Become Master of Unified Device Management

If your company allows it, users can bring in a multitude of devices, all of which may be used for business and therefore will require management with regards to the deployment of corporate approved applications. This section will step you through the deployment of Skype, which is supported by Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows8.1 RT Surface, Windows 7 Pro, Apple Mac OS X, Android, iOS, and Windows Phone 8.

The following table shows the application and deployment types and notes for the Skype application:

Operating System	Deployment Type and Notes
Windows 8.1 Pro	Must deploy the desktop edition in addition to the modern-style application, which is already installed.
Windows 8.1 RT Surface	No deployment needed, THe modern-style application is already part of the operating system.
Apple Mac OS X	CMMAC, must be created on the Mac OS X using cmapputil. For additional information on Mac installs from SCCM: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj687950.aspx
Android	Deeplink from the Google Play store. deep linking is the use of a hyperlink that links to a specific, generally searchable or indexed, piece of web content on a website. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_linking
iOS	Deeplink from the Apple Store.
Windows Phone 8	Deeplink from the Windows Phone Store.

 

Create the Skype Application

To avoid repackaging the Skype application to work siliently with the many operating systems that it will be deployed on, this section will configure only the most basic properties and allow the user to interfact with the installation.

Before performing the following steps, you have to download the desktop version of Skype for Windows. Search for latest Skype .msi and download to E:\ Sources\ Software\ Skype_Windows on CM01 (should be version 7.16)

 

 

 

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For the sake of time and the lack of equipment, we will skip the following sections:

• Modern-style and Mobile Device Deployment Types
• Requirements for Windows Modern-Style Applications
• Creating a Deeplink
• Creating Mac OS X Applications
• Creating a Deeplink Windows 8.1 Deployment Type
• Sideloading Windows 8.1 Applications
• Sideloading an Apple iOS Application
• Certificates

 

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