Looks like I’ll get to attend Lotusphere again this year   Every Lotusphere feels like my last; like the stars won’t align next time and I’ll miss all the fun.  Maybe that is why I go out of my way to have fun and Lotusphere.  After 5 years at Microsoft, it’s surprising I still know so many folks there.

As we all get older, wiser, grayer, it nice to look back.

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Presence in Lotus Notes - Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Automation API Sample  is now released to the web here

This release provides samples and utilities needed to deploy OCS 2007 enabled Lotus Notes client applications including e-mail.  

The Enabling Presence and Real Time Collaboration in Lotus Notes using Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 is not compatible with Communicator 2007.  So by debugging the 2007 problems and working closely with the Product team, we were able to create a new enablement kit.

Presence controls

This is a set of COM controls optimized for use inside the Notes client that provide access to Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 functionality. These controls are based on the sample controls provided by Microsoft at: Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Presence Controls

Two controls are included-

The first control shows the online status of individual Office Communications Server users and provides each access to Communicator functionality (chat, etc.):

From within a Notes mail message, hover over the control:


Right click the control and get a quick menu:


A voice or instant message session can be initiated with a menu pick :



The second control, “Persona List”, shows a set up Office Communications Server users in a “buddy list” format:


These icons have the same functionality as the other control – hover, right click, and menu pick.

Both controls may be added to Notes forms and documents and may be scripted via LotusScript.
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