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- MSDN Webcast: Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Architecture and Deployment for Developers (Level 300)
- Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 provides a powerful software infrastructure for communications and communication solutions development. The attendee of this webcast will learn how to efficiently and securely deploy Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API UCMA 2.0 and UCMA 2.0 Windows Workflow Activities solutions using the deployment tools that come...
- Tags: Software, Developer, Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2
- Webcasts 2009-04-29
- MSDN Webcast: Building Services That Manage Communications With Office Communications Server 2007 R2 (Part 2 of 2) (Level 300)
- Communication-enabled business processes reduce human latency by using presence, Instant Messaging IM, and voice communications to communicate with human stakeholders at the right time in the right context. The attendee of this webcast will learn how the Microsoft Unified Communications UC platform Software Development Kits SDKs provide the tools that...
- Tags: Business Process, Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Microsoft Office, Communication, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Operational Planning, Instant Messaging, Business Operations, Internet, Online Communications
- Webcasts 2009-04-22
- MSDN Webcast: Building Services That Manage Communications With Office Communications Server 2007 R2 (Part 1 of 2) (Level 300)
- Communication-enabled business processes reduce human latency by using presence, Instant Messaging IM, and voice communications to communicate with human stakeholders at the right time in the right context. The attendee of this webcast will learn how the Microsoft Unified Communications UC platform Software Development Kits SDKs provide the tools that...
- Tags: Business Process, Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, IM, Microsoft Office, Communication, Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Instant Messaging, Operational Planning, Groupware, Internet, Online Communications, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2009-04-15
- IT Consulting Firm Saves Time and Money, Helps Customers Comply With Government Regulations for Its IM
- Convergent Computing CCO is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner that helps customers better manage their IT networks. CCO uses Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 for its instant messaging IM. CCO needed an IM-specific antivirus solution to limit any potential damage to its environment and prevent injury to its reputation. CCO...
- Tags: Information Technology, IM, Microsoft Office, Regulation, Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server, CCO, Instant Messaging, Internet, Online Communications
- Case studies 2009-03-01
- MSDN Webcast: Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and Exchange Server 2007 SP1: Lap Around the Platform (Level 100)
- The Microsoft Unified Communications UC platform enables developers to build productivity-enhancing communication features efficiently and securely by leveraging Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Exchange Server as a communications software infrastructure. The attendee will learn about the future of Microsoft Unified Communications products and platform, including Communications Server 2007...
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Webcast, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Exchange Server, Unified Communications, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft Unified Communications Platform, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2009-02-25
- Office Communications Server & The Right Tools: Less Costs, Easy Management
- Your business needs to unify communications for secure, flexible and real-time information exchanges, and to make legal and regulatory compliance easy. Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 OCS is the solution - IF you have a solid migration plan in place and the right tools to work alongside OCS. ...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, Unified Communications, Communications Server, Server, Quest Software Inc., Tool, Microsoft Office Communications Server, OCS, Collaboration, Productivity
- White papers 2009-01-23
- Swiss Safety Council Expects 220 Percent Return on Communications Investment
- The Swiss Council for Accident Prevention bfu works to improve safety in the fields of road traffic, leisure, and sport. Most of its 130 employees work in Berne, with the remainder in nine regional offices. All rely on e-mail, Instant Messaging IM, and telephony for collaboration with one another and...
- Tags: Investment, Unified Communications, Audioconferencing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Safety Council, Instant Messaging, Collaboration, Internet, Online Communications
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- Microsoft readies next two versions of Office Communications Server
- Microsoft readies next two versions of Office Communications ServerThe Speech Server Scoop on OCS 2007 R2The GotSpeach Guy Wrote on his Blog about new updates for the R2 and also its relation with the new Speech Server.more info can be found here http://theucguy.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/the-speech-server-scoop-on-ocs-2007-r2/Also make sure to visit my blog http://theucguy.wordpress.com/...
- Tags: Speech Server, Microsoft Readies, OCS, Microsoft Office Communications Server, communications server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., server
- Discussion threads 2008-10-15
- Microsoft OCS R2 adds single-number reach, hosted audio conferencing
- Microsoft OCS R2 adds single-number reach, hosted audio conferencingHave people been willing to VoIP with Microsoft?I know the chatting, IM, conferencing, and traditional digital portions some organizations are willing to go to, but has there been many deployments of replacing the PBX with this?I've been doing VoIP on Cisco for...
- Tags: Telephony, VOIP, Microsoft OCS R2, audioconferencing, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Microsoft OCS R2 adds single-number reach, hosted audio conferencing
- Microsoft did, as expected, go public at long last with details about its Office Communications Server OCS Release 2 (R2) product on October 14 at the VoiceCon show. Here's what's coming in the upgrade to Microsoft's unified IM/VOIP/conferencing platform. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Audioconferencing, Communications Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft OCS R2, Office Communications Server Release 2, Release 2, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Microsoft readies next two versions of Office Communications Server
- Microsoft is on tap to show off Office Communications Server Release 2 (R2) at the VoiceCon show in Amsterdam on October 14. And the company already is working on the follow-on release, which will likely be timed with Office 14. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Communications Server, Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server, OCS Release 2, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Microsoft drops hints about new unified communications offerings
- The Office Communications Server OCS team at Microsoft has been relatively quiet since it launched OCS 2007 last fall. But it sounds like that silence may be ending soon, with information imminent on the expected OCS Release 2 (R2), a new conferencing service and new business-focused communication services for mobile...
- Tags: Unified Communications, Communications Server, Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-09-22
- Next Microsoft enterprise instant messaging/VOIP server: Think 2009
- During his July 9 keynote at the Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston, CEO Steve Ballmer shed a bit of light on what's in the Office Communications Server pipeline. Ballmer told attendees that Microsoft is readying a new release of OCS that will hit "later this year." by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: VoIP, Steve Ballmer, Communications Server, Server, Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server, Office Communicator, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- MSDN Webcast: Behind the Scenes With Communications Server 2007, Communicator 2007, and Exchange Server 2007 (Level 300)
- Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 provide the infrastructure for enterprise communications, including e-mail, voice, video, IM, conferencing, and unified messaging. Building on this infrastructure, the Microsoft Unified Communications UC Platform APIs provide a platform that one can take advantage of to build communications into the solutions,...
- Tags: Netscape Communicator, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Webcast, Microsoft Exchange Server, Communications Server, Microsoft Corp., Infrastructure, Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft Office Communications Server, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2008-06-19
- TechNet Webcast: Configuring Office Communications Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging Interoperability (Level 300)
- The focus of this webcast is on the common configuration challenges faced by administrators in configuring Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 interoperability. Specifically, the webcast reviews the requirements that demand mutual configuration such as the UM Gateway, Communications Server Active Directory Contacts, location...
- Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Interoperability, Unified Messaging, Webcast, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Exchange Server, Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Groupware, E-mail Servers, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2008-04-22
- TechNet Webcast: Capacity Planning for Office Communications Server 2007 (Level 300)
- Capacity planning for any product deployment is integral to the success of the rollout in an enterprise, as many problems are caused by inadequate capacity planning. The goal of this webcast is to provide the persons involved in deploying Microsoft Office Communications Server an in-depth look at sizing the planned...
- Tags: Webcast, Capacity, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Office Communications Server
- Webcasts 2008-03-14
- Can Microsoft Mash SOA and UC?
- The New York Times article about PopFly, Microsoft’s mashup maker, got me thinking about how Microsoft will use mashups and SOA with unified communications UC. I asked Eric Swift, Microsoft’s senior director of Unified Communications, as much two weeks ago when we met in Redmond  First some background. There’s...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, Communications Server, Server, SOA, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2008-02-11
- Configuring Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007
- Instantly save $300 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic, ZDNet, or BNET! Offer ends June 26, 2009.View Available Dates and LocationsUnified Communications bridges the gap between telephony and computing to deliver real-time voice, messaging, and conferencing to the desktop environment. Office Communications Server OCS...
- Tags: IM, Microsoft Office, Communications Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft Office Communications Server
- Training 2008-02-01
- Hosted Microsoft OCS with PC-to-PC voice announced
- Not every company interested in buying their own Microsoft Office Communications Server can justify the $$$++ budget for it. How much? Lots, depending on the size of the company. Thousands wouldn't be a stretch. That's why hosted OCS would be a more practical...
- Tags: Intermedia, IM, Voice, Communications Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server, Instant Messaging, E-mail, Groupware, Internet, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2008-01-29
- The Big Question for Microsoft's OCS
- It's 21 hours before Microsoft officially breaks the shrinkwrap off of Office Communications Server OCS 2007, the company's much touted unified communications UC platform provide VoIP, IM, conferencing and presence. A live webcast of the event can be viewed here tomorrow at 9:15am PDT. It'll be...
- Tags: Partnership, Communications Server, Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server, Business Structures, Microsoft Office, Finance, Office Suites, Software, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2007-10-15
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