Professional Unified Communications Development with Microsoft® Lync™ Server 2010 -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Building Communications Solutions with Microsoft Lync Server 2010 -- Lync Product Overview -- Building Communications Applications with the Lync SDK -- Integrating Lync Functionality into Your Applications Using the Lync Controls -- Integrating Communications into Your Applications Using the Lync API -- Working with Lync UI Suppression -- Adding Context to Conversations -- Building Communications Solutions with the Unified Communications Managed API SDK -- Building Communications Solutions with UCMA -- Building Workflow Solutions with the UCMA Workflow SDK -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Integrating Microsoft Lync Functionality into Your Applications -- Setting Up Your Development Environment -- Requirements for Developing with the Lync Controls -- Installing the Lync Controls -- Working with the Lync Controls -- Displaying Presence -- Working with Contact Lists -- Searching for Contacts -- Displaying Information about the Current User -- Starting Conversations -- Starting Contextual Conversations from the Lync Controls -- Extending the Lync Controls with Expression Blend 4 -- Creating a Copy of the Control Template -- Examining the Control Template -- Modifying the Control Template -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Building Communications Clients with the Microsoft Lync 2010 Managed API -- Getting Started with the Lync 2010 Managed API -- Setting Up Your Development Environment -- Interacting with the Running Instance of the Lync Client -- Managing the Lifecycle of the Lync Client -- Working with Conversations -- Starting Conversations with Automation -- Getting Started with the ConversationManager -- Docking the Lync Conversation Window in a WPF Application -- Working with Contacts and Groups -- Getting Started with the ContactManager.

Adding and Removing Groups -- Adding and Removing Contacts -- Interacting with the Self Contact -- Publishing Self Presence Items -- Subscribing to Self Presence Events -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Adding Context to Conversations -- Launching Applications from Lync Conversations -- Registering a Contextual Application Package for Launch Link Context -- Setting Conversation Contextual Info for Launch Link Context -- Registering a Contextual Application Package for Lync Launch Link Context at Runtime Using Runtime Registration -- Hosting Silverlight Applications in the Lync Conversation Extensibility Window -- Working with Lync Extensibility Window Context Using Install Registration -- Working with Lync Extensibility Window Context at Runtime Using Runtime Registration -- Security Requirements for Lync Extensibility Window Context -- Install Registration, Runtime Registration, or Both? -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Building Custom Communications Clients with Lync UI Suppression -- Working with Lync UI Suppression -- Configuring Lync UI Suppression -- Interacting with the Lync Client Process -- Working with the Instant Message Modality -- Creating a New Conversation and Adding Participants -- Sending Instant Messages -- Receiving Instant Messages -- Terminating Instant Message Conversations -- Working with the AudioVideo Modality -- Starting Audio and Video Conversations -- Handling Incoming Audio and Video Conversations -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Introduction to the Unified Communications Managed API -- What Is a UCMA Application? -- What Does UCMA Do? -- Server-side Uses -- Client-side Uses -- Integration with Non-Microsoft SIP Platforms -- Session Initiation Protocol in Brief -- SIP User Agents -- SIP Proxies and Registrars -- SIP Methods and Responses -- How Is Lync Server Different from Other Platforms? -- UCMA Basic Concepts -- The Collaboration Platform.

Endpoints -- Conversations and Calls -- Conferencing -- Enhanced Presence -- Automatic Presence Publishing in UCMA -- Local Presence and Remote Presence -- Contact List and Contact Group Operations in UCMA -- UCMA Development Practices -- Asynchronous Programming -- Exception Handling -- Deploying a UCMA Application -- Where to Deploy -- Deployment Tips -- Load-Balanced Applications -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Starting Up and Shutting Down a UCMA Application -- Provisioning an Application -- Creating a Trusted Application Pool -- Creating a Trusted Application -- Starting Up and Shutting Down with Explicit Settings -- A UCMA Test Harness -- Building the Test Harness Class -- Building the Console Application -- Running the Test Harness -- Loading Trusted Application Settings Automatically -- Starting a Collaboration Platform with ProvisionedApplicationPlatformSettings -- Discovering Application Endpoints Automatically -- Preparing Endpoints for an Application -- Using ApplicationEndpoint for Services -- Using UserEndpoint for Clients -- Shutting Down Without Dropping Calls -- Troubleshooting Startup and Provisioning -- Troubleshooting a Trusted Service -- Troubleshooting Errors on Startup -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Two-Party Call Control with UCMA -- Placing Outbound Calls with UCMA -- Preparing an Outbound Call Using UCMA Objects -- Establishing a Two-Party Call with BeginEstablish -- Handling Incoming Calls and Messages with UCMA -- Registering for Incoming Calls -- Receiving an Incoming Call -- Forwarding an Incoming Call to Another Endpoint -- Accepting a Transfer on a Connected Call -- Handling the Accepted Transfer -- Accepting a Forward on an Outgoing Call -- Transferring an Active Call -- The SIP Anatomy of a Transfer -- Types of Transfers -- Initiating a Transfer with BeginTransfer -- Recovering from a Failed Transfer.

Parking and Retrieving Calls -- The Call Park Server -- Parking a Call -- Retrieving a Parked Call -- Media and Messages on an Active Call -- Flow Classes for Media Management -- Sending Messages to a Remote Participant Using InstantMessagingFlow -- Manipulating Audio Media Using AudioVideoFlow -- Monitoring Call States -- Receiving Updates on Call State Changes -- Receiving Updates on Flow State Changes -- Receiving Quality of Service Data -- Retrieving Information on Remote Participants -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Presence with UCMA -- Retrieving Presence Information for a Remote Endpoint -- Querying a User's Presence -- Subscribing to Continuous Presence Updates Using RemotePresenceView -- Parsing Presence Information -- Publishing Presence for the Local Endpoint -- Publishing Presence with a Presence Grammar -- Publishing Presence Without a Presence Grammar -- Retrieving Presence Information for the Local Endpoint -- Making an Application an Automaton -- Publishing an Always-On Presence -- Automatic Presence Publication for User Endpoints -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Contact and Group Services In UCMA -- Manipulating Contacts in the Contact List -- Querying a List of Contacts -- Adding a Contact to the List -- Modifying an Existing Contact -- Deleting a Contact -- Manipulating Groups in the Contact List -- Adding a Group to the List -- Modifying an Existing Group -- Deleting a Group -- Manipulating Presence Access Control Using Containers -- Adding Contacts to Presence Containers -- Removing Contacts from Presence Containers -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Conference Services in UCMA -- Setting Up a Conference with UCMA -- Using Scheduled Versus Ad-Hoc Conferences -- Scheduling a Conference Using ConferenceServices -- Inviting Participants to a Conference -- Understanding the SIP Anatomy of a Conference Invitation.

Inviting Participants Using a ConferenceInvitation Object -- Inviting Participants Using Audio MCU Dial-Out -- Transferring a Call into the Conference -- Joining a Conference -- Managing Conference Communication Using the ConferenceSession Object -- Specifying Conference Joining Details with the ConferenceJoinOptionsClass -- Joining an Ad-Hoc Conference -- Providing Services with Trusted Conference Participants -- Avoiding Problems with the Trusted Conference Join Feature -- Using the Trusted Join Feature to Provide Common Services -- Controlling Conference Attendance with Conference Commands -- Terminating a Conference -- Ejecting a Conference Participant -- Locking or Unlocking a Conference -- Modifying Conference Configuration or Participants' Roles -- Managing Access with the Conference Lobby -- Requiring Participants to Enter Via the Lobby -- Allowing Participants into the Conference from the Lobby -- Controlling Media Using the McuSession Classes -- Receiving Instant Messages in a Conference -- Muting a Participant -- Monitoring Conference Events -- Receiving Notifications of Conference Participant Changes -- Receiving Notifications of Media Participant Changes -- Tracking Conference States -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Advanced Media Control in UCMA -- Playing or Recognizing DTMF Tones -- Attaching the ToneController -- Sending DTMF Tones -- Receiving DTMF Tones -- Detecting Fax Tones -- Playing Music, Sounds, or Speech -- Playing Music and Sounds with the Player Class -- Text-to-Speech with the SpeechSynthesisConnector -- Recording Calls and Conferences -- Starting, Stopping, and Pausing Recording -- Recording a Conference -- Detecting Speech on a Call -- Recognizing Speech -- Controlling Hold and Mute States -- Holding or Retrieving an Audio Call -- Muting or Unmuting the Audio Flow -- Staying on the Signaling Path with Back-to-Back Calls.

The Straight and Narrow Signaling Path.