Unified Communications by Yann Espanet

Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Capacity Planning Tool

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 Integrating Telephony with Office Communications Server 2007 and 2007 R2

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Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Client and Devices Technical Reference

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Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Site Resiliency White Paper

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Live Meeting 2007 Technical Considerations Whitepaper

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Unified Communications Phones and Peripherals Datasheet

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Prepare the Office Communications Server R2 Virtual Launch Experience by downloading whitepaper and watching videos on new functionallities.

Whitepaper for the launch event :

• Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Quick Reference for Communications Server 2007 R2 Attendant
• Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Attendant Deployment Guide

Technical overview of the changes :

• OCS 2007 R2 RTM Planning Workbook
  This Planning Workbook is intended to document the recommended roll-out of Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 in an enterprise-level lab or production environment. This document’s purpose is to provide enterprise customers and deployment partners a method to begin planning for their Office Communications Server 2007 R2 deployment.

Technical Guides :

• Mobile :
  • Quick Reference Card for Communicator Mobile 2007 R2
  • The 2007 R2 Version of Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile for Windows Mobile Getting Started Guide
  • The 2007 R2 Version of Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile for Windows Mobile: Frequently Asked Questions
• Communicator :
  • Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Deployment Guide
  • Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Getting Started Guide
  • Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Quick Reference Card for Conferencing
  • Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Quick Reference Card for Contact Management, Presence, and IM
  • Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Quick Reference Card for Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Quick Reference Card for Phone and Video
  • Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Testing and Troubleshooting Guide
• Web Access :
  • Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access 2007 R2 Quick Reference Card
• Conferencing :
  • Deploying the Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 Client with Office Communications Server 2007 R2
  • Getting Started with the Microsoft Office Live Meeting Client for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2
  • Meeting Client for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Testing and Troubleshooting Guide
  • Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Quick Reference for Dial-in Conferencing
  • Microsoft Office Live Meeting Quick Reference for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2
• Group Chat :
  • Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Client Group Policy Settings
  • Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Getting Started Guide
  • Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Planning and Deployment Guide
  • Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Quick Reference Card
  • Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Testing and Troubleshooting Guide
  • Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat What’s New Guide
• Release Notes :
  • Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Release Notes

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns340/ns414/ns728/ns784/716742.pdf

This document describes the simultaneous ring feature interoperability and documents the steps and configurations necessary for Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Cisco UCM) Release 7.0(1) to interoperate with Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 Enterprise Edition. It aims to provide a good understanding of what works and what does not work in terms of the feature interaction between a Cisco UCM device and Microsoft Office Communicator. It also provides guidance to deployment participants regarding the limitations, expected behaviors, and known issues. Please note that this document does not address performance and scalability, which are part of a broader criteria for a deployment-ready solution.

 Below is a list of KB’s that have been issued against Microsoft Office Communications Server & Office Communicator 2007 on the 10th October 2007 :

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