Streamlined Communications
Office Communications Server 2007 delivers the next generation of streamlined communications for your users so they can find and communicate with the right person, right now, from the applications they use most (like Office Outlook).
- Click to Communicate within Office Outlook and the Applications You Use Most - Whether making a phone call right from Outlook or identifying the availability of a business document’s author, users can find who they need and communicate using an effective method
- Work Together in Real-Time in the Office and on the Road - Office Communications Server 2007 helps to improve your users’ ability to communicate when you need it from multiple devices and wherever they are, using just an Internet connection with no requirement for a VPN (Virtual Private Network).
- Deliver VoIP Capabilities That Users Actually Use - With Office Communications Server 2007 you can deliver software-powered VoIP to your users today.
- Deliver Advanced Web/Audio/Video Conferencing - With Office Communications Server 2007, users get rich web based conferencing with integrated audio and video
Software-powered VoIP Foundation
Communications are changing; Office Communications Server 2007 delivers software-powered VoIP that works with many existing messaging and telephony infrastructures and can adapt to your changing business needs.
- Build on Your Existing Telephony Infrastructure - Office Communications Server 2007 uses standards and published interfaces to interoperate and integrate with your existing telephony infrastructure.
- Deliver VoIP, Conferencing, and IM Infrastructure on the Microsoft Active Directory service - Office Communications Server 2007 is built on The Active Directory service, using a single directory for communications management.
- Implement an Extensible Infrastructure - Office Communications Server 2007 provides an extensible infrastructure for integrating with business process and user needs of today and tomorrow.
Operational Control
Office Communications Server 2007 provides the tools your organisation needs to help manage security-enhanced, compliant communications.
- Enterprise Class Security and Compliance for Your Communications - Office Communications Server 2007 encrypts communications by default and helps simplify compliance with internal and regulatory controls by allowing you to manage enterprise communications.
- Provide Professional Grade Reliability and Scale - Office Communications Server 2007 allows you to implement software-powered VoIP, Presence, IM, and Web/audio/video conferencing on a platform built for professional use.
- Centralise Provisioning and Simplify Management - Office Communications Server 2007 enables more efficient deployment of innovative communications technologies.
Office Communications Server 2007 editions
Office Communications Server 2007 Standard Edition
Standard Edition requires that primary server components, as well as the database for storing user and conference information, be configured on a single computer. Standard Edition is recommended for organisations that do not require higher availability through clustering.
Office Communications Server 2007 Enterprise Edition
Enterprise Edition enables separation of server functionality and data storage to achieve higher capacity and availability. Enterprise Edition is recommended for organisations that that require higher availability through clustering.
Office Communications Server 2007 Client Access licenses
Office Communications Server Standard CAL
Provides users access to instant messaging, presence, peer-to-peer voice and video, and file transfer capabilities.
Office Communications Server Enterprise CAL
An additive CAL that requires that a Standard CAL is also purchased for each user or device. Provides user access to voice and call management, application sharing, and multi-party Web conferencing.
Office Communications Server 2007 External Connector licenses
Office Communications Server Standard External Connector
Provides the rights associated with the Office Communications Server Standard CAL for external users. With an Office Communications Server Standard External Connector license you can extend Office Communications Server Standard CAL functionality to external users.
Office Communications Server Enterprise External Connector
An additive license and requires that a Standard External Connector is also purchased for each server that is accessed by external users. With an Office Communications Server Enterprise External Connector license, you can extend Office Communications Server Enterprise CAL functionality to external users.