iDialog app for iPhone and iPad
Find contacts and communicate on the Move.
If you use Microsoft Lync 2010 or Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 at work, then iDialog is the application you need for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
NOTE: Before you purchase this app, please contact your IT department to ensure that your systems are compatible with iDialog, or try using the iDialogPro app trial to ensure that you can connect.
iDialog is a unified communications client for mobile information workers. It allows you to find your contacts and communicate with them using instant messaging, initiate a voice call (over the GSM network) or send an email message. iDialog also allows you to better manage your communications by letting you change your presence status or dynamically redirect incoming Lync or Office Communicator voice calls.
Features:
• See the same contact list as you are used to seeing with Microsoft Lync or Office Communicator.
• Initiate multiple 1:1 or multi-party IM conversations
• Update your presence information, including your ‘note’ or location
• Redirect inbound voice calls from users calling your Lync or Office Communicator phone number
• Search for users from your organization’s global address list.
• View information about the availability of your contacts including presence state, availability note, free/busy calendar information, email address, office location, title, and subject to privacy settings, see their phone numbers and other details about their status.
Requirements:
To use this application, your organization must have Office Communications Server 2007, Office Communications Server 2007 R2, or Microsoft Lync 2010. A Communicator Web Access (CWA) Server (version 2007 or 2007 R2 only) must also be deployed. If you’re in any doubt about this please check with your organization’s IT department before you purchase this application.
Pros and cons of iDialog app for iPhone and iPad
iDialog app good for
This is now a much better app. I like the 9 min threshold so it wont run constantly and drain the battery. This gives enough time for people to respond. Keep the good updates coming!
I almost missed that this app was updated recently. Now that it runs in the background its great for quickly addressing someone over IM when you are not at a computer and still switch to make a call or check email while waiting for a reply.
Once I configured the correct settings, I was amazed and pleased!
This application is very effective for extending the OCS 2007 capabilities to iPhone and iPads through the enterprise Communicator Web Access Server. No problems. It even works great over 3G connection to our VPN using Pulse.
It does seem to eat up battery so good thing on line time w/o activity is limited. No issues to date.
The 9 minute timeout is ridiculous!!!! No one can use an IM client like this, and its not true when the FAQ says Apple made you do it. Why do IM+, Trillian and Skype all stay connected. This is a GREAT app, I love it and I paid for it, but the 9 minute timeout makes it nearly useless. Whats the "real" reason for this and why cant it be fixed?
Some bad moments
Bought this app before I knew what "push" technology meant. Wow, I do now and this app is useless without it and without the ability to run in the background. If you want an IM to automatically pop up on your iPhone , do NOT buy this app.
This s the only app thru which I cud connect my office communicator. Great!!! But it is still not worth 10 dollars since there s no multi tasking..
Logon Failed - "CWA Server did not return a session" But I can use Safari and web interface no problem.
Vendor has been of little help.
Save your $9.99 and go get a pizza tonight. Youll end up more satisfied.
Without push capability (i.e., notification of incoming message when doing other tasks or phone asleep), its useless and therefore certainly NOT worth $9.99. I tried it for our business with an open mind - its a total waste.
Such a pricey app, yet no updates, no response from developers on the biggest issues with this app, which make it useless. Dont give them a dime and maybe they will start being more responsive, or someone will develope an OCS app that works.
It is completely asinine that the developer refuses to support backgrounding or notifications. This seriously cuts into the value proposition of mobile presence.
