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OCS 2007 R2 readiness and training

jkruse — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:54:13 GMT

We have rolled out a series of 6 videos showing the key OCS R2 features and the value those bring to customers. Check them out at TechNet Edge:

· Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and the new Attendant Console

· What’s New in Conferencing with Office Communications Server 2007 R2

· What’s New in Office Communicator, Communicator Web Access, and Devices with Office Communications Server 2007 R2

· Group Chat and Office Communications Server 2007 R2

· What’s New in Mobility and Anywhere Access with Office Communications Server 2007 R2

· What’s New in Administration and Management with Office Communications Server 2007 R2

Tech.Ed 2008... what a week!

jkruse — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:54:00 GMT

Tech.Ed 2008 has finally wrapped up... I was in Auckland for Tech.Ed NZ on Monday and Tuesday, and then in Sydney for Tech.Ed Australia from Wednesday to Friday.

It was a hectic and somewhat exhausting week as I was the track/content owner for Unified Communications and Mobility, and I also presented or co-presented 9 sessions. But more importantly it was a fun week... I met literally hundreds of my peers and associates in the local technology industry, we launched a local Sydney UC community, we had a great party on Thursday night, and the vibe of the whole event was simply amazing!

Here are some photos and videos from Sydney....

Some of the local Microsoft UC team - Alan Cardenas, Steve Edmonds,
Mario D'Silva and Colin Lee

" It was this big! " - Mario D'Silva presenting UNC305 (Exchange 2007 UM)

RFID scanners

Who will be The Ultimate Expert?

Sydney UC kick-off lunch

Me on the left, Brendan Carius on the right: setting up before UNC314
(OCS/PBX Interop... In Real Time!)

Brendan and me presenting UNC314 (OCS/PBX Interop... In Real Time!)

Mexican Wave during Mobility Smackdown! Filmed with a Treo Pro

Colin Lee chats to some Women In Technology about Tech.Ed

In case you haven't heard, Tech.Ed 2009 will be at the Gold Coast. See you there!

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TE08NZ: UC interview

jkruse — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:56:00 GMT

I was interviewed yesterday at Tech.Ed New Zealand by Nic Romaniuk about my views on Unified Comms, and how it's changing the way people work.

Check it out at http://www.microsoft.com/nz/teched08/office-unified-communications.aspx (click Johan Kruse (SIC) under Other Videos on the right).

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Talking Smack!

jkruse — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:40:00 GMT

Yesterday I caught up with Roger Lawrence and Rick Anderson and we recorded a video discussion about Mobility Smackdown!, one of the most popular sessions at TechEd Australia.

Hear about the history of Smackdown! as well as what's planned for this year. It's going to be massive - demo-offs, competitions, prizes, and best of all no Death-by-PowerPoint!!!!

Video: TechEd 2008: Smackdown! discussion

Smackdown always fills up, and although this year we've secured one of the largest theatres we still expect it to be full. In the lead-up to TechEd keep an eye out here and at Roger's blog for information on how to secure preferred seating!

And of course stay tuned for more information on UC and Mobility at TechEd in Australia & New Zealand.

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Meet Colin Lee

jkruse — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:32:12 GMT

Last week I caught up with Colin Lee, one of this year's presenters in the Unified Comms track at TechEd Australia and New Zealand.

Deeps was around and had his video camera handy so we recorded a quick interview. Colin discusses some of the topics he'll be presenting this year, as well as his thoughts on previous TechEds.

Video: TechEd 2008: Chat with Colin Lee

Over the coming weeks I'll be chatting with the other UC and Mobility presenters about TechEd, life, the universe, and everything. Keep an eye out!

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Vodcast: RoundTable

jkruse — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:01:00 GMT

See me demo RoundTable in a Vodcast which Deeps has put up at The TechNet Australia Blog.

Update: for those who have asked about the flickering during the RT screencast - that actually wasn't a problem with RoundTable, LiveMeeting or OCS - it was my laptop CPU struggling to keep up with Windows Media Encoder encoding my screen to WMV. I was running on battery power at the time (see my system tray power icon) and therefore my PC wasn't at its best :(

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TechNet Vodcast: Communicator softphone/IP phone/mobile phone

jkruse — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:19:00 GMT

Last week I filmed a Vodcast for the TechNet Australia blog demo-ing Office Communicator 2007 in its three variants: Communicator 2007 (softphone), Communicator 2007 Phone Edition (hard phone) and Communicator Mobile (mobile client).

Click below to view the video at Soapbox.

Thanks to Deeps for filming, and for giving me the opportunity to spread the UC love!

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