Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise, Sngl, OLP-NL, 1DevCAL, AE KMA-00941 User Manual
Product codes
KMA-00941
Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Product Overview – v 2009.1.30
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Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Investments
Building on the customer, partner, and industry momentum of Office Communications Server 2007, the
new Office Communications Server 2007 R2 update continues to deliver on the Microsoft promise to
streamline communications for users, give IT organizations the flexibility and control they need to better
manage their communications infrastructure, and provide an extensible platform for communications-
enabled business processes.
new Office Communications Server 2007 R2 update continues to deliver on the Microsoft promise to
streamline communications for users, give IT organizations the flexibility and control they need to better
manage their communications infrastructure, and provide an extensible platform for communications-
enabled business processes.
Streamlined communications
Users face the challenge of managing their communications across many devices and applications,
which can have a negative impact on productivity. Office Communications Server 2007 R2 streamlines
the way that users manage communications; it enables users to find and communicate with the right
person, right now, with the applications they use most. Some highlights include:
which can have a negative impact on productivity. Office Communications Server 2007 R2 streamlines
the way that users manage communications; it enables users to find and communicate with the right
person, right now, with the applications they use most. Some highlights include:
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Attendant Console and call delegation controls
Persistent group chat functionality and increased performance for multi-party desktop sharing
Enhanced Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile experience
Operational flexibility and control
IT administrators are called upon to control costs, improve security, integrate with existing
infrastructures, and manage compliance requirements. Office Communications Server 2007 R2 helps IT
administrators meet these challenges by giving them the ability to provide flexible communications
solutions and by delivering tools to help manage more secure and compliant communications. Some
highlights include:
infrastructures, and manage compliance requirements. Office Communications Server 2007 R2 helps IT
administrators meet these challenges by giving them the ability to provide flexible communications
solutions and by delivering tools to help manage more secure and compliant communications. Some
highlights include:
On-premise dial-in audio conferencing
Single number reach functionality for mobile phone users
Enhanced reporting that includes video and application sharing
Extensible communications platform
One of the biggest advantages of having a software-based communications infrastructure is that
businesses can embed communications capabilities into new and existing line-of-business applications.
Office Communications Server 2007 R2 delivers an extensible platform with an enhanced and open
application programming interfaces (API) that offers the flexibility to adapt to changing business needs.
The communications capabilities in the platform can help optimize business processes and automate
workflows, saving time and money and improving customer service. Software developers can easily
optimize communications-enabled applications, business processes, and workflows with instant
messaging, telephony, video, and e-mail using their existing development skills in the Windows®
operating system and familiar development tools, such as the Microsoft Visual Studio® 2008 integrated
development environment. Some highlights include:
businesses can embed communications capabilities into new and existing line-of-business applications.
Office Communications Server 2007 R2 delivers an extensible platform with an enhanced and open
application programming interfaces (API) that offers the flexibility to adapt to changing business needs.
The communications capabilities in the platform can help optimize business processes and automate
workflows, saving time and money and improving customer service. Software developers can easily
optimize communications-enabled applications, business processes, and workflows with instant
messaging, telephony, video, and e-mail using their existing development skills in the Windows®
operating system and familiar development tools, such as the Microsoft Visual Studio® 2008 integrated
development environment. Some highlights include:
Unified communications activities for the .NET 3.5 Windows Workflow Foundation
An enhanced unified communications-managed API 2.0 that supports voice and video
Developer platform showcases, such as the Agent Control panel in the Microsoft Dynamics®
CRM software
CRM software