Microsoft Unified Communications

What is Microsoft Unified Communications?

Microsoft Unified Communications technologies offer customers choices in how their communications and collaboration software is delivered, managed, and maintained.  Microsoft unified communications technologies bridge the divide between computers and telephones with two integrated servers: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. They integrate with your company's existing phone system and deliver complete communications services using your existing data network.

Microsoft Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging Integrates Communications

Microsoft's introduction of unified messaging support in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 marks the start of the third wave of unified messaging technology: robust, interoperable, server-based tools that integrate with desktop and mobile clients to give information workers access to voice, fax, and e-mail data from wherever they are and allows users to use the telephone to manage their email, calendar, and personal contacts.

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007

Office Communications Server 2007 manages all real-time (synchronous) communications including: instant messaging, VoIP, audio and video conferencing. It works with existing tele-communications systems, so business can deploy advanced VoIP and conferencing without tearing out their legacy phone networks.

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 also powers presence, a key benefit of Microsoft unified communications that unites all the contact information stored in Active Directory with the ways people communicate.

With presence, you can see at-a-glance if someone is available and contact them with a click using instant messaging, a phone call or a video conference.