OCS R2 announced at VoiceCon
Heck. I forgot to blog about the R2 release of Office communications server and the mail reminding me to do so has been sitting in my inbox for a week. No excuse at all. So here’s the facts.
OCS will be 64 bit only as per the announcement from the unified communications team – by the way – this link takes you to their new blog URL if you’ve been wondering where their old blog went… There’s a lot of videos planned for on Technet edge too – here’s a list of the planned Edge release (week one has been published so far)
We announced OCS R2 at Voicecon in Amsterdam last week – see here for the press release here’s a list of features:
Dial-in audioconferencing. on-premise audioconferencing bridge,managed by IT.
Desktop sharing. Share your desktop, initiate audio and collaborate with others outside the organization on PC, Macintosh or Linux platforms through a Web-based interface.
Persistent group chat. Collaboration by participating in topic-based discussions that persist over time. Provides a list of available chat rooms and topics.
Attendant console and delegation. Allows management of calls and conferences on behalf of other users through a software-based interface.
Session Initiation Protocol trunking. Set up a direct VoIP connection between an Internet telephony service provider and Office Communicator 2007 without requiring on-premise gateways.
Response group. Manage incoming calls based on user-configured rules
Mobility and single-number reach. Extends Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile functionality to Nokia S40, Motorola RAZR, Blackberry and Windows Mobile platforms, allowing users to communicate using presence, IM and voice as an extension of their PBX
If you didn’t manager to get to Voicecon – or Interact 2008 this year – we’ve created a Virtual launch event for OCS where you can find out just what’s in R2. All you need to do is click here to register – it’s available in 11 languages too.
The UC website has some extra information if you want more information – but there’s no hints about Interact 2009 – yet. Watch this space though……
