This whitepaper details the value that Exchange 2010's Unified Messaging capabilities offer to empower your users, reduce cost and manage risk by replacing your voicemail system. Voicemail is a relatively mature technology. It is so thoroughly established in users’ daily workflows that it has become...

Sure is!  (but I am also happy to see you)  This beast was recently purchased on eBay and is currently sitting in Microsoft's Melbourne office.   I love seeing the old 1950s phone next to the Communicator Phone Editions (aka Tanjay).  In UNC314 we will get these talking to each other...

I just stumbled across a great blog post describing the first impressions of Exchange UM by an IT Pro in Canada, after his hosting provider turned it on.. My own mail domain is actually managed by an online hosting provider that has recently enabled Unified Communications... and the other day they...

Microsoft IT has published a white paper about their rollout of Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging (UM). This is a good resource for those who enjoy technical detail and are curious about real-world UM implementations! Using Exchange Server 2007 for Unified Messaging and Fax What is the best way...

This is huge - in case you haven't heard the news yet - Office Communications Server 2007 has been Released To Manufacturing (RTM)!!!! I have been using Communicator 2007 as my primary phone for several months now, along with Exchange 2007 for voicemail, and I'm personally excited that the product is...

Try out the latest features of Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 in a free, online virtual environment. TechNet Virtual Labs are simple to use —no complex setup or installation is required. Check out the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Virtual Labs at: http://www.microsoft.com/events...

Unified Messaging provides the functionality of having voice mail, email and fax to a single location that is the user's mailbox. In Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging the fax feature is limited to inbound fax only. Which means that, an external or internal caller can call to the UM server and leave a fax...

Microsoft Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging PBX Configuration Note for Cisco Call Manager 4.1 (Preview) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=16fb1346-6b8f-47b0-8961-c05ccde0a88a&DisplayLang=en This PBX configuration note (preview) contains information about deploying Exchange...

Video: The Devil wears prada .. and does Unified Comms!

We recently announced the private beta of the next version of LCS, named Office Communications Server. From the press release... REDMOND, Wash. — Dec. 11, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today opened a private beta of its new enterprise voice communications server, Microsoft® Office Communications Server...

The Ready Summit tour wrapped up last week with our final event in Canberra (thankfully I didn't fall asleep during the UC session - find out why at the end of this post). Thousands of people attended and learnt about our latest technologies, and overall the tour was a huge success. My presentation...

On the Ready Summit tour of Australia I have been asked many questions, but undoubtedly the most common is ... " Do I have to put up with that North American accent in Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging? Can it please sound Australian? " I'm happy to say that answer is no and yes! No you don't have...