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Microsoft puts finishing touches on updated unified-communications platform

Microsoft released to manufacturing on December 19 Office Communications Server 2007 Release 2 (R2), its core unified-communications platform. R2 is a “minor” upgrade to OCS 2007, which Microsoft rolled out in the fall of 2007. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Unified Communications, Microsoft Corp., Release 2, OCS Release 2, Enterprise CAL, OCS Mobile, Collaboration, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-12-19

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

Additional Resources

Factors to Consider When Deploying Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 Release 2

In today's global economy, many companies face the challenge of workforces that are increasingly distributed and yet must work together more effectively than ever before. Unified communications addresses this challenge by simplifying how people connect and interact with one another as well as with applications. With unified communications, presence; real-time...

Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Microsoft Office, Unified Communications, Communications Server, Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server, Collaboration, Telecommunications

White papers 2009-06-09

PRSDI - Cisco Unified Presence Design and Implementation

View Available Dates and LocationsLearn to install and configure a Cisco Unified Presence Release 6.0. Explore integration options with other Cisco Unified Communications products as well as third-party presence solutions, including Microsoft Live Communications Server, Microsoft Office Communications Server, and IBM Lotus Sametime. Also, examine deployment and maintenance options. ...

Tags: Server, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc.

Training 2008-11-01

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 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

Is Microsoft slow to the punch on SOA, or just waiting for the right moment?

Is Microsoft slow to the punch on SOA, or just waiting for the right moment?They are waiting for the right time to pounce. Right now, they want to slowSOA as much as possible, to keep the money rolling in for the twin cash cows, but, there will come a time...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Middleware, Microsoft Corp., XML, Microsoft Office, OOo, Web-Stack, SOA, MSOffice-OOXML, OOo team

Discussion threads 2008-06-24

News to know: Yahoo; Microsoft; Windows worm hole; Demo 08

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Vista and Windows Server 2008--an unbreakable couple? Microsoft seeks new Windows Media Center testers Microsoft makes Visual Studio 2008 more broadly available Larry Dignan: Yahoo lowers its outlook for 2008; Sees 'headwinds'; Restructuring in Feb. Techmeme eBay outlines...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mesh Networking, Software, Networking

Blog posts 2008-01-30

Microsoft Response Point phone software for small businesses set to RTM

Microsoft is expected to announce on October 2 that it has released to manufacturing (RTM'd) that its Response Point small-business phone-system software, according to sources close to the company. Response Point, the product formerly codenamed "Edinburgh," will be brought to market by handset vendors. It is targeted...

Tags: Phone, Uniden, Small Business, Microsoft Corp., Response Point, Home Networking, Telecom & Utilities, Microsoft Office, Networking, Personal Technology, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-10-01

Two very different VoIP platforms. One company (Microsoft). Will the two ever meet?

Under the headline Microsoft unveils VoIP-enabled phone platform, WindowsForDevices.com has a story about the hardware coming to market thats uses Microsofts Windows XP Embedded-based "Response Point." According to the post:Microsoft last week unveiled a VoIP-enabled phone system software platform based on Windows XP Embedded. "Response Point," currently in beta,...

Tags: Telephony, Software Infrastructure, IT Management, Hardware Infrastructure, General

Blog posts 2007-04-02

Breaking down silos inside and outside Microsoft

Microsofts Unified Communications Group is all about breaking down the communication silos of e-mail, instant-messaging and voice-mail. Thats how UCG officials have explained their charter and technology roadmap, at least. On December 12, Microsoft announced that it was commencing a private beta of Office Communications Server OCS 2007,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Office 2007, Office, Corporate strategy, Windows Live

Blog posts 2006-12-12