Expanding on the Microsoft Unified Communications platform, Microsoft partners have developed a wide range of applications and solutions to address unique customer requirements.

• Exchange migration, Lotus Notes migration, and Unified Messaging deployment by System Integrators
• Featured ISV partner solutions for antivirus/antispam, archiving, compliance, mobility, management, and storage
• Offerings from Hosted Services partners such as Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services and Hosted Exchange e-mail solutions

• System Integrator partners have proven expertise in helping customers plan, deploy, manage, and support Office Communications Server.
• ISV partners have developed value-added solutions for customers who require additional security, compliance, speech technology, load balancing, and management.
• Microsoft is teaming with a large group of hardware device and infrastructure partners to create products that support the Office Communications Server platform.

At Interop 2009 Microsoft and HP announced a multi-year, strategic global initiative to deliver an end-to-end, interoperable business productivity solution to help customers lower costs and enhance productivity. HP and Microsoft intend to extend today’s combined range of products and services to bring an end-to-end communications and collaboration solution to the industry with:

• End-to-end software, services, and core technology solutions
• Adaptive infrastructure
• Extensible system integration and leading services from HP

> HP and Microsoft Combine Expertise to Deliver Unified Communications and Collaboration Solutions (May 19, 2009)
> EDS, an HP Company, and Microsoft to Jointly Sell and Deliver Enterprise-Class Cloud Communications and Collaboration Services (April 27, 2009)
> HP and Microsoft Unify Business Productivity (Solution Brief)