Microsoft released the public beta for its Office Communications Server 2007 this week. Here are some key facts about the product. OCS 2007 is the centerpiece of Microsoft’s unified communications ...

Office Communicator is the real-time presence interface for the Microsoft Office product lineup, and is one of the keystone products in Microsoft's upcoming presence-based collaboration strategy. The ...

The firm said it will open the beta to 2,500 IT professionals in the second quarter of 2007. The beta is aimed at business users, who will be able to utilize their existing telephony infrastructure.

Microsoft Corp. today announced a unified communications product road map, demonstrating voice, video and messaging capabilities that it expects to ship in the first half of next year. Jeff Raikes, ...

Microsoft has come out with support for unified communications in a big way with its Live Communications Server portfolio. Traditional telephony suppliers, including Alcatel, Avaya, Cisco, Genesys, ...

A Microsoft partner has become the first to offer Microsoft’s new unified communications software as a hosted service. Intermedia on Tuesday will begin offering Microsoft Office Communications Server ...

Microsoft Office Communication Server (OCS) is the evolution of Microsoft’s previous collaboration server, Microsoft Live Communication Server (LCS). While the main component of OCS is the backend ...

Microsoft is slated to outline plans today for major upgrades to the programs that have extended its Office product line into corporate instant messaging, phone calling and online video conferencing.

Microsoft Corp. is launching a qualification program for phones that are compatible with its unified communications products. On Monday, Microsoft will show off 15 phones made by a variety of vendors ...

Microsoft has released a nearly completed preview version of its next-generation communications server and associated software, which the company has collectively renamed as Lync. This release ...

Microsoft representatives said Friday that the company has begun distributing a beta version of its Web-based Communicator messaging software to qualified customers. The company said the tool is ...