Microsoft made available the R2 edition of Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft's solution for unifying presence awareness, instant messaging, teleconferencing, and IP-based calling. The latest edition of Office Communications Server includes improvements that offer IT managers additional flexibility for maintaining their communications system effectively while providing an expandable architecture for collaborative work activity.
To lower costs, increase efficiency, and support teamwork, the latest edition of Office Communications Server 2007 allows phone audioconferencing to eliminate costly outside services with an in-house conferencing software bridge that is administered along with the existing communications environment. Office Communications Server 2007 also now features desktop sharing, which enables users to share their desktop seamlessly and launch calls and team up with others external to the organization on PC, Macintosh, or Linux-powered computers through a Web-based connection. The latest edition of Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 also allows geographically scattered groups to work together by participating in topic-based discussions that extend indefinitely. This application provides users with a list of all available discussion rooms and topics, periodically backs up chats in an XML format that meets compliance regulations, provides tools to look through the complete record of chat on a specific theme, and offers triggers and alarms to inform people of new updates.
the latest edition of Office Communications Server also includes improved support for voice communications and mobility. The new attendant console allows receptionists or group secretaries to control calls and conferences for associates, set up processes to direct calls, and manage higher numbers of incoming communications through a software-based interface. A new SIP trunking capability allows companies to reduce expenses by establishing up a straight-through VoIP interface between an IP phone service provider and Microsoft Communications Server without needing on-premises VoIP gateways. Also, Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile support has been extended to more device platforms such as the Nokia S40, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile.
How Progent's Microsoft-certified Consultants Can Help You to Deploy Office Communications Server
A Standard Edition Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 manages all necessary services on one physical Front End Server. The small expense in hardware and simplicity of administration make this version is ideal for small and medium-sized organization and for branch offices. Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 is based on Windows Server and taps into core Windows Server platforms like as Active Directory, SQL Server, Operations Manager, and Microsoft Exchange Server. With Office Communications Server 2007, you can incorporate real-time teamwork features and presence to ubiquitous Microsoft Office programs such as Microsoft Office Outlook, Excel, and Word. Presence awareness from your server can also be integrated into line-of-business applications. Microsoft Communications Server 2007 also acts as the presence engine for collaborative web sites and portals, delivering presence awareness and Instant Messaging access from within Windows SharePoint sites.
Progent's Microsoft-certified professionals offer professional technical services for all these technologies and can assist you in designing and implementing a rollout of Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 so as to maximize the productivity impact of this IM, presence, and VoIP platform. Progent can also help you to migrate from Microsoft Live Communications Server to the latest version of Office Communications Server 2007.
Progent's IT professionals can help your company to install Office Communications Server and configure a range of Microsoft technologies to take advantage of the presence awareness, Instant Messaging, and VoIP capabilities enabled by Office Communications Server 2007:
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Progent's professionals offer experience in multiple disciplines related to mobile networking such as network infrastructure, Activesync, wireless security, mobile e-mail, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Research in Motion Blackberry, and wireless application programming. Progent's Microsoft certified professionals can save your business work and expense by using their wireless experience to help you select and integrate wireless access technologies that fit the needs of your company. Progent can also tune your network infrastructure so that wireless handhelds perform better.
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Progent's Technical Response Center provides national remote troubleshooting for Windows and Cisco-based small business computer networks. Progent's Microsoft and Cisco-Premier support experts provide phone support and online secure computer access to troubleshoot and resolve network problems quickly and affordably. The scope of IT experience available from Progent's team of nationwide support professionals allows Progent to escalate even the most difficult problems to appropriate specialists as required.
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