It has RTM'd!

The Lync team of writers, both inside and out of the Microsoft, have completed the Lync 2010 Resource Kit. The ResKit (not to be confused with the Resource Kit Tools) breaks the content into multiple chapters which can be downloaded individually or as a single ZIP file; the download page is located here. I was lucky enough to help in the process, editing and reviewing many of the chapters (bolded below) so check out the FREE book downloading it today.

Address_Book_Service
Archiving_and_Monitoring
Client_Administration
Conferencing_and_Collaboration
Direct_SIP
Enhanced_Presence
Enterprise_Voice
Exchange_UM_Integration
Instant_Messaging
Interoperability_with_Asterisk_and_Skype
Interoperability_with_XMPP_Systems_Using_the _XMPP_Gateway
New_Features_Overview
Response_Group_Application
Remote_User_Access
Server_Administration
SharePoint_Integration
Technical_Overview
Troubleshooting_Basics
Troubleshooting_Specific_Workloads

Lync 2010 Web Scheduler Resource Kit Tool

Microsoft released April 15th the conference Web Scheduler for Lync 2010. The web application is nearly feature identical to the OCS 2007 R2. Using a web browser, non-reoccurring meetings may be created, managed, and email invites sent all from the web client. This creates an additional level of functionality for non-Windows Outlook clients, but provides no added value for users running Outlook on Windows as the current add-in for Outlook already configures and schedules meetings.

The setup and configuration is super-simple with a single MSI that installs the virtual websites under the Internal and External sites on your Lync server running web services. The documentation included is simple to follow and includes the necessary steps for configuring outbound email as well. user authorization is required on the site unless you allow email relay from the particular server IPs.

Download the resource kit utility here.