Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007
Office Communicator is a unified communications application that helps end users be more productive by enabling them to communicate and collaborate easily with others in different locations or time zones using a range of different communication options, including instant messaging (IM), voice, desktop sharing and video. Integration with programs across the Microsoft Office system — including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint — gives end users many different ways to communicate directly from the context of their task.
Office Communicator Benefits
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Save on communication and conferencing costs
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Foster communication within teams, and or supply chains
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Provide easy and familiar interfaces for users
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Minimise communications platforms to be managed
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Secure and manage communications content
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Avoid unnecessary unproductive communications
Office Communicator Features
Make calls and connect with people instantly
Calls can be initiated directly from the contact list in Communicator, or in other applications where presence information is shown. The ribbon in Office Outlook 2007 has a Call option, which enables users to reply to e-mails with a phone call. Calls can be PC to PC via the Internet, saving your business communications costs or even completely integrated with your existing phone system.
Contact cards
Users can easily view detailed information about their contacts on a contact card such as
the one shown and immediately start conversations with them through any of the available communication options (for example, IM, voice, and e-mail).
Seamless Switch between communication types and participants
Without interruption turn an instant message conversation into a one to one phone conversations or a multi user conference call or even a video call in High Definition.
You can even extend Voice or Video Call with built in Web based Desktop Sharing,
and assist peers and colleagues with one click desktop sharing.
Secure and manageable communications
Outlooks Integrates seamlessly not only for making calls but tracking communications made and missed be it calls or Instant messages.
Each item in the conversation history folder includes the following information:
• Time and date of the message
• Conversation subject
• Conversation body
• Participant names
• Contextual integrated presence
Communication with Non OCS users:
Office Communications Server 2007 R2 provides support for working with contacts that are located outside the company. Federated contacts can be people in an organization that have a federated relationship with the organization, or people connected to a public instant messaging service, such as the MSN® network or the Windows Live network of Internet services. In the Contact List, users can see an icon that identifies federated contacts
Office Communicator Web Access and Office Communicator 2007 R2 allow users to add external participants to their IM sessions, desktop sharing sessions, and audio conferences. This new feature allows users to include people who are not in their corporate directories in a session, which facilitates use with partners and customers.
Office Communicator Mobile client
Office Communicator Mobile 2007 R2 has a similar look and feel to the desktop version
of Office Communicator 2007 R2, giving users a familiar experience.
Users can easily search their company directory contacts using first name, last name, or
e-mail alias.
