Notifications to Live Communication Server?

Question

I had this all wired up with version 1.0 of SNS and Exchange Messenger Server -- and have a 3 year absence from this particular problem domain, I have to re-create the solution with the current suite of tools.

I am coming up totally blank -- I can't even find the SDK for Live Communication Server..

I  need to ship alerts to Windows Messenger the same way MSN alerts works for traffic, email and stocks.

Guy

Answer 1

The SQL Server Books Online do a pretty good job of explaining SQL-NS. If you're looking for books for SQL-NS on SQL Server 2000 may I recommend the following books:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0672326647/
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0972688811

The new features that may be of interest to you and coming in SQL Server 2005 (Yukon) are:
- Database Independence: Deploy NS Applications to the database and schema of your choice
- NS Rules: Subscriber defined rules.
- Hostable Execution Engine: Host the SQL-NS Execution engine in your own process
- Notification Services Management API (Nmo): Programmatically create and manage NS applications.
- Integration with SQL Server management tools: Manage NS applications through standard SQL management tools.

RTC Client API can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C3A7BD15-FD1C-4BF7-A505-3F8FAF1E120A&displaylang=en

Live Communications Server API can be found here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/odc_2003_ta/html/odc_anclcs.asp

I found the above links from here: Live Communications Server FAQ site:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/livecomm/prodinfo/faq.mspx

HTH,
Anand

Answer 2

I would recommend starting with the RTC APIs for the client:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/rtcclnt/rtc/real_time_communications_rtc_client_start_page.asp

In particular, you may find this MSDN article helpful:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnrtcclnt/html/use_rtcapi.asp