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OCS Federation updates
02 October 09 09:04 AM

Some great news announced overnight… Starting October 1, 2009, a PIC License will no longer be required for federation with American Online (AOL).  Customers qualify for federation with AOL if they have Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard Read More...

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OCS Remote Connectivity Analyzer
29 July 09 06:19 PM

A great tool for testing remote connectivity to your OCS Edge Server is now available from the UC Team. Check it out at https://www.testocsconnectivity.com/ Read More...

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OCS R2 Site Resiliency
24 July 09 09:55 AM

Using backup and restoration procedures for site disaster recovery as described in the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 documentation library topic Backup and Restoration , can entail some downtime for users. This white paper describes a Read More...

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Click-to-join conference in CoMo
14 July 09 10:41 PM

We have released an update to Communicator Mobile that introduces some new capabilities, the best of which IMHO is “click-to-join” for OCS R2 conferencing (i.e. audio conferences and LiveMeetings). There is no longer any need to dial the # and look up Read More...

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Changes in OCS Public IM Federation
02 July 09 10:54 AM

From the OCS Team Blog …. Federation is an important goal for the Office Communications Server team and we are excited to announce several changes to public IM federation between Office Communications Server and public IM networks, effective July 1, 2009: Read More...

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Download free OCS R2 e-books, but be quick!
24 June 09 12:01 PM

For the next few days you can download free copies of some MS Press e-books on OCS 2007 R2.  Simply sign up for the Microsoft Press Book Connection Newsletter for notification of offers, register, and download the selection of the month. Programming Read More...

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Getting Rid of Your PBX Can Be Liberating
23 June 09 09:42 AM

Jamie Ryan, CIO at Aspect, has written a great post about the benefits of replacing your legacy PBX or IP-PBX with Office Communications Server 2007 R2. When I tell people that Aspect is the in the midst of a Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Read More...

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Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Documentation
09 June 09 08:17 AM

The full documentation pack for OCS R2 is now available for download. The full set of Office Communications Server 2007 R2 documentation is contained in the download file named Communications_Server_2007_R2_Documentation.chm .  Selected, high-value Read More...

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HP and Microsoft Expand Alliance in Unified Communications and Collaboration
20 May 09 09:42 AM

At Interop Las Vegas 2009 , HP and Microsoft Corp. today announced a four-year strategic global initiative to deliver an end-to-end unified communications and collaboration solution. As part of their Frontline Partnership , the two companies expect to Read More...

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OCS 2007 R2 Virtualisation Support
14 May 09 12:15 PM

We are pleased to announce official support for server virtualisation for Office Communications Server 2007 R2. We are introducing support for both a fully distributed virtualised topology across several hypervisors and for a single server virtualised Read More...

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Integrating Telephony with OCS R2
17 April 09 03:10 PM

Updated for OCS 2007 R2, this white paper covers everything you want to know about Voice Interoperability with OCS.  Topics include Media Gateways, IP-PBXs, SIP Trunking, PBX integration Scenarios, Standards Compliance, Integration Features and Migration Read More...

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Configuring Cisco CallManager 4.2.1 for Direct-SIP with OCS
09 April 09 12:19 PM

There is a great post over at the OCS Team Blog outlining the steps required to configure a Direct SIP connection between OCS and Cisco CallManager 4.2.1. It covers the configuration steps required for both OCS and CCM – check it out at http://communicationsserverteam.com/archive/2008/09/30/302.asp Read More...

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Office Communications Server 2007 R2 VHD
01 April 09 07:54 AM

This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 for 60 days. Start evaluating Office Communications Server today. Office Communications Server 2007 R2 delivers streamlined Read More...

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Forefront Security for Office Communications Server Now Available
18 March 09 11:56 AM

Microsoft Forefront Security for Office Communications Server (FSOCS) provides fast and effective protection against IM-based malware by including multiple scanning engines from industry-leading security partners and can help to reduce corporate liability Read More...

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Where to download OCS 2007 R2
04 February 09 02:03 AM

Today is the official launch of OCS 2007 R2 ( sign up for the Virtual Launch! ). What’s new? Streamlined Communications Call management capabilities let receptionists and team assistants take a large volume of incoming calls and quickly route them to Read More...

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