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Microsoft Unified Communications Client API SDK availability

I am using Microsoft Unified Communications Client API SDK to get the presence of a user like available,busy etc.
I am able to install successfully, is there any tutorial to just get the presence of a user using this sdk ?There is no proper tutorial to start for the newbies

The UCCAPI is old, poorly documented and usually reserved for writing solutions against OCS 2007 (although there are exceptions).
If you are coding against the Lync 2010, Lync 2013 or Skype for Business I'd advise using the relevant client SDK instead:-https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj933140.aspx
If you are writing an OCS based solution then the following may give you some insight in how to get started http://blogs.technet.com/b/lync/archive/2008/05/13/ucc-api-what-is-it-and-how-does-one-write-an-application-using-it.aspx

Error Creating PDF in Reportviewer Azure

Im trying to export to PDF in Windows Azure, everything works Ok in my local enviroment, but when i test in my azure website it shows "Parameter Is Not Valid".
Any Help?

I just had the same issue. Try switching the App service plan pricing tier from Basic from Shared. You can do this in the Scale tab.

You won't be able to do PDF generation server-side with WAWS because we don't allow the necessary APIs. Your options are to use a Web Role or to use an Azure VM.
As of right now, this is by-design. Some APIs are not allowed in WAWS for security and performance reasons. The GDI APIs that are necessary for generating PDF files are among those that are blocked.
Answered by Jim Cheshire | Microsoft, Monday, November 04, 2013 5:31 PM
This is a known issue and is related to GDI see this Windows Azure forum

Dynamically Pull Data from Dynamics CRM Online

I'm a PHP Developer that recently got introduced to Dynamics CRM Online as I am building an application that needs to pull Customer details directly from a Dynamics CRM Online account to populate a Customer selection list.
I've gone through a number of options including:
http://mscrmtools.blogspot.com/2012/08/php-to-crm-online-easy-way-to-do.html
But I was unable to authenticate at all. According to the blogger, Tanguy, MS has since changed and the solution he posted is no longer valid. I am unable to locate a new solution for connect.
I've even tried the Dynamics SDK (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24004) but I've never done C# coding so I'm at a lost and it seems the samples weren't even compiling anyway. At the same time, I'm not sure this tool was even meant for pulling data from Dynamics CRM Online or the user hosted version.
If there's anyone who can help, it would be greatly appreciated as I've been trying to figure this out for days and trying various options only to continually hit dead end after dead end.
Thanks so much in advance.

My suggestion in this situation is always to create a C# Web Service that will act as a bridge between CRM and your php code.
The Web Service use .NET so can easily pull the data from CRM, and because is a Web Service you can consume it by any platform (with SOAP or REST is your decision)

I have been working through a CRM Online - PHP connector for the last few months. I have no server to host C# code so i've been restricted to connecting to CRM using PHP.
I have managed to get Office 365 and Windows Live authentication working (in the near future all Windows Live users will be migrated to Office 365). I have been starting to document my process here.
http://crmtroubleshoot.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/dynamics-crm-2011-php-and-soap-using.html
After spending a fair bit of time on this connection I find myself agreeing with Guido Preite. If you are in a position to host a C# Web Service somewhere then this is probably worthwhile.

Is It Possible To Launch A Lync Session And Invite Tech And External User From A C# Web App?

I'm tasked with writing a web app that will connect an internal employee and an external client while logging Case details. Our company recently switched over to Lync, so I'm a bit lost on the API for doing this.
Ideally, this would be a web app (C# & ASP.NET) so that the customer support department doesn't have to install something to every workstation. It would also mimic the behavior found in this article for sending an email to allow external users to connect.
Is UCMA required for this? We have a generic Lync account that could be used by a service to facilitate these requests if that would be more appropriate. I can also force the issue for using a desktop app if need be.
I'm just having a hell of a time finding the right API calls to make this happen on MSDN so any links to docs or tutorials would be a huge help.
Some research that doesn't quite point out what needs to be done:
UCMA: Chat with users not in AD
How do I Invite a user by email to a Lync 2010 chat session using the API?

you should take a look at this sample located at :%Program Files%Microsoft UCMA 3.0\SDK\Core\Sample Applications\Reference\ContactCenter
You'll find more details here : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh285604.aspx
Hope that helped.

You should also take a look at UCWA - Microsoft's Unified Communications Web API.
Unified Communications Web API
It's a great platform for adding Lync functionality into your Web application, has an Online Demo with full source code as well.

What is the difference between ASP.NET site and SharePoint site?

I am new to SharePoint development. I wanted to know what is the difference between a SharePoint site and .NET site. When to use SharePoint and when .NET?

SharePoint is a massive "application platform" -- Intranet Portal, External Website, Collaboration Tool, Business Intelligence Agent, Content Management System, Document Retention System, etc -- that utilizes ASP.NET. (SP comes standard with hundreds, if not thousands, of ASPX pages.)
On the other hand, a plain ".NET" site does not need to have SP installed: just IIS with any required ASP.NET extensions.
You use SP when you need it and/or are told to use it. It's Okay -- but generally not teriffic -- at what it does (and it does a lot). But it's big and expensive. (Microsoft "recommends" something like a minimum of 7 servers for a "basic" SP Farm, but it can run as a single instance.)
That's it. Really.
As others have pointed out, SharePoint Foundation is "Free" insomuch as there is no SharePoint CAL or SharePoint server fees. Do not, however, discount the cost of any additional requirements..

SharePoint is a web based collaboration tool built using ASP.NET. The .NET framework (and ASP.NET) is a toolset that allows you to build applications / websites + more.
You can build on top of SharePoint / Dynamics CRM 2011 using the underlying application as a framework providing goodies such ad Security, Logging, Workflow, Persistence, File Storage, Alerting, etc.

SharePoint is an enterprise information portal, from Microsoft, that can be configured to run Intranet, Extranet and Internet sites. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 allows people, teams and expertise to connect and collaborate. A SharePoint enterprise portal is composed of both SharePoint Portal and Windows SharePoint Services, with SharePoint being built upon WSS. WSS is typically used by small teams, projects and companies. SharePoint Server is designed for individuals, teams and projects within a medium to large company wide enterprise portal.
With ASP.net you have a very well documented, battle-hardened, mature and stable platform with a good API. ASP.net is more reliable, Simpler to customise look and feel. Pages render faster in native ASP.NET rather than being hosted in SharePoint. Server requirements are reduced as SharePoint services are not running/not required. Simpler development and deployment model and debugging (no .webpart & GAC deployment required).