Alessandro Appiani Microsoft TechNet Speaker

Microsoft Unified Communications Visione, Componenti, Tecnologie Nota: Office Communications Server 2007 è in Beta Testing, e non ancora ufficialmente rilasciato. Le informazioni contenute in questa presentazione potranno di conseguenza essere soggette a qualche variazione.

O FFICE C OMMUNICATIONS S ERVER 2007

IT Decision Makers IT Professional Too much time wasted playing phone tag Communications tools don’t work together Users want to be able to work from anywhere Employee Consumer software everywhere Multiple directories across many systems There are already many different admin tools Big investments in existing PBX systems Deliver more than just cost savings Make decisions that ensure flexibility Today’s Business Environment Cosa ci dicono i clienti

Integration with Existing Telephony Systems Software-powered VoIP Rich Development Platform Software-powered VoIP Foundation Communicate From Inside Applications Integrated Communications Tools Anywhere Access Streamlined Communications Enterprise-grade Security and Compliance Centralized Provisioning Common Management Tools Operational Control Today’s Business Environment In quali aree abbiamo investito

Streamlined Communications Communicate from inside applications “Presence” throughout Office and other applications Find the right person, use the right communication Context and content shared from within communication experience “Information Workers waste 30 minutes per week in phone tag; for 50% of calls Information Workers make, they have to look up the phone number.” —Harris, June 2006

Streamlined Communications Integrated communications tools Enterprise Presence Instant Messaging Multi-party Voice, Video and Web conferencing (including Roundtable) Software-powered VoIP Integrated Device Experience

“By 2007, “telework” will be practiced by more than 60 million people” —Gartner Streamlined Communications Anywhere Access No VPN required for more secure “Anywhere Access” Codecs optimized for poor networks Familiar Communicator experience from desktop to mobile device

Users get a consistent rich experience bringing voice to the PC regardless of infrastructure Integrate with existing infrastructure, whether TDM or IP-based SIP gateways connect TDM infrastructure to the PSTN IP-based PBX systems can interoperate directly using SIP-based spec IP-PBX PBX PBX Phone VoIP Gateway Office Communications Server Deployment Software-Powered VoIP Foundation Integration with existing telephony systems PSTN

“By 2010, 80% of companies will integrate communications (voice/messaging) into some biz apps or processes.” —Gartner, May 2006 Software-Powered VoIP Foundation Software-powered VoIP More Choice Wide range of devices available Integration with existing assets More Productivity Voice integrated into applications Consistent, rich user experience Greater Cost Reduction Significant device cost saving potential Software business model More Innovation Anywhere Access Adaptive codecs

Software-Powered VoIP Foundation Rich development platform Office Communications Server delivers a broad set of APIs Presence controls and integrated developer tools aid development Voice is as accessible as any other modality by developers Developers can continue to use existing development tools Voice-enable business processes “Microsoft has a massive development community and application development tools, which it can and most likely will leverage with its entrance into the VoIP arena.” —IDC

Operational Control Enterprise-grade security and compliance All communications encrypted by default Server-side Archiving assists with compliance Archive meeting content from Web Conferences Call Detail Records for Voice calls and other collaborative sessions Built-in protection: Intelligent filtering and SPIM controls “With 31% of employees using IM at the office, and 78% of those users downloading free IM software from the Internet, 89% of organizations are vulnerable to a growing array of IM-related legal, compliance, productivity, and security threats-on top of a myriad of challenges they have yet to master.” —Workplace , Instant Messaging, and Blogging Survey, AMA and The ePolicy Institute, 2006

Operational Control Centralized provisioning Users bring in more and more unmanaged, “consumer” applications Centralized management allows controlled delivery of these tools Integration with Active Directory makes management easier Communication can be restricted to within the organization or outside Flexible architecture allows High Availability and Scalability “Despite the security and compliance risks associated with instant messaging, 28 percent of survey respondents still use less secure consumer IM applications.” —TowerGroup, December 2006

“IT professionals spend up to 70 percent of their time maintaining existing systems.” —Accenture Study, 2004 Operational Control Common management tools MMC-based management interface, integrated with Active Directory Smart, role-based setup wizard allows for easier deployment MOM Management Pack included to assist monitoring

Unified Communications Summary Streamlined Communications OCS 2007 helps users find the right person, right now, and work together in real-time Software – Powered VoIP OCS 2007 uses standards and published interfaces to interoperate and integrate with your existing telephony infrastructure Operational Control OCS 2007 helps manage and helps secure compliant communications.

Riferimenti e risorse (1) Unified Communications Home Unified Communications Italy Home Office Communications Server (& LCS 2005) Home office.microsoft.com/en-us/communicationsserver office.microsoft.com/en-us/communicationsserver Exchange Home Exchange Italy Home

Riferimenti e risorse (2) Office Communications Server 2007 and Office Communicator 2007 Public Beta Office Communications Server 2007 Public Beta Documentation 4BF5-A CBBA587A&displaylang=en 4BF5-A CBBA587A&displaylang=en Office Communications Server 2007 Public Beta TechNet Center technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/bb aspx technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/bb aspx Office Live Communications Server TechNet Center technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/bb aspx technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/bb aspx Exchange Server TechNet Center technet.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange technet.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging Role on TechNet

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