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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Telephony Application Programming Interface (TAPI) functionality is not supported from managed code
INTRODUCTION
This article discusses why Telephony Application Programming Interface (TAPI) is not supported from managed code. An alternative method permits you to call TAPI functionality from managed code.
MORE INFORMATION
Because of the complexity of the TAPI 3.x Component Object Model (COM) interface, the managed wrapper that is created by Microsoft Visual Studio .NET does not work. Therefore, you cannot call TAPI functionality from managed code.
Microsoft has no current plans to release a TAPI interoperative component.
You can call TAPI functionality from the Managed Extensions for C++ applications in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET by using TAPI 2.x (Tapi32.dll).
All the TAPI 2.x data structures are based on the DWORD data type. TAPI 2.x also requires heavy use of pointers. Therefore, TAPI 2.x functionality is difficult to use from any language other than the Managed Extensions for C++.
You can call TAPI 3.x (Tapi3.dll) functionality from unmanaged code. Create an unmanaged DLL that calls TAPI 3.x functionality, and then call the unmanaged DLL from managed code.
Microsoft has no current plans to release a TAPI interoperative component.
Using TAPI from managed code
You can use different versions of TAPI in different programming environments.TAPI 2.x
TAPI 2.x is an interface that is based on the C programming language.You can call TAPI functionality from the Managed Extensions for C++ applications in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET by using TAPI 2.x (Tapi32.dll).
All the TAPI 2.x data structures are based on the DWORD data type. TAPI 2.x also requires heavy use of pointers. Therefore, TAPI 2.x functionality is difficult to use from any language other than the Managed Extensions for C++.
TAPI 3.x
TAPI 3.x is an interface that is based on Component Object Model (COM).You can call TAPI 3.x (Tapi3.dll) functionality from unmanaged code. Create an unmanaged DLL that calls TAPI 3.x functionality, and then call the unmanaged DLL from managed code.
REFERENCES
For more information, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web sites:TAPI DLLhttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms734236.aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms734236.aspx)
TAPI 2.2 Overview
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms737218.aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms737218.aspx)
TAPI 3.1 Overview
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms734214.aspx
For More info on this article please follow the link.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841712
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Hey. Watch out for the missing action of UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS Launching... Exclusively for you..
Hi guys,
Find the awesome launching of microsoft UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS launching event.
http://www.microsoft.com/winme/0710/31150/UCG_Launch_MBR.asx
Find the awesome launching of microsoft UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS launching event.
http://www.microsoft.com/winme/0710/31150/UCG_Launch_MBR.asx
So Far I 'm Talking about Unified Communications. What is it and what for it.
Unified Communications (UC) is a commonly used term for the integration of disparate communications systems, media, devices and applications. This potentially includes the integration of fixed and mobile voice, e-mail, instant messaging, desktop and advanced business applications, Internet Protocol (IP)-PBX, voice over IP (VoIP), presence, voice-mail, fax, audio video and web conferencing, unified messaging, unified voicemail, and whiteboarding into a single environment offering the user a more complete but simpler experience.
Gartner states "The largest single value of UC is its ability to reduce "human latency" in business processes."
Here is the History
Gartner states "The largest single value of UC is its ability to reduce "human latency" in business processes."
Here is the History
History
The history of unified communications is tied directly to the evolution of the technology that enables it to function. The technology that makes ‘surfing the ‘net’ possible is called internet protocol (IP), and this is also the technology that enables unified communications. Previously, telephony used a different protocol, not integrated with data communications, called TDM (Time Division Multiplex). But telephony began evolving toward employing software and servers, and toward using IP in order to function in a whole new way. Voice-over-internet-protocol, or voice-over-IP, (VOIP), allows the user to have digital telephone service which utilizes IP networks (including the internet) instead of the traditional telephone network to function.deficient citation With this shift in mode of delivery, which took place over the course of the past ten years or so, unified communications, with all its real-time capabilities and uses, became possible.
The technology of unified communications
The difference between unified communications and unified messaging
Although the two terms have, in the past, been used interchangeably, unified communications should not be confused with unified messaging, despite the similar-sounding terms. Unified communications refers to a real-time delivery of communications based on the preferred method and location of the recipient; unified messaging systems can cull messages from several sources (such as email, voice mail and faxes), but holds those messages for retrieval at a later time.
Components of unified communications
Unified communications can include a variety of elements, such as instant messaging, telephony, video, email, voicemail, and short message services, all of which could be brought into real time and coordinated. The concept of presence is also a factor ¬– knowing where one’s intended recipients are and if they are available, in real time – and is itself a key component of unified communications. To put it simply, unified communications integrates all the systems that a user might already be using and helps those systems work together in real time. For example, unified communications technology could allow a user to seamlessly collaborate with another person on a project, even if the two users are in separate locations. The user could quickly locate the necessary person by accessing an interactive directory, engage in a text messaging session, and then escalate the session to a voice call, or even a video call – all within minutes. In another example, an employee receives a call from a customer who wants answers. Unified communications could enable that worker to access a real-time list of available expert colleagues, then make a call that would reach the necessary person, enabling the employee to answer the customer faster, and eliminating rounds of back-and-forth emails and phone-tag.
Unified communications in action and corresponding business benefits
Unified communications in action
Given the sophistication of unified communications technology, its uses are myriad for businesses. It enables users to know where their colleagues are physically located (say, their car or home office). They also have the ability to see which mode of communication the recipient prefers to use at any given time (perhaps their cell phone, or email, or instant messaging). A user could seamlessly set up a real-time collaboration on a document they are producing with a co-worker, or, in a retail setting, a worker might do a price-check on a product using a hand-held device and need to consult with a co-worker based on a customer inquiry. With unified communications, instant messaging and presence could be built into the price check application, and the problem could be resolved in moments.
Business benefits of unified communications
Unified communications helps businesses, small and large alike, to streamline information delivery and ensure ease of use. Human delays are also minimized or eliminated, resulting in better, faster interaction and service-delivery for the customer, and cost savings for the business. Unified communications also allows for easier, more direct collaboration between co-workers and with suppliers and clients, even if they are not physically on the same site. This allows for possible reductions in business travel, especially with multi-party video communications, reducing an organization's carbon footprint.
Who is it for?
Unified communications is very useful for knowledge workers, information workers, and service workers alike, many of whom may cross the lines between the three sectors on a daily or hourly basis, depending on the task and the client. With an increasingly mobile workforce, businesses are rarely centralized in one location. Unified communications facilitates this on-the-go, always-available style of communication. In addition, unified communications technology can be tailored to each person’s specific job or to a particular section of a company.
For more information visit microsoft.com
UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS Upcoming Events
Unify Your Enterprise Communications
Date: March 17-20, 2008
Location: Orlando, Florida
A new era has begun in enterprise voice networking. Standalone, time-division multiplexing (TDM) voice networks are migrating to IP telephony and enterprises are consolidating their voice and data services over a converged voice/data backbone network. This massive and rapid change involves new products, new services, and new players.
Come to VoiceCon Orlando 2008 and get objective, reliable information that you can use to plan your network evolution. Meet industry thought leaders, market movers, and designers and developers of IP telephony platforms and converged network systems. Hear senior IT and telecom executives describe their migration strategies, decision criteria, and the lessons they've learned from installing state-of-the-art technology.
VoiceCon Orlando 2008 can help you decide why, when, and how to invest in this new technology, and how to leverage the platform for maximum advantage. Topics will include the basics of IP telephony, IP telephony security, updates on major product announcements, integrating Microsoft Office Live Communications Server into IP telephony, and more.
So join us at VoiceCon Orlando 2008, March 17-20, 2008, at the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Orlando, FL, and find out how to plan and build your enterprise IP telephony platform.
Check out more here
http://www.voicecon.com/orlando/
Date: March 17-20, 2008
Location: Orlando, Florida
A new era has begun in enterprise voice networking. Standalone, time-division multiplexing (TDM) voice networks are migrating to IP telephony and enterprises are consolidating their voice and data services over a converged voice/data backbone network. This massive and rapid change involves new products, new services, and new players.
Come to VoiceCon Orlando 2008 and get objective, reliable information that you can use to plan your network evolution. Meet industry thought leaders, market movers, and designers and developers of IP telephony platforms and converged network systems. Hear senior IT and telecom executives describe their migration strategies, decision criteria, and the lessons they've learned from installing state-of-the-art technology.
VoiceCon Orlando 2008 can help you decide why, when, and how to invest in this new technology, and how to leverage the platform for maximum advantage. Topics will include the basics of IP telephony, IP telephony security, updates on major product announcements, integrating Microsoft Office Live Communications Server into IP telephony, and more.
So join us at VoiceCon Orlando 2008, March 17-20, 2008, at the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Orlando, FL, and find out how to plan and build your enterprise IP telephony platform.
Check out more here
http://www.voicecon.com/orlando/
Microsoft's Office Communications
From humble beginners as a server/operating system feature code named Greenwich to morphus into Real-Time Communications server and live Communications server, microsoft is now poised to release what is now called Office Communications Server2007, the centerpiece of its unified communications strategy. Here is a look at recent and upcoming milestones.
December.11, 2006- Private Beta of office Communications server launched with 2500 IT pros.
March7, 2007- First public Beta of Office Communications Server unveiled at VoiceCon.
Mid-Summer 2007- Final release of Office Communications Server scheduled.
Check out more here with a slide show..
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/030807-microsoft-ocs-slides.html
December.11, 2006- Private Beta of office Communications server launched with 2500 IT pros.
March7, 2007- First public Beta of Office Communications Server unveiled at VoiceCon.
Mid-Summer 2007- Final release of Office Communications Server scheduled.
Check out more here with a slide show..
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/030807-microsoft-ocs-slides.html
Microsoft launches next wave of communications software
Hello Great NEWS from Micro Soft.
At the Unified Communications Launch 2007 worldwide event in San Francisco, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Jeff Raikes, Microsoft Business Division president, launched the company's next generation of unified communications products and services.
Microsoft Launches Next Wave of Business Communications Software
Customers report savings of 25 percent to 30 percent from VoIP, conferencing software; more than 50 partners announce new products and services.
Related Links
Webcast:
•
Unified Communications Launch (.wmv file, 1 hr 23 min) - Oct. 16, 2007
Virtual Pressrooms:
•
Unified Communications 2007 Launch Pressroom
Feature Stories:
•
Partners Rally Around Microsoft Unified Communications Software – October 16, 2007
Microsoft Resources:
•
Bill Gates on the Age of Software-Powered Communications - October 16, 2007
•
Microsoft Case Studies Web site
•
Microsoft Unified Communications Web site
•
Unified Communications Open Interoperability Web site
Other Resources:
•
Innovative Communications Alliance Web site
SAN FRANCISCO — Oct. 16, 2007 — Today, Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft Corp., and Jeff Raikes, president of the Microsoft Business Division, announced the worldwide availability of Microsoft’s unified communications software, taking the first step toward streamlining workplace communications and helping reduce the cost of the average corporate voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) system by half.
“In the next decade, sweeping technology innovations driven by the power of software will transform communications,” Gates said. “Working with partners, we’re making rapid advances that will enable fundamental advances in the way people communicate and collaborate at work.”
Joined by customers and partners, the Microsoft executives launched unified communications and VoIP software that includes the following:
Joined by customers and partners, on Oct. 16, 2007 Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Microsoft Business Division President Jeff Raikes announced the launch of Microsoft's next wave of business communications software.
Joined by customers and partners, on Oct. 16, 2007 Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Microsoft Business Division President Jeff Raikes announced the launch of Microsoft's next wave of business communications software.
Click for high-res version
•
Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007. Software that delivers VoIP, video, instant messaging, conferencing and presence within the applications people already know and use such as Microsoft Office system applications and upcoming versions of Microsoft Dynamics™ ERP products and the Microsoft CRM release due later this year
•
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007. Client software for phone, instant messaging and video communications that works across the PC, mobile phone and Web browser
•
Microsoft Office Live Meeting. The next version of Microsoft’s advanced conferencing service that enables workers to conduct meetings, share documents, utilize video and record discussions from virtually any computer
•
Microsoft RoundTable™. A conferencing phone with a 360-degree camera that captures a panoramic view of meeting participants, tracks the speaker and can record meetings
•
Service pack update of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. The industry’s leading e-mail, voice mail, calendaring and unified messaging platform
“Unified communications software will transform business communications as fundamentally as e-mail did in the 1990s,” Raikes said. “Today, Microsoft is in the VoIP game, and our customers and partners are already winning with better economics and new business opportunities.”
Dramatic Business Results for Customers
Gates and Raikes were joined today by hundreds of customers (http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies) reporting dramatic time savings due to more efficient communications and cost savings of 25 percent to 30 percent over traditional communications technologies. Gibson Guitar Corp., Global Crossing, L’Occitane, Quanta Computer USA Inc., Sanofi-Aventis, The Shaw Group Inc., Virgin Megastores and Volvo Group were among the customers that joined the event to discuss the positive impact of Microsoft technology on their business.
“We are deploying Office Communications Server 2007 globally, and already people are seeing substantial time savings and productivity gains,” said Etienne de Verdelhan, chief information officer with L’Occitane, a leading global retailer of natural ingredient cosmetics with more than 900 stores in over 60 countries. “Not only are we able to launch new business communications with just one click, but user setup and administration is extremely simple, which is critical for a company growing at our rapid pace.”
Supporting these findings, Forrester Consulting found in a study commissioned by Microsoft that organizations may achieve significant productivity improvements and cost savings with unified communications. The Forrester study,1 created from the results of 15 in-depth interviews of Microsoft unified communications customers, found that these customers can achieve more than 500 percent return on investment (ROI) over three years by deploying Office Communications Server 2007.
Partner Support
More than 50 partners joined Microsoft to announce new products and services built on Microsoft’s unified communications platform. These partners include the following:
•
Systems integrators. Seven hundred ninety-three partners have achieved Microsoft’s UC Specialization in less than four months since Microsoft opened the program. These partners are trained to help customers deploy Microsoft unified communications software.
•
Telephony providers. Three global telephony leaders are announcing their road maps to build next-generation software applications on Microsoft’s voice platform:
•
Nortel Networks confirmed pending availability of five software-based solutions and applications to enhance Office Communications Server as part of the Innovative Communications Alliance (http://www.innovativecommunicationsalliance.com). Nortel also confirmed it is on track to more than double the number of Office Communications Server certified engineers in the UC Systems Integration practice.
•
Ericsson announced the Ericsson Enterprise Mobility Gateway, which will be built on VoIP call management in Office Communications Server to bring office communications to any mobile device, reducing mobile costs and maximizing existing investments.
•
Mitel Networks Corp. announced plans to develop a software-based solution that leverages Office Communications Server’s VoIP call management capabilities to meet the specialized telephony needs of small and medium-sized businesses in vertical markets.
•
Independent software vendors. Independent software vendors announced plans to incorporate presence and click-to-communicate features from Microsoft’s unified communications platform into their software applications. In addition, SAP AG plans to integrate Office Communications Server with Duet software, which is jointly developed with Microsoft and provides access to SAP processes and data through Microsoft Office applications. This will enable business users to see presence and to click to communicate while working within Duet.
•
Phone and device manufacturers. Seven manufacturers announced global availability of 15 new Microsoft UC-qualified phones and devices today, increasing choices for customers. Microsoft is working closely with more than 15 strategic partners to develop new UC-enabled endpoints including handsets, wireless phones, webcams and laptops. Conferencing leader Tandberg also announced its plans to build a video and webconferencing solution incorporating Microsoft unified communications software to ensure that customers can maximize their investment in existing infrastructure.
Continued Commitment to Interoperability
Microsoft also unveiled Unified Communications Open Interoperability, a telephony system qualification program, to give customers the assurance that Microsoft unified communications software works with their telephony systems. A list of qualified products, including eight products from five companies that have already received the qualification, is available at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=87482.
To view the keynote address, learn more about Microsoft’s unified communications software or download evaluation copies, customers can visit http://www.microsoft.com/uc.
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
Note to editors: If you are interested in viewing additional information on Microsoft, please visit the Microsoft Web page at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass on Microsoft’s corporate information pages. Web links, telephone numbers and titles were correct at time of publication, but may since have changed. For additional assistance, journalists and analysts may contact Microsoft’s Rapid Response Team or other appropriate contacts listed at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/contactpr.mspx.
To read more..
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/oct07/10-16UC2LaunchPR.mspx
At the Unified Communications Launch 2007 worldwide event in San Francisco, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Jeff Raikes, Microsoft Business Division president, launched the company's next generation of unified communications products and services.
Microsoft Launches Next Wave of Business Communications Software
Customers report savings of 25 percent to 30 percent from VoIP, conferencing software; more than 50 partners announce new products and services.
Related Links
Webcast:
•
Unified Communications Launch (.wmv file, 1 hr 23 min) - Oct. 16, 2007
Virtual Pressrooms:
•
Unified Communications 2007 Launch Pressroom
Feature Stories:
•
Partners Rally Around Microsoft Unified Communications Software – October 16, 2007
Microsoft Resources:
•
Bill Gates on the Age of Software-Powered Communications - October 16, 2007
•
Microsoft Case Studies Web site
•
Microsoft Unified Communications Web site
•
Unified Communications Open Interoperability Web site
Other Resources:
•
Innovative Communications Alliance Web site
SAN FRANCISCO — Oct. 16, 2007 — Today, Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft Corp., and Jeff Raikes, president of the Microsoft Business Division, announced the worldwide availability of Microsoft’s unified communications software, taking the first step toward streamlining workplace communications and helping reduce the cost of the average corporate voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) system by half.
“In the next decade, sweeping technology innovations driven by the power of software will transform communications,” Gates said. “Working with partners, we’re making rapid advances that will enable fundamental advances in the way people communicate and collaborate at work.”
Joined by customers and partners, the Microsoft executives launched unified communications and VoIP software that includes the following:
Joined by customers and partners, on Oct. 16, 2007 Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Microsoft Business Division President Jeff Raikes announced the launch of Microsoft's next wave of business communications software.
Joined by customers and partners, on Oct. 16, 2007 Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Microsoft Business Division President Jeff Raikes announced the launch of Microsoft's next wave of business communications software.
Click for high-res version
•
Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007. Software that delivers VoIP, video, instant messaging, conferencing and presence within the applications people already know and use such as Microsoft Office system applications and upcoming versions of Microsoft Dynamics™ ERP products and the Microsoft CRM release due later this year
•
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007. Client software for phone, instant messaging and video communications that works across the PC, mobile phone and Web browser
•
Microsoft Office Live Meeting. The next version of Microsoft’s advanced conferencing service that enables workers to conduct meetings, share documents, utilize video and record discussions from virtually any computer
•
Microsoft RoundTable™. A conferencing phone with a 360-degree camera that captures a panoramic view of meeting participants, tracks the speaker and can record meetings
•
Service pack update of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. The industry’s leading e-mail, voice mail, calendaring and unified messaging platform
“Unified communications software will transform business communications as fundamentally as e-mail did in the 1990s,” Raikes said. “Today, Microsoft is in the VoIP game, and our customers and partners are already winning with better economics and new business opportunities.”
Dramatic Business Results for Customers
Gates and Raikes were joined today by hundreds of customers (http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies) reporting dramatic time savings due to more efficient communications and cost savings of 25 percent to 30 percent over traditional communications technologies. Gibson Guitar Corp., Global Crossing, L’Occitane, Quanta Computer USA Inc., Sanofi-Aventis, The Shaw Group Inc., Virgin Megastores and Volvo Group were among the customers that joined the event to discuss the positive impact of Microsoft technology on their business.
“We are deploying Office Communications Server 2007 globally, and already people are seeing substantial time savings and productivity gains,” said Etienne de Verdelhan, chief information officer with L’Occitane, a leading global retailer of natural ingredient cosmetics with more than 900 stores in over 60 countries. “Not only are we able to launch new business communications with just one click, but user setup and administration is extremely simple, which is critical for a company growing at our rapid pace.”
Supporting these findings, Forrester Consulting found in a study commissioned by Microsoft that organizations may achieve significant productivity improvements and cost savings with unified communications. The Forrester study,1 created from the results of 15 in-depth interviews of Microsoft unified communications customers, found that these customers can achieve more than 500 percent return on investment (ROI) over three years by deploying Office Communications Server 2007.
Partner Support
More than 50 partners joined Microsoft to announce new products and services built on Microsoft’s unified communications platform. These partners include the following:
•
Systems integrators. Seven hundred ninety-three partners have achieved Microsoft’s UC Specialization in less than four months since Microsoft opened the program. These partners are trained to help customers deploy Microsoft unified communications software.
•
Telephony providers. Three global telephony leaders are announcing their road maps to build next-generation software applications on Microsoft’s voice platform:
•
Nortel Networks confirmed pending availability of five software-based solutions and applications to enhance Office Communications Server as part of the Innovative Communications Alliance (http://www.innovativecommunicationsalliance.com). Nortel also confirmed it is on track to more than double the number of Office Communications Server certified engineers in the UC Systems Integration practice.
•
Ericsson announced the Ericsson Enterprise Mobility Gateway, which will be built on VoIP call management in Office Communications Server to bring office communications to any mobile device, reducing mobile costs and maximizing existing investments.
•
Mitel Networks Corp. announced plans to develop a software-based solution that leverages Office Communications Server’s VoIP call management capabilities to meet the specialized telephony needs of small and medium-sized businesses in vertical markets.
•
Independent software vendors. Independent software vendors announced plans to incorporate presence and click-to-communicate features from Microsoft’s unified communications platform into their software applications. In addition, SAP AG plans to integrate Office Communications Server with Duet software, which is jointly developed with Microsoft and provides access to SAP processes and data through Microsoft Office applications. This will enable business users to see presence and to click to communicate while working within Duet.
•
Phone and device manufacturers. Seven manufacturers announced global availability of 15 new Microsoft UC-qualified phones and devices today, increasing choices for customers. Microsoft is working closely with more than 15 strategic partners to develop new UC-enabled endpoints including handsets, wireless phones, webcams and laptops. Conferencing leader Tandberg also announced its plans to build a video and webconferencing solution incorporating Microsoft unified communications software to ensure that customers can maximize their investment in existing infrastructure.
Continued Commitment to Interoperability
Microsoft also unveiled Unified Communications Open Interoperability, a telephony system qualification program, to give customers the assurance that Microsoft unified communications software works with their telephony systems. A list of qualified products, including eight products from five companies that have already received the qualification, is available at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=87482.
To view the keynote address, learn more about Microsoft’s unified communications software or download evaluation copies, customers can visit http://www.microsoft.com/uc.
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
Note to editors: If you are interested in viewing additional information on Microsoft, please visit the Microsoft Web page at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass on Microsoft’s corporate information pages. Web links, telephone numbers and titles were correct at time of publication, but may since have changed. For additional assistance, journalists and analysts may contact Microsoft’s Rapid Response Team or other appropriate contacts listed at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/contactpr.mspx.
To read more..
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/oct07/10-16UC2LaunchPR.mspx
Micro Soft launches UNFIED COMMUNICATIONS
VoiceCon Orlando 2008: Unify Your Enterprise Communications Want to learn more about migrating to IP telephony and converged network systems? Join us at VoiceCon Orlando, March 17-20, 2008, and meet industry thought leaders, market movers, and designers and developers of IP telephony platforms and converged networks. Discover why, when, and how to invest in the latest IP telephony technology.
Read more on this next genration UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS.
Read more on this next genration UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS.
TAPI 3.X and Windows XP. Not a SUITABLE PAIR to work
Hi,
For the past 3-4 weeks I spent my time to develop an application on TAPI3.x, C# and WindowsXP(as the client requirement). I almost reach my end by googling and by the help of some of the TAPI experts around the world(don't surprise, through mails only). But at the end, I am able to connect the call, can able to track down the call duration, but not the Call Disconnecting.
This Call disconnecting is not working with call state as "CALLSTATE.CS_PROGRESS".
So, I consulted microsoft on this issue through mails. They sent me a hot fix which is very helpful. But unfortunately this HOTFIX is not for WindowsXP. It is for Windows2000 Server. So, Guys, please have a look at this site and choose your combination to develop the TAPI applications from now onwards.
For the past 3-4 weeks I spent my time to develop an application on TAPI3.x, C# and WindowsXP(as the client requirement). I almost reach my end by googling and by the help of some of the TAPI experts around the world(don't surprise, through mails only). But at the end, I am able to connect the call, can able to track down the call duration, but not the Call Disconnecting.
This Call disconnecting is not working with call state as "CALLSTATE.CS_PROGRESS".
So, I consulted microsoft on this issue through mails. They sent me a hot fix which is very helpful. But unfortunately this HOTFIX is not for WindowsXP. It is for Windows2000 Server. So, Guys, please have a look at this site and choose your combination to develop the TAPI applications from now onwards.
And here is the reply what they have sent to me on the Hotfix and it is for Windows Server 2000, not for Windows XP
Hello,
The hot fix for your issue has been packaged and placed on an HTTP site for you to download.
WARNING: This fix is not publicly available through the Microsoft website as it has not gone through full Microsoft regression testing. If you would like confirmation that this fix is designed to address your specific problem, or if you would like to confirm whether there are any special compatibility or installation issues associated with this fix, you are encouraged to speak to a Support Professional in Product Support Services.
The package is password protected so be sure to enter the appropriate password for each package. To ensure the right password is provided cut and paste the password from this mail.
NOTE: Passwords expire every 7 days so download the package within that period to insure you can extract the files. If you receive two passwords it means you are receiving the fix during a password change cycle. Use the second password if you download after the indicated password change date.
Package:
-----------------------------------------------------------
KB Article Number(s): 924050
Language: English
Platform: x64
Location: (http://hotfixv4.microsoft.com/Windows%20Server%202003/sp2/Fix187794/3790/free/288718_ENU_x64_zip.exe)
Password: iVX)ftK
NOTE: Be sure to include all text between '(' and ')' when navigating to this hot fix location!
Thanks!
The hot fix for your issue has been packaged and placed on an HTTP site for you to download.
WARNING: This fix is not publicly available through the Microsoft website as it has not gone through full Microsoft regression testing. If you would like confirmation that this fix is designed to address your specific problem, or if you would like to confirm whether there are any special compatibility or installation issues associated with this fix, you are encouraged to speak to a Support Professional in Product Support Services.
The package is password protected so be sure to enter the appropriate password for each package. To ensure the right password is provided cut and paste the password from this mail.
NOTE: Passwords expire every 7 days so download the package within that period to insure you can extract the files. If you receive two passwords it means you are receiving the fix during a password change cycle. Use the second password if you download after the indicated password change date.
Package:
-----------------------------------------------------------
KB Article Number(s): 924050
Language: English
Platform: x64
Location: (http://hotfixv4.microsoft.com/Windows%20Server%202003/sp2/Fix187794/3790/free/288718_ENU_x64_zip.exe)
Password: iVX)ftK
NOTE: Be sure to include all text between '(' and ')' when navigating to this hot fix location!
Thanks!
TAPI 3.X and Windows XP. Must see this why CallDisconnect is not working. Its really a micro soft Bug.
SYMPTOMS
Telephony API (TAPI)-based applications may stop responding in a Microsoft Windows Server 2000-based telephony server. Additionally, you cannot disconnect telephone calls even though the remote party has disconnected.
This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
• A telephone call is being disconnected.
• The server is located in a large telephony server call center.
• The telephony server has more than one CPU.
CAUSE
This problem occurs because of a deadlock condition between the lineClose function call and the lineDeallocateCall function call.
RESOLUTION
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) installed on the computer.
Restart information
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Tapisrv.dll 5.0.2195.7111 176,400 26-Sep-2006 11:52 x86
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version of this hotfix, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
924050 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924050/) Telephony API-based applications stop responding and you cannot disconnect telephone calls on a Windows Server 2003-based telephony server
For more information about the terms that are used to describe software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/) Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
Telephony API (TAPI)-based applications may stop responding in a Microsoft Windows Server 2000-based telephony server. Additionally, you cannot disconnect telephone calls even though the remote party has disconnected.
This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
• A telephone call is being disconnected.
• The server is located in a large telephony server call center.
• The telephony server has more than one CPU.
CAUSE
This problem occurs because of a deadlock condition between the lineClose function call and the lineDeallocateCall function call.
RESOLUTION
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) installed on the computer.
Restart information
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Tapisrv.dll 5.0.2195.7111 176,400 26-Sep-2006 11:52 x86
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version of this hotfix, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
924050 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924050/) Telephony API-based applications stop responding and you cannot disconnect telephone calls on a Windows Server 2003-based telephony server
For more information about the terms that are used to describe software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/) Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
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