| Code | Session | Session Description |
| COL - Collaboration and Workflow |
| COL201 | Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Overview | Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is much more than an upgrade to SharePoint Portal Server (SPS) 2003 and Content Management Server 2002. This session covers technical fundamentals, feature overviews, new sets of server functionality and implications for developers and IT professionals alike. NOTE: Since Office SharePoint Server 2007 is built on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, we recommend that you also attend the "Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Overview" session. |
| COL202 | Workflow in Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2007: Out-of-the-Box and Creating Custom Workflows | This session discusses the integration of Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation into Windows SharePoint Services version 3; how workflows are designed, stored, and used; and which capabilities are enhanced by taking advantage of client and server technology. Different authoring tools and techniques are explained, including how to create no-code workflows using Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 along with guidance on deployment and management in an Office SharePoint Server 2007 environment. |
| COL203 | Designing and Building Sophisticated Composite Applications with Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 | Discover how to build sophisticated workflow-enabled composite Web applications on top of the SharePoint platform. This session explores how to build tracking and reporting applications accessing a wide variety of data sources using the power of the data view Web part and workflow foundation. Also, learn how to apply customization to your SharePoint pages in a few clicks with modern tools such as master pages and CSS. |
| COL204 | Web Content Management Features of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 | This session provides an overview of the new Web Content Management features in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Understand the Web page model and how it takes advantage of common SharePoint features to deliver rich Web pages. Learn how authors can create Web pages in-context and using applications such as Microsoft Office Word that stay in synch with your Web siteā€™s look and feel. Also, see how site managers can control what content gets published, using features like workflow and scheduling. |
| COL301 | Using SharePoint 2007 and Unified Communications Technologies | "This session will demonstrate how combining the Microsoft UCS and MOSS2007 Platforms can create end to end collaboration. :
The solution demonstration will make use of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows Workflow, InfoPath Forms Services, the OCS platform , BDC and BOT technology. Developers and IT Pros will learn how the components can be coupled together to create end to end explosive collaboration and communication experience." |
| ECM -Enterprise Content Management & Portals |
| ECM301 | Branding and Customizing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Sites | With the release of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007, building and deploying a robust content-centric site has become quick and efficient. And, with each site deployment comes the need to alter the site look and feel. In this session we review components of the user interface and their interworking relationships that ultimately create the rendered page. For the majority of the session, we delve into how to brand a site and customize the user interface through use of master pages, CSS, and page layouts. In addition, we touch on interface customization of site navigation and branding site administrator screens. By the end of this session, we will have a site that is completely branded and easily stands apart from the out-of-the-box look and feel of SharePoint. |
| ECM302 | Document and Records Management Using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Clients | This session demonstrates the Document and Records Management features, as well as the Workflow and Policy/Compliance capabilities related to DM/RM in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. The session will include a demonstration highlighting relevant features found in SharePoint Server 2007 and will introduce various legal compliancy considerations and approaches. |
| ECM303 | SharePoint 2007 for Internet Sites | Show off the new look and feel and capabilities of using MOSS 2007 for Internet sites. |
| ECM304 | SharePoint for Intranet | This session will cover the theory and best practices behind solution architecture of Intranet sites, building taxonomies, site structures according to teams and divisions, team and project collaboration, search and utilizing Intranet aspects of workflow, document and records management on a powerful Intranet platform that is SharePoint 2007. |
| EXC -Exchange Server 2007 |
| EXC201 | Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Overview | Exchange Server 2007 has been available since December and is now being deployed around the world by organizations seeking to improve end user productivity while bolstering the security and operational efficiency of their e-mail systems. In this overview session, see the end user enhancements around unified messaging, mobility, calendaring, and Web access. Also highlighted are new features that improve availability, AV, and anti-spam capabilities that enable compliance natively in the server. The new server role-based architecture is covered as are the enhanced graphical management console and the all-new, scriptable command line interface. |
| EXC202 | Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 with the New and Improved Exchange Management Console | The Exchange Management Console is all new with Exchange Server 2007. This session introduces the completely redesigned Exchange Management Console, highlights the many improvements over previous console versions, and demonstrates how common administrative activities can be performed faster and more efficiently than ever before. |
| EXC302 | Exchange Unified Messaging: The Feature Set | Exchange Server 2007 brings with it many new concerns for implementation given the new 'roles-based' nature of the product. Migration approaches are necessarily different from previous versions too, given new hardware dependencies. In this session, we take a comprehensive look at all of the new requirements and techniques. |
| EXC303 | Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Overview | This demonstration will walk through the feature enhancements introduced in Exchange Server 2007 SP1. The demonstrations will be split into four sections. The first act will focus on Windows Server 2008 as well as enabling Standby Continuous Replication and recovering from a disaster. The second act will demonstrate new capabilities for the remote and mobile workforce with OWA, SharePoint, and UM. Third we will focus on new security and compliance capabilities including new EAS policies. Lastly we will focus on easing the administrators experience with end user self-service. Throughout the demonstrations we will be showing both administrator and end user experiences. |
| EXC304 | PowerShell Scripting for Exchange | Demonstrate the power of automating tasks in Exchange Server 2007 by using PowerShell scripting |
| EXC306 | Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server: More Efficient and Effective Virus Scanning for Microsoft Exchange 2007 | Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server includes multiple scan engines from industry-leading security firms integrated in a single solution to help businesses protect their Exchange messaging environments from viruses, worms, and spam. Changes in the deployment and design of Exchange 2007 have altered how anti-virus scanning is handled for e-mail. Forefront Security for Exchange Server takes full advantage of these changes, which combined with its multiple scan engine detection, allows Exchange customers to achieve more efficient and effective security for their e-mail servers. This session covers how customers can fine tune scanning of transport and mail store servers to meet the mail performance and protection needs of their environment. |
| EXC401 | The Practical Do's and Don'ts in Disaster Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 | What do you do when a disaster such as component failure, power outage, operator error, malicious activity, or natural disaster out-strips your Exchange 2007 High Availability solution? How do you minimize the impact of the disaster and resume business operations as quickly as possible? This session covers practical techniques you can use to recover from system faults, operational best practices that enable business continuity, and barriers to availability and recovery to watch out for. |
| GEN -General |
| GEN301 | Communicator Development: Access to Back End Systems using Instant Messaging | Conversations are the core of human interaction. Learn how Instant Messenger technology can be turned into a highly intuitive human-computer interface capable of transforming a computer into an assistant rather than a tool. This session demonstrates a few scenarios of human-computer interaction through the development of conversational agents designed to interface into back-end systems and business processes. |
| GEN302 | Microsoft Training Solutions: Getting Yourself up to Speed | A CPLS presentation on the courses being offered to obtain certification on Unified Communicaton and Collaboration products. Included will be the experience / content gained from the academy (BPIO + UC) in Europe. |
| KEY - Keynotes |
| KEY201 | Keynote and Opening of the UCS Conference | Welcoming everyone to the conference. Cover the following: Latest on Exchange SP1, OCS, COMO, LM2007. Explain different tracks using BPIO. Include DD research on Unified Comms in South Africa |
| KEY202 | SharePoint Server 2007 Keynote | Discuss the various workloads in SharePoint to ensure that the audience understands the 'secrets' of SharePoint and know which tracks to attend. Use BPIO. |
| OBA - Office Business Applications (including Business Intelligence) |
| OBA301 | Overview: Microsoft Business Intelligence and Microsoft PerformancePoint Server 2007 | PerformancePoint Server is Microsoft's business intelligence product offering to enable customers to drive organizational performance management. This session examines the key capabilities and approach that PerformancePoint Server takes, an overview of the functionality and target users. |
| OBA303 | Excel services: Overview and Deployment Scenarios | An introduction to what Excel Services is and common use scenarios. The session will include a technical overview and a focus on what we can do with data warehousing and BI deployment. |
| OBA305 | Integrating Line-of-Business Data into Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 with the Business Data Catalog | Take a look at the architecture and development model of the Business Data Catalog, an exciting new feature in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Learn about the new technologies being delivered with the 2007 release of the Microsoft Office system for connecting to enterprise data within portal and workspace applications including the new Business Data Catalog. We cover recommended practices and interfaces for streamlining the use of business data in Office SharePoint Server 2007 and provide an architectural understanding of the Business Data Catalog and the features in SharePoint Server 2007 that make use of it. |
| OBA306 | What's New in SQL Server 2008 | SQL Server 2008 enables organizations to run their most complex applications on secure, reliable and scalable platform while enabling IT to reduce the complexity of managing their data management infrastructure. SQL Server 2008 provides a secure and trusted platform by securing valuable information in existing applications and enhancing the availability of the data. SQL Server 2008 introduces innovative policy-based management framework that enables policies to be defined for explicit and automated administration of server entities across one or multiple servers. In addition, the new SQL Server 2008 delivers predictable query performance with an optimized platform. |
| OCS - Office Communications Server 2007 |
| OCS201 | Adding Voice to the Enterprise: The New Capabilities of Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Office Communicator 2007 | Be the first to discover the new capabilities of Office Communications Server 2007 and Office Communicator 2007, which will transform the IM, Presence, Voice, and Conferencing scenarios. |
| OCS301 | OCS 2007 Deployment | "This demonstration will walk through deployment of Office Communications Server 2007 starting with the planning & deployment guide, standard edition installation, user provisioning and entitlement, configuration, and finally validation. OCS 2007 will be the main emphasis of this demonstration.
In the first part of the demonstration, we show the easy setup of Standard Edition 2007 (within a few hours). This allows an organization to provide IM, peer to peer voice call capabilities immediately. Call to action "Download the Eval version and try it today! It's really easy."
The second part of the talk will include an overview of complex installation topologies recommended for OCS 2007. This includes considerations for Enterprise Edition deployment, Edge server roles, various MCU roles, Mediation server and the Archiving server role. The third part of the talk focuses on federation and public internet connectivity features of OCS 2007. This includes setup of Edge server roles for Public Internet Connectivity and Federation capabilities. It will also cover integration with Exchange 2007 SP1 Unified Messaging which enables an exciting set of features for end-users." |
| OCS302 | UC End User Experience | This session will cover all of the enhancements made to the OCS 2007 system and demonstrate the scenarios and tools available to enhance the communications capabilities to end users. We will discuss how OCS improves on current communications methods and makes presence information and communications modalities available from today's LOB applications. |
| OCS303 | Migrating from Microsoft Office Live Communications Server (LCS) 2005 to Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 | This session provides you with up-to-date information on the tools and guidance you need to move from, and coexist with LCS 2005 SP1 to OCS 2007 Platform. We cover recommended deployment strategies for servers and clients when migrating from LCS 2005 SP1 to OCS 2007. Including planning aspects when deploying OCS 2007 to coexist with LCS 2005 SP1 and transitioning to enhanced presence. We also provide planning details for migration along with Dos and Don'ts. Come to see the demonstration of scripting techniques to automate the process and improve productivity. |
| OCS304 | OCS Conferencing Capabilities | Delivering Enterprise-Class Voice, Video, and Web Conferencing: This session describes the conferencing capabilities offered by Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007. We will explain the infrastructure needed to deliver conferencing capabilities into the enterprise as well as the best practices for planning, design and deployment for different scenarios. |
| OCS305 | VOIP Architecture | This presentation will describe to network managers and administrators the VoIP architecture of Office Communications Server 2007, demonstrate OCS' superior quality of experience for voice and video, and describe the network requirements for implementing OCS in the data network. We will discuss Microsoft's user-focused approach to quality with OCS, the core media stack and codecs used for VoIP in Office Communications Server 2007, and network provisioning for enterprise deployments of Office Communications Server 2007. The attendees will leave with knowledge of the advanced media technologies present in Office Communications Server 2007 and how those technologies relate to planning for a deployment in their environment. |
| SRC - Enterprise Search |
| SRC301 | Overview of Microsoft Enterprise Search | An explanation of Microsoft Enterprise Search its features, capabilities and where it fits in to the organistation. |
| SRC303 | Search in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: Customizing and Extending | Enterprise Search is a critical piece of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. In this session we drill into the search technologies SharePoint offers, how to extend these search capabilities using custom user interfaces, and how to use the object model and Web services to add your search to your own custom applications. |
| SRC304 | Microsoft Search Server 2008: Overview and What's New | What is Microsoft Search Server 2008 and where does it fit into the Microsoft Office SharePoint technology stack? All your questions will be answered. Come and learn about the architecture and new features found in the recently announced Microsoft Search Server 2008. |
| Unified Communications, Deployment, Architecture |
| UNC201 | Voice As an Enterprise Application with Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 | Users in the new "world of work" have become much more demanding, and building communications solutions that leverage the PC and the applications that run on the PC makes it possible to enable new rich scenarios in ways that just weren't possible in yesterday's legacy phone world. This new experience-focused approach to communications is the basis for Office Communicator's voice functionality. Learn about all the details of Communicator voice features, how they are integrated with other Microsoft applications, and how they are affected in different topologies and deployments. |
| UNC301 | (Microsoft IT) Microsoft Exchange 2007 Architecture and Design at Microsoft | Ever wondered how a large enterprise plans and implements design and architecture of its next generation of messaging system? Join us in this session to uncover the details on how Exchange 2007 infrastructure was introduced and fully deployed in a 120,000+ mailbox production environment. Topics include: messaging topology design, hardware planning for various Exchange server roles, Client Access Server and Mobility scenarios, Transport architecture, Mailbox server and storage designs, backup, restore, and high availability strategies. |
| UNC302 | Security and Organisational Governance | "IT Pros are challenged with securing each communication channel and ensuring it meets governance requirements as defined by their company, industry, or governing authority. This session considers the key UC applications and services that satisfy Information Workers' desire for highly flexible and integrated communications and examines how they help to meet an enterprise's security and compliance requirements.
The demos below consider a day in the life of an IT Pro who has to deal with securing communications, responding to legal discovery requests, and repelling an email spam and virus attack. Relevant components in UC applications are used for the demonstration and presented in slides.
IT Pros are challenged with securing each communication channel and ensuring it meets governance requirements as defined by their company, industry, or governing authority. This session considers the key UC applications and services that satisfy Information Workers' desire for highly flexible and integrated communications and examines how they help to meet an enterprise's security and compliance requirements.
The demos below consider a day in the life of an IT Pro who has to deal with securing communications, responding to legal discovery requests, and repelling an email spam and virus attack. Relevant components in UC applications are used for the demonstration and presented in slides. " |
| UNC303 | Mobility and Anywhere Access | This presentation will demonstrate the benefits of remote access and mobility features for Office Communicator 2007. The scenario will focus on how users stay connected and can work without interruption while traveling and on the go. Users continue to have access to presence and contact information and choice of communication options including mail, instant messaging, voice and multi-party conferencing. All these features increase productivity for the organization and are easy to set up by IT Pros. We will talk about implicit benefits of cost saving and lower help-desk calls. We'll package a scenario and do an end to end demo and then break it up and talk about how to enable the features in a behind the scenes show. |
| UNC304 | Integrating Office Communications Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 with a PBX | This session will explain the different deployment options on how to connect Office Communications Server and Exchange Server 2007 with a PBX. The scenario should include direct IP connectivity, Dual Forking, and using a gateway. |
| UNC305 | The UC Administration Experience | "This demonstration intends to show administrators how the management experience in Office Communicator 2007 is aligned with management experience in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1.
We will walk through the MMC console, explore command-line interfaces, and implement functionality such as user/device provisioning and enablement, managing dialing rules & normalization etc. The demo also includes details on monitoring OCS 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 SP1 with MOM 2005, and the ability to monitor Voice quality in the enterprise using the Quality of Experience (QoE) Monitoring Server.
Administrators will leave with a sense that managing OCS 2007 & Exchange 2007 SP1 is simplified with the tools provided - MMC console, Command line utility, MOM Pack, QoE Monitoring Server. They will also see that managing OCS requires only limited telephony/networking expertise.
We will walk through the MMC console, explore command-line interfaces, and implement functionality such as user/device provisioning and enablement, managing dialing rules & normalization etc. The demo also includes details on monitoring OCS 2007 with MOM 2005, integration with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 to enable powerful Unified Communications features.
Administrators will leave with a sense that managing OCS 2007 is simplified with the tools provided - MMC console, Command line utility, MOM Pack. They will also see that deploying and managing OCS requires only limited telephony/networking expertise."
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