hi i'm currently looking at some new cisco phone systems and something on the wish list is a click to open account on our intranet.
I've been advised to look into tapi so I wondered if this worked with teams so I could create and test a solution.
i cant find any sample code younger than 4 years old so also wondered if this is fading out with the newer wave of unified comms
The current trend in the unified comms is moving to proprietary interfaces. TAPI does not really have decent facilities to deal with the addition of chat and video channels anyway. While some vendors seem to be willing to keep supporting it for some time, most seem to be designing new API's from the ground up (Teams Graph, Cisco WebEx, Alcatel Rainbow,...)
Specifically to your question: no, Teams does not support TAPI and there seems to be no intention to ever do so. None of Microsoft previous UC solutions (Skype for Business, Lync, Office Communication Server) did either.
If you don't want to develop/test straight onto your production Cisco, you may be able to get a VM version of the PBX with a trial/temporary license for software development purposes through a Cisco partner.
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On my current job, we are developing an application that uses WebRTC technology.
And we want to test the work of our application with 30 users in real time -- a conference call with video, sound, and microphone (and everything must work). We know that we can do it by real users (real users connected to our application).
Question is: How to test our requirement if we don't have such a number of real persons? Maybe exists some tool for that.
Thanks.
You'll need a Selenium Grid.
And you'll need to build the automation part on your own on top of it.
Alternatively, you can check out https://testrtc.com -- it enables automating 100's of browsers and more with a focus on WebRTC based services.
I am the co-founder, so take this with a grain of salt
That said, I am not aware of any other commercial tool or otherwise that makes this as simple and straightforward
You have two peer-reviewed IEEE scientific articles that were written on WebRTC testing state of the art this year. They both list and compare several solutions including but not limited to testRTC cited in the other answer.
On July 2017, "WebRTC Testing: Challenges and Practical Solutions" was published in an IEEE venue by the Kurento / Twilio team, and lead by the Spanish researchers that did not join Twilio but went on to start ElasTest, a millions-Euros, EU-funded project that looks very promising but is still in alpha stage.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7992926/.
On September 2017, "Real-time communication testing evolution with WebRTC 1.0" was published in Principles, systems and Applications of IP Telecommunication by the CoSMo team behind the original Temasys infrastructure, the symphony solution, and the new Google Testing Engine (KITE). It is a full paper about the state of the art Before google decided to go for KITE, and include a thorough review of all possible testing layers, and existing solutions. There are many solutions to do what you want today. If you need an on-premise solution, and/or test mobile browser, and/or test native apps, IoT, ... AFAIK testRTC.com will not help you, however good for other aspects.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8169751/.
You might want to read both articles, and citation therein before you make your choice.
Disclaimer: I am the original author of that last publication.
I want to do my final year project on augmented reality geo-localization,
Please tell me, from where to start ?
what technology to learn ?
what are recruitments to development this kind of application ?
If you want to perform Geo-Localisation and use GPS, I wouldn't recommend using Unity. It's arbitrary coordinate system can be a bit confusing and difficult to make an app using GPS that's reliable enough.
For Augmented Reality, you can't use anything like Oculus Rift or Google Cardboard, because those are Virtual Reality headsets and have no way of allowing the user to see the real world. Augmented Reality peripherals are things like Microsoft Hololens or Google Glass, neither of which are commercially available but there are cheap knock offs that are. AR can also of course be used on any mobile device, since they all have a camera built-in and chips powerful enough to process all the tracking data.
As for making an actual app, the best thing you can do is have a go. Analyse your market, see where the gaps are. If you want to make an app for a specific OS that isn't cross-platform, I would recommend learning some Objbective-C (for iOS) or Java (for Android), if you don't know any already.
For cross-platform, I would say something like Xamarin would be useful for making an app on both the major OSes, it was recently made free by Microsoft and you can essentially make one app in C# that works across all devices.
For the Augmented Reality itself, there are frameworks out there that can be used for your purposes. Things like Kudan, Vuforia, Wikitude, etc. Some of them offer free versions of their software. You can use these to deal with all the tracking and projection side of things so you don't have to go about creating your own AR engine.
The best thing to do is probably to sit down for a few minutes, or hours, and think about what you're going to do. Figure out what you want the end result to look like, then work backwards and think about the best way to achieve that goal. Eventually you will arrive at the language and engine you want to use to make your life as easy as possible and then you can get started learning from tutorials online and getting your app out into the world.
you can check my tutorial about geo-based augmented reality solution on Android: https://www.netguru.co/blog/augmented-reality-mobile-android
I have presented there the basics and how to start with simple implementation.
Well a good starting point would be to ask yourself few questions:
What type of devices, you plan to work on(oculus rift, google cardboard, Microsoft Hololens, web etc)?
Augmented Reality is achievable in both Web-Context and Application-context. Which route do you want to go for?
Depending on these questions, if you choose to do a normal application based on a device, then depending on the device(Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, Microsoft Hololens), you would need to grab their specific developer kits and learn how to develop apps using the documentation. For Oculus rift and Microsoft Hololens, you would need the respective Headsets inorder to make an app in that, but If it comes to google cardboard, all you need is you mobile phone with a good processing power.
There is another way to work on augmented reality applications, that is by doing a Web Application using some amazing javascript libraries like Awe.js, Three.js and JSARToolkit.
You can google about them and find out more.
One of the more accessible ways to learn Augmented reality is Project Tango.
Devices are around $500 last I checked and you can use a free version of Unity + Project Tango's free plugin:
https://developers.google.com/project-tango/
Which ever hardware you pick I'd recommend checking out Unity3D as it seems to be the platform of choice for AR/VR at the moment. There are other options... this just provides the most flexibility based on all of the platforms it supports.
Side note: I have no affiliation with Project Tango and am in fact working on another platform... but it isn't as accessible at the moment.
What are the advantages of Creative Senz3d? And what are the disadvantages? Which one should i buy? Is it worthy to deal with Creative?
The Senz3D works with the Portal game Sixense where as the Kinect does not (as far as we know). Also, the Senz3D should come with special software that give you control of your computer with gestures where as the Kinect you have to build that yourself or go through hoops trying to find and install drivers and that special software for it. The Kinect works with many games you would find on the Microsoft store (I don't know if the Senz3D would be compatible...probably not) and works on your Xbox. Other than those, it's mostly just a toy for hackers and developers to just play with.
In conclusions, they both are kind of worthless
I have an inventory software which works only when certain USB(given by vendor) is plugged in
I am very interested to know how does this work and how to create such usb.
Is there any way to make software work without that usb...?
I think you are referring to a protection dongle. To create yourself such a protection, you should have knowledge in electronics and USB protocol, and if you are a complete beginner getting something useful further than a working prototype would be very difficult to achieve.
However there are several vendors that are making such protections ready to integrate with third-party software. And they are prone to send you SDK tools as demos on request. For example Aladdin (that is now Safenet) is one vendor that once sent me for free such a demo kit for their HASP protection dongle. The deal is that you have their SDK with a working dongle to play with, integrate with your software and once it is working you can order actual dongles to distribute with your software.
For the reversing part of your question: as any software, if it was once programmed, it can be modified / reversed. It is just a matter or time and motivation. Some hardawre protection can be emulated (to let the protected software work without the dongle), or the software driver to the dongle can be cracked in a way or another.
Protection makers always show their products as the solution to software piracy but experience shows that a 100% secure and unbreakable solution just does not exist.
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As a long time Microsoft developer, I find MSDN to be an invaluable resource.
However, when tinkering at home I am not able to play with the best latest technologies and the different offerings coming from Microsoft as I cannot justify paying such a hefty price for what is essentially a pastime.
The Express editions are great, but fall flat when trying to use the more advanced feature I am used to from the versions I use at work. I cannot get the latest betas and play with the new offerings, not legally, anyway.
Apart from getting an MVP, how would one go about getting an MSDN subscription for an acceptable price for a non-professional environment?
I am aware of the Empower program, but I thought it was geared towards getting commercial software to market. If this is not the case, it appears like the way for me to go. Thanks!
MSDN subscriptions are per user rather than per device so as long as you're the only person using them I think you should be free to use them at home. I'm not aware of any differentiation being applied to the workplace, unless of course your workplace itself lays down such a rule.
From http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/subscriptions/aa948867.aspx:
MSDN Subscriptions are licensed to
individuals who may install the
provided software without restriction.
Software provided through MSDN
Subscriptions is licensed for design,
development, test and demonstration of
your applications.
See also http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/subscriptions/aa948864.aspx.
There is an Empower program that Microsoft has available. It gives you several Premium subscriptions for cheap, with the catch that you have to be an ISV working towards an actual product.
This (Not available anymore - broken link) gives you all the software you'll need for development, and even a few "real world" licenses for certain apps (like Office)
After a couple of years, you have to pay full price though. The logic being that you should have a product on the market, and can afford it.
+1 Luke's comment about using work MSDN license at home. I think that's the best answer for the OP.
Also consider
DreamSpark (for students): http://www.dreamspark.com
BizSpark (for startups building "next gen web apps"): http://www.bizspark.com
Empower (for ISVs wanting to partner with Microsoft): http://www.empowerforisv.com
(Note there is some overlap between BizSpark and Empower ... many ISVs will find them both useful)
And finally ... don't overlook trial versions and VHD's. Most Microsoft software is available for trial (30-360 days). Many are available via the "VHD Test Drive"
VHD Test Drive: http://microsoft.com/vhd
Check out the Microsoft Action Pack Development and Design subscription. It is designed to replace the Empower program and gives you access to some MS products at a great price point.
https://partner.microsoft.com/global/40132997
In agreement with comments already made - get an Empower subscription, it's geared up towards people like yourself. As I recall, you have 2 years to bring a product/solution to market (where market is very loosely defined) that uses some element of MS technology (again, where this is quite loosely defined). In return for quite a modest outlay, you get MSDN, a bunch of OS licenses and access to development tools and end-user application programs (XP, Vista, Office being obvious examples).
For instance, I develop in Delphi but write code to run on SQL Express 2005 and full-blown SQL Server 2005+, and this entitles me to purchase an Empower agreement. I get all the goodies, plus things like Visual Studio, SQL Server, Office and OS licenses. If you don't bring a solution to market in the time allocated, you can pay to extend your agreement or... well, I must admit I'm not sure. It's hard to see what bad thing can befall you if you try to produce something but ultimately fail - it's the American dream, right? You have to stop using the software at the end of the period, etc. :-)
If you want to develop for desktop Windows you really need some level of MSDN access, or a good broadband connection and some patience while you access the online materials. Empower is a fairly pain-free method of getting your hands on all the best tools for very little outlay indeed - you end up with a large pile of DVDs and CDs, and a few updates during the year. I'd say it was an essential purchase - particularly if this is viewed as a career investment, or some element of training or progression. It's not a lot of money at all (I speak as an ISV - everything I have to pay out truly comes from my pocket!).
You may want to talk to your boss about your opportunities to join MSDN for free. I work at a company using all Microsoft Software, and I get a free subscription, which comes with access to almost all of microsoft's software.
If you have an MSDN subscription at work, odds are good that your subscription license has a provision for you to be able to install things at home as well.
I know with our subscriptions here I'm allowed to install copies of operating systems and development tools at home since I obviously can't use the copies at work and at home at the same time.
Edit: I'm assuming that since you said you were a longtime MSDN developer that you are currently employed doing development on Microsoft platforms.
Even with just one licence you can get MSDN Under a Volume Licence. This is cheaper and (depending on exactly which VL program) can allow the cost to be spread across the VL period (once fully paid the licences become permanent).
Also means you get the VL builds and keys for Office/Windows rather than just the retail.
Many MVP's have gift subscriptions that they can give away, so it pays off to be visible in the community.
Speak at your local user group, start (or participate) in an open source project, start a blog... just generally get your name out there.
Eventually you'll get one (or an MVP :)).
What I've found is that if you pay attention there are plenty of opportunities to snag a free copy of Office or Visual Studio at local Microsoft events.
Good luck!