In the next decade, sweeping technology innovations driven by the power of software will transform communications. This is what Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said while announcing the launch of their unified communications software.
The announcement marks Microsoft’s officially entry into VoIP business. As it seems, the unified communications software is all set to transform the global telecom sector the way the software giant transformed the computer world in early 90s by launching Windows Operating System.
The VoIP software consists of Office Communication Server 2007, VoIP and Unified Communications Server, Office Communicator 2007 and Unified Communications Client.
The Office Communications Server 2007 provides business enterprises a host number of applications such as VoIP, video, instant messaging, conferencing and presence, while the Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 ensures them instant messaging and video communications that operate on PCs, mobile phone and web browser.
Microsoft Office Live Meeting is the latest version of Microsoft’s advanced conferencing service using which the corporate sector can conduct meetings, share documents, use video and record discussions on any computer.
Down the years, we have perceived Microsoft’s Live Communications as Corporate Messaging and Presence, rather VoIP. With the launch of Office Communication Server 2007, Microsoft will provide VoIP service in its every applications including Word, Excel etc. It means that we can click a name from a Word document or Excel spreadsheet and lead our VoIP conversations. The Outlook Express and Sharepoint would support the VoIP services.
Via: Money CNN
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