A Quick Intro To Microsoft Uc
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Microsoft Unified Communications A quick introduction
Tony Cocks
So what is Unified Communications?
• Ask 100 people, get 100 different answers
• But it’ll probably include some or all of these:
– IP Telephony, Web Conferencing, Unified Messaging, Video, Presence, Instant Messaging, Fax to desktop
• All this always available on every device and in every Microsoft application.
Some Trends
Mobility
• Call me on my mobile...
• 60% to VM
• 27% on the road
Business travel
• Air travel 6% of UK emissions
• Focus on T & E
Flexible Workers
• 9 to 5 wastes 45 mins/day
• Home workers
• Remote teams
Gen Y
• YouTube, Facebook, IM
• Employer to provide tools
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On Premise Hosted by Microsoft
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IM and Presence
Unified Messaging
E-Mail and Calendaring
Conferencing
VoIP
Mobility
Security and Compliance
E-mail Security, Compliance, and
Continuity
Hosted by Partners Hosted by Partners
Conferencing
R2
Connect the Right Way Reduced Overload
User-Centric Communication Single User Identity
Everything starts with Identity And Presence
Communicator
• Instant Messaging
• Presence & Awareness
• Desktop sharing
• Softphone
• File sharing
• Conferencing
– Audio & Video
• Exchange integration
OCS Certified Microsoft LifeCams Recommended for Business
LifeCam Cinema 720p HD sensor / 30 Frames Per Second / Auto-focus
LifeCam Show 2.0 MP sensor, Compact Design
LifeCam VX-5000 1.3 MP sensor, Flexible Attachment Base
• Immersive virtual meetings – Active speaker and panorama views
– Views synchronized with data
• Revolutionary experience – Record and playback meetings
– Suitable for every meeting room
• Tandberg & Polycom Integration
Live Meeting Video Conferencing
R2 Headlines
• Audio Conferencing
• Group Chat
• Attendant Console
• New Devices
• .Net and Visual Studio integration
• High def video
• Cross platform desktop sharing
So what are people telling us...
Worry not about...
• Where people are
• Which device/number they are using
• VPN connectivity (mostly)
• Bandwidth – coverage/availability (mostly)
• Location centric meetings
• Home workers/swine flu/childcare issues/snowed in (mostly)
• Weird keypad incantations (#41##27**3)
Side effects
• Presence is king
• Calendar centricity
• Organisational cohesion – No one falls off the grid
• Flattens the organisation
• Short emails off loaded to IM
• Conversations migrate across media – IM.Phone or IM.Email or IM.Video or IM.LiveMeeting
•Cultural