Microsoft Communications Server Integration Microsoft announced the most recent version of Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft's solution for streamlining presence awareness, instant messaging, remote conferencing, and software-based VoIP. The Release 2 edition of Microsoft Communications Server 2007 features enhancements that offer IT organizations more versatility for supporting their communications infrastructure efficiently while representing an extensible architecture for collaborative work activity.

To lower costs, improve efficiency, and enhance collaboration, the new Release 2 of Microsoft Communications Server allows dial-in conferencing to replace costly third-part services with an on-premises conferencing bridge that can be maintained along with the current communications environment. Microsoft Office Communications Server also now permits desktop sharing, which allows workers to share their desktop transparently and launch calls and team up with others outside the organization on Windows PC, Macintosh, or Linux computers via a Web-based interface. The latest release of Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 also enables geographically scattered groups to work together by participating in topic-based dialogues that extend over time. This tool provides participants with a list of all active chat rooms and topics, automatically archives discussions in an XML format that addresses auditing requirements, provides tools to look through the entire record of discussion on a given theme, and provides filters and alerts to inform people of new posts.

the new edition of Microsoft Office Communications Server also includes improved support for voice and mobility. The new attendant window permits support personnel or team secretaries to control calls and conferences for associates, set up processes to route calls, and handle larger numbers of incoming calls via a user-friendly interface. The SIP trunking capability allows companies to reduce expenses by establishing up a straight-through VoIP connection between an Internet telephony service provider and Microsoft Communications Server without requiring on-premises gateways. In addition, Office Communicator Mobile support has been extended to more platforms including the Nokia S40, RIM Blackberry, and Windows Mobile.

How Progent's Microsoft Gold certified Consultants Can Assist Your Business to Benefit from Microsoft Communications Server 2007 Release 2
A Standard Edition Microsoft Office Communications Server manages all necessary services on one physical Front End Server. The minimal expense in computer hardware and simplicity of management make this configuration is optimal for small and mid-sized businesses and for remote offices. Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 relies on Microsoft Windows Server and takes advantage of powerful Windows Server technologies like as Active Directory, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft System Center Operations Manager, and Microsoft Exchange Server. With Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, you can incorporate real-time collaboration features and presence to popular MS Office applications like as Outlook, Microsoft Office Excel, and Word. Presence awareness generated by your server can also be integrated into line-of-business applications. Office Communications Server 2007 also acts as the presence mechanism for team sites and web portals, providing presence awareness and Instant Messaging access from within SharePoint Services sites.

Office Communications Server Consultants

Progent's Microsoft-certified engineers offer expert consulting support for all these areas and can assist you in designing and implementing a deployment of Microsoft Communications Server so as to maximize the productivity value of this IM, presence, and VoIP solution. Progent can in addition help you to migrate from Microsoft Live Communications Server to the latest edition of Office Communications Server.

Progent's consulting experts can help your company to install Office Communications Server and configure a wide of Microsoft technologies to take advantage of the presence, Instant Messaging, and Voice over IP features available with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007:

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Consulting
Progent provides a variety of Windows Server 2008 planning and integration services that can help small businesses to take advantage of Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Progent's Microsoft-certified engineers can help you to evaluate the areas where Microsoft Windows Server 2008 could enhance the business value of your IT system in order to rationalize a migration. Progent can show you how to pilot Windows Server 2008 so that you can assess its reliability, responsiveness, and compatibility running realistic workloads. Progent can provide consulting for developing a deployment strategy, evaluate and improve existing network infrastructure, document archiving and recovery procedures, evaluate security mechanisms and policies, assist in setting up actual and virtual servers, develop fault-tolerant strategies including server clustering with Hyper-V, educate your in-house network administration staff, and set up automated 24x7 monitoring processes to ensure your information system's protection and performance.

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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Help
Progent can provide expertise for planning, configuring, and maintaining successful Microsoft Office SharePoint Server solutions that will dramatically improve important areas of your company's IT system such as collaboration, web portal, corporate-wide search, forms-based business operations, access to business information, and document management. Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can assist your company to evaluate the business case for implementing Office SharePoint, deliver configuration and installation support, assist your business to configure Microsoft SQL Server as a back-end database, optimize your network architecture, set up your standard and custom application software to work with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, create a comprehensive security plan that incorporates portal technology, and deliver remote and on-site repair and Help Desk services.

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Progent's SQL Server consultants can make sure your organization configures Microsoft SQL 2008 properly, and that your SQL Server RDBM system is incorporated seamlessly with your applications. Progent can provide continuous server tracking to make sure your business information system is healthy, and Progent's online Help Desk is ready to provide quick solutions for SQL-related problems. Progent's certified computer security experts can evaluate your company-wide security processes and mechanisms and suggest enhancements for better regulatory compliance. Progent's developers can assist your company to create or personalize line-of-business applications or web sites rely on databases controlled by SQL Server.

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Microsoft Windows Active Directory demands extensive field experience to integrate efficiently across an enterprise. Progent’s Microsoft Gold certified Active Directory consultants are experienced in designing, integrating, and troubleshooting complex Enterprise AD projects. Progent’s fields of expertise with Microsoft Windows 2003 and 2008 AD include replication issues, multi-domain partition design, repair of corrupted Active Directory objects, dealing with legacy beta software configuration objects in production Active Directory environments, and fixing unsuccessful configurations of Active Directory and Active Directory-integrated applications.

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Progent's Microsoft-certified desktop support consultants can deliver a broad array of cost-effective consulting and support services to assist your business to install, integrate, troubleshoot, and administer workstations and notebooks powered by Microsoft Windows. Progent can offer on-premises or online technical support for single desktop computers and handheld devices or help your business to plan and carry out a network-wide rollout of the newest release of Windows. Progent can also install Microsoft Office or Microsoft Dynamics programs on your client PCs so they communicate efficiently with other Microsoft applications, software from popular publishers, SQL databases, and line-of-business solutions network-wide. Progent can also provide engineers and technicians to assist your company to plan for and implement an office move or merger organized to cause minimal interruption to your productivity.

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Progent’s professionals offer experience in a variety of disciplines related to mobile networking such as network infrastructure, wireless data synchronization, wireless security, wireless e-mail, Windows Mobile, RIM Blackberry, and mobile application development. Progent's Microsoft and Cisco certified experts can save your company work and money by applying their wireless expertise to show you how to select and configure wireless access technologies that make sense for your business. Progent can also optimize your IT infrastructure so that wireless PDAs perform more reliably.

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Progent’s Technical Response Center offers nationwide remote support for Windows and Cisco-based small business computer networks. Progent's Microsoft and Cisco-Premier service professionals provide telephone help and remote secure computer connection to troubleshoot and repair technical problems quickly and affordably. The scope of IT experience available from Progent's staff of country-wide support professionals makes it possible to escalate even the most difficult network issues to competent specialists as required.

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