Office Communications Server

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Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 is an enterprise-grade server that provides the backbone for all real-time communications within Microsoft Office. Presence awareness, IM service, peer-to-peer audio and video, application sharing, and collaboration all depend on it. Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 adds on-premise Web conferencing and the ability for Office Communicator 2007 to make and receive voice calls.

Office Communications Server 2007 builds on the foundation of Presence and Instant Messaging, Federated Communications and Remote Call Control delivered by Live Communications Server 2005 and Microsoft Office Communicator 2005. Key new features include a number of improvements to Instant Messaging and Presence capability such as integration with Microsoft Exchange Server distribution lists as well as the addition of software-powered VoIP, allowing users to make, receive and manage voice (phone) calls using Office Communicator 2007 running on their computer and multi-party on-premise audio/video and Web conferencing.

Office Communications Server 2007 also supports the ICE framework of protocols, allowing users to take advantage of these communications capabilities from wherever they are without needing to establish a VPN connection. Communications and collaboration are critical elements of business success. Companies that are able to successfully integrate communication and collaboration processes in their business workflows can lower expenses, increase efficiency, and realize the value of information assets they already have.