from a website!!!
- Tom Arbuthnot – November #Lync 2013 Client Update 15.0.4551.1005, Exchange Free/Busy, Recording Options, Web Picture and Pictures in IM stream
- Brian Ricks – Hotfix for Lync 2013 – Presence Corrected
- Matt Landis – Lync 2013 November 7, 2013 Update Released: Web Contact Picture Back & Fixes
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