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VoIP as you are

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 works with legacy telecommunications infrastructures. You can deploy VoIP and can keep your current PBX and telephony hardware.

Say goodbye to the # key

With VoIP, people manage the telephone the same way they manage e-mail and the Internet: with intuitive software. With Microsoft Office Communicator 2007, basic telephone tools like call forwarding and conference calling are easier to use.

Simplified administration

The same Active Directory that underpins the rest of your IT infrastructure supports directory information and click-to-call functionality. Plus, Office Communications Server 2007 uses the same management tools as Exchange Server 2007, so you don’t have to work in multiple applications to administer your communications infrastructure.

VoIP requirements

Microsoft unified communications technologies are interdependent solutions. Ideal working environments have a complete build-out of technologies. But some technologies can work on their own.

Complete VoIP service requires:

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 An IP-PBX gateway for legacy systems Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Desktop computers with voice and video capabilities Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile 2007 Windows Mobile Device Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access 2007
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One inbox for all your messages

With Microsoft unified communications technologies e-mail, voice-mail, faxes, and calendar events all arrive in one inbox. That means you can prioritize and color code your voice-mails and faxes just like any piece of e-mail. You can even forward them, to one person or one thousand, with a few clicks.

Programmatic path to compliance

With voice-mail and faxes integrated into Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, you can apply the same programmatic journaling and archiving you use for e-mail retention to all of your asynchronous messaging. Retaining e-mail, voice-mail, and faxes in a central archive resolves many of the compliance issues businesses currently face.

Enhanced support for mobile users

Exchange Server 2007 includes Exchange ActiveSync technology, to deliver messaging to a variety of mobile devices a rich Outlook experience on Windows Mobile Devices. Microsoft Outlook Web Access has been redesigned for greater stability and security, so users can stay connected via the Web.

Unified messaging requirements

Microsoft unified communications technologies are interdependent solutions. Ideal working environments have a complete build-out of technologies. But some technologies can work on their own.

Complete unified messaging service requires:

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
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Communications at your fingertips

Presence unites contact information-phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and instant message account-with all the ways you communicate: phone, conferencing, instant messaging, and e-mail. With presence, you can start a conversation with one click.

Connect from anywhere

Presence information travels throughout the computing environment. Wherever a contact’s name appears-in an email, on a team-site, or a Document Workspace-status and contact information travels with the name. Presence integrates with Windows Mobile devices, so real-time status and contact information is available when you’re on the road too.

Single sign on, single directory

When your users log on to their machines, they automatically log into presence. Presence pulls data from Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 to put complete directory information and real-time availability at users’ fingertips. Presence depends on your existing infrastructure, so there is no data entry and no new objects to build in the directory.

Presence requirements

Microsoft unified communications technologies are interdependent solutions. Ideal working environments have a complete build-out of technologies. But some technologies can work on their own.

Complete Presence service requires:

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Microsoft Office Communicator 2007
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Conferencing with a click

With Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 building a conference call happens with drag and drop simplicity. You can transform any conversation-a phone call or an instant message session-into a conference call or a videoconference on the fly.

Meet online with the Microsoft Office Live Meeting service (2007)

The Live Meeting service supports the voice and videoconferencing tools in Office Communicator 2007 with a rich, online meeting environment. With Live Meeting, you can effectively collaborate on, train for, or deliver interactive presentations with anyone, virtually anywhere, using just a PC and an Internet connection.

Conference calls that meet compliance regulations

Microsoft unified communications technologies delivers voice and video conferencing through Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 via IP. This means that conference call audio and video streams are captured and logged just like an instant message or an email. Retaining every conferencing instance in a central archive can be an important business resource and resolves many of the compliance issues businesses currently face.

Conferencing requirements

Microsoft unified communications technologies are interdependent solutions. Ideal working environments have a complete build-out of technologies. But some technologies can work on their own.

Complete Conferencing service requires:

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Microsoft Office Live Meeting service (2007) Video-equipped computers and/or VoIP phones
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