By Michael Tressler Sr Solutions Consultant, Jabra BA, Software Engineering, Ball State University Contents About the Author 4 Preamble 5 Introduction 6 What is Intelligent Speaker? 7 What makes a speaker microphone device an Intelligent speaker? 8 Why is this even a thing? 8 What are the requirements for Intelligent Speaker? 10 Hardware requirements 10 …
Category: Technology
Dec 04
Enabling and Validating QoS on Teams Rooms on Android
While delivering some Teams Rooms on Android training, I was asked a question about Quality of Service (QoS) on Microsoft Teams Android devices. I knew the answer conceptually, but not practically. In other words, I wanted to see it in action. In this article, I will show how to set up QoS on Teams Android …
Jan 09
Enterprise Voice in Skype for Business Server 2015 book. Free!
In 2016, I released the book Enterprise Voice in Skype for Business Server 2015. It is the definitive tome on connecting Skype for Business with the phone system. As time has passed, purchases of the book have basically fallen off the cliff. I’m now giving the book away for free. Why would you want to …
Jul 28
UC Now v 9 Released
Not a ton has changed to warrant a full version update, but there is a major feature edition. (Also, I was at version 8.8 so at some point I have to make the jump, right?) The big addition is the ability for you to remove modules that you’re not interested in. Prior to this release, …
May 30
UC Now v 8.8 Released
Every so often, the spirit moves me and I take the time to update the Android app that I have out there. And about 3 months ago, the spirit moved me. But I ran into a technical problem (brain malfunction) and I never was able to publish a version that didn’t immediately crash after launching. …
Mar 12
UC Now Apps Updated
Every so often, the spirit moves me and I take the time to update the Windows 10 and Android apps that I have out there. And this weekend, the spirit moved me. For those unfamiliar with the apps, they are a central point for things related to Exchange and Skype for Business. So in one place …
Sep 17
Presence Lying, Like a Pro
One of the great things about Skype for Business is you can see if a remote person is available for a chat or if they are busy in a meeting. Taking advantage of the presence capabilities is a very useful tool. However, some people try to game the system and artificially set their presence. They …
Jun 27
My first publishing experience. Windows NT 4.0 anyone?
The book I recently released – Enterprise Voice in Skype for Business Server 2015 – was not my first publishing credit. No, to find that, I need to take you back to 1997 and the book Windows NT Troubleshooting and Configuration. I was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. Unbeknownst to many, there is a …
Mar 27
I Wrote a Book
Some of you may be aware that I recently published a book – Enterprise Voice in Skype for Business Server 2015. Visit www.evs4b.com for full details. This post is not specifically about the book. It is about why I wrote that book and the joy of doing that. </sarcasm> I originally started writing the book …