Useful links for Office Communications Server all in one spot

I tend to keep a work-in-progress list of updates and documentation for OCS, and here is my list as of 09/20/08.

OCS 2007 R1 server related:
KB 952783 - Communications Server 2007: August 2008 (replaces KB 953907 - June 2008 update)

Update 952783 introduces functionality for Communications Server 2007 to normalize the "From" header so that a non-RFC 3966 representation of an E.164 number is converted to an RFC 3966 representation and is placed in the P-Asserted-Identity (PAI) header field. If normalization does not result in an E.164 number, Communications Server 2007 includes a phone-context value of "enterprise” in the PAI header. The PAI header enables the user lookup functionality in Communicator 2007. Additionally, Communications Server 2007 bypasses the server normalization logic if the Request URI header contains a phone-context value of "enterprise."

Request KB 952783 online from Microsoft here.

KB 952785 - Information on stripping the "+" from the outbound request from the Mediation server (essential for Cisco CallManager/CUCM integration)

KB 952780- Communications Server 2007 Mediation Server: August 2008 (needed for KB 952785)

Request KB 952780 online from Microsoft here.

OCS 2007 R1 client related:
KB 954439 - Communicator Update: July 2008 (build v2.0.6362.76 - replaces KB 951662 - build v2.0.6362.64)
KB 952579 - Live Meeting 2007 client update package: June 4, 2008
KB 952578 - Live Meeting Conferencing Add-in for Outlook: June 4, 2008
KB 948741 - Live Meeting 2007 client and the Conferencing Add-in for Outlook Group Policy .ADM file

Request KB 948741 online from Microsoft here.

OCS client for Blackberry

OCS client for OSX (Mac Communicator 7.01)

KB 952693 - Update for Communicator 2007 Phone Edition - download here.

Office Communicator 2007 custom presence creation utility - here.

OCS 2007 R1 administrative tools:
OCS Resource kit

OCS PowerShell PowerGUI Management PowerPack

Archival/compliance related:

Powershell script to retrieve IM chats.

FaceTime Enterprise Edition for Microsoft OCS and LCS
FaceTime IM auditor
FaceTime PDFs with more product information

Planning tools, health checks and documentation:

OCS Best Practice Analyzer
OCS Planning Tool
OCS Edge Planning Tool
OCS SCOM/MOM pack

Maintaining health of the system: Part 1 and Part 2

Documentation on designing your perimeter/edge network for OCS (June 2008)

Documentation on backing up your OCS servers

How to disable IM chat in Office Communicator 2007

Office Communicator Custom Tabs information

Support information for Cisco CallManager/CUCM integration and support policy - here

Building ethical walls for Office Communication Server - here