Microsoft OCS 2007 R2 Release Announcement was today
Category OCS Telephony R2
Microsoft held the Release Announcement of OCS 2007 R2 today, and I have to say it looks pretty darn good. I doubt IBM still claims a 5 year lead IBM?
If you thought the Sametime Unified Telephony demonstration during the Opening General Session at Lotusphere was good, then you'll really be impressed by some of the capabilities Microsoft have put into OCS 2007 R2, I doubt Microsoft's telco partners are happy, but then IBM's telco parnters aren't particularly happy about Sametime Unified Telephony either. Some of the things in Office Communications Server 2007 R2 are:
Streamlined Communications
You can see demonstrations and the Virtual Launch here (just click enter if you don't want to give details):
http://www.microsoft.com/communicationsserver/r2-virtual-launch/event/
Microsoft has Eval versions available, they last for 180 days I believe.
OCS 2007 R2 Eval
Microsoft held the Release Announcement of OCS 2007 R2 today, and I have to say it looks pretty darn good. I doubt IBM still claims a 5 year lead IBM?
If you thought the Sametime Unified Telephony demonstration during the Opening General Session at Lotusphere was good, then you'll really be impressed by some of the capabilities Microsoft have put into OCS 2007 R2, I doubt Microsoft's telco partners are happy, but then IBM's telco parnters aren't particularly happy about Sametime Unified Telephony either. Some of the things in Office Communications Server 2007 R2 are:
Streamlined Communications
- Call management capabilities let receptionists and team assistants take a large volume of incoming calls and quickly route them to the intended recipients. Delegation allows executives to give complete management of their phone calls to assistants.
- Desktop-sharing capabilities allow users on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux platforms to collaborate with one another while they talk to each other using enhanced audio conferencing features.
- Group chat lets organizations set-up searchable, topic-based chat rooms that persist over time, which allows geographically distributed teams to collaborate with one another efficiently while preserving organizational knowledge.
- On-premise audio conferencing capability puts IT in control of audio conferencing infrastructure while saving on outsourced audio conferencing costs.
- Single Number Reach allows IT to log business calls placed from mobile phones for accounting purposes. It also helps to ensure that the same dialing rules that apply to calls from a work phone extends to mobile calls.
- Video monitoring capabilities allow IT to monitor the quality of video calls and conferences on their network and make adjustments if necessary.
- Support for SIP-trunking removes the need to manage on-premise gateways.
- Automate business processes with instant messaging, voice, and e-mail workflows with familiar development tools like Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.
- Agent Dashboard for Microsoft Dynamics CRM, built using the published platform APIs in Office Communications Server 2007 R2, gives call center agents the ability to see presence information and the ability to “click-to-communicate” from within the Microsoft Dynamics CRM screens
You can see demonstrations and the Virtual Launch here (just click enter if you don't want to give details):
http://www.microsoft.com/communicationsserver/r2-virtual-launch/event/
Microsoft has Eval versions available, they last for 180 days I believe.
OCS 2007 R2 Eval
Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Attendant
Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Client
Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Group Chat Server
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Administration Tool
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