Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Automatic Updates in Office Communicator R2

Automatic Updates in Office Communicator R2
Communicator can be configured to receive automatic updates. Users can configure updates to occur as soon as they become available, or they can schedule them for a specific hour of the day. The Automatic Updates option is available on the Alerts options page.

This is a great feature, and incl. the The Client Version Filter application and the new opptions:

Block with Static URL - Present the user with a message that indicates the user is using a client that is not supported.
Block and Upgrade – Blocks the client from logging on and presents the user with an automatic install to update the client to the correct version. This option is only available for Office Communicator.
Allow and Upgrade – Allows the client to logon on and presents the user with an automatic install to update the client to the correct version. This option is only available for Office Communicator.