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If you have got that Microsoft OCS 2007, (Office Communication Server 2007) running, you will be happy to know that Microsoft is following up with free tools and modules. One of the firsts in the field, QoEMS, will aid in troubleshooting voice quality issues by monitoring network performance in real time. Quality of Experience Monitoring Server (QoEMS) is designed as a soft module competing with network gear offered by the likes of Cisco Systems Inc.
If you want you can get a trial if you want to try out the OCS 2007
The QoE Monitoring Server is a new server role for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition. It provides the information that you need in order to better understand the media quality that your users are experiencing in your Office Communications Server 2007 deployment. With QoE Monitoring Server, you can do the following:
Gather statistics on media quality of locations or based on a grouping of subnetsProactively monitor and troubleshoot media quality of experience issuesPerform diagnostics to diagnose VoIP user complaintsView trends which can help you with post-deployment growth and measure results against the service level agreement The QoE Monitoring Server collects quality metrics at the end of each VoIP call from the participant endpoints, including IP phones, Microsoft Office Communicator 2007, the Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 client, and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 A/V Conferencing Server and Mediation Server. These quality metrics are aggregated and stored in a SQL database. The data can then be used to alert you to abnormal media quality conditions and also to generate routine media quality reports.
Download the tool from here.

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Time is not so far to see the full and final rollout of Microsofts much-talked VoIP server, Office Communication Server 2007 and its client Office Communicator 2007. The software giant has made these VoIP components available for the manufacturers this week and gearing for official release after two months.

Jeff Raikes, President at Microsofts Business Division has confirmed that the Office Communication Server 2007 and the Office Communicator client are now code complete.

He further said,

With this milestone we are one step closer to delivering products that establish Microsoft as a major force in unified communications and voice.

Over the years, we have perceived Microsofts Live Communications as Corporate Messaging and Presence, rather VoIP services. With the launch of Office Communication Server 2007, Microsoft will provide VoIP service in its every applications including Word, Excel etc.

The business enterprises can reduce their telephone bills by 50 percent by using the new server and client system, explains Microsoft.

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It is a major boost to Microsoft’s Office Communication Server in particular and VoIP in general.

The software giant has joined hands with leading network companies to break the long-standing gap between VoIP and established communications systems by combing VoIP with PBX systems.

The companies reportedly agreed to use Microsoft’s Office Communication Server 2007 are Cisco Systems, Ericsson, Avaya, Alcatel-Lucent, Mitel Networks, Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, NEC, Nortel Networks, and Siemens Enterprise Communications. Other

The Office Communication Server 2007 is a flexible Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) standards-based real-time communication platform.

It ensures presence-based VoIP call management; audio, video and web conferencing and instant messaging communication within and across existing software applications, services and devices.

Microsoft explains the integration of VoIP with PBX will enable business enterprises to take advantage of VoIP without losing investment in older technology.

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Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has decided to introduce a global VoIP rollout with ten of thousands of IP phones that will operate on Microsofts Office Communication Server (OCS) 2007, Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 platform.

As of now, Shell is using Nortels Communication Server 1000 IP PBX in its data centers that host nearly 1,000 IP phones worldwide.

The company plans to introduce Microsoft servers in three data centers located in USA, Malaysia and the Netherlands. It will handle all VoIP call control for more than 40,000 IP hard phones (from Nortel) and softphones, based on Microsoft Office Communicator.

Known as the successor of Live Communication Server, the OCS is a real-time communications product for instant messaging, audio and video conferencing, as well as IP PBX-like call control.

Microsoft will go for public beta of its Office Communications Server and Office Communicator client later this year.

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Microsoft has made a beta release of a new IP-based phone system, code-named as Response Point, which will work as an alternative to the PBX solutions and provide small and mid-sized business enterprises a number of VoIP functions including voice mail, auto attendant, voice recognition and voice-activated user interface.

The Response Point can also be dubbed as Microsoft IP PBX software, which will support the devices such as D-Link DVX-2000, Quanta Syspine and Uniden Evolo. The software giant is now discussing with these hardware companies.

Based on Micorsofts upcoming Office Communications Server 2007, the Response Point handsets will support SIP VoIP, Instant Messaging, Presence and Conference Server. It also supports Microsofts Office Communication soft clients.

The latest PBX software also enables customers to configure new phone lines or set up call distribution lists that direct incoming calls to certain lines.

Response Point-enabled phones will also be programmable to auto-dial other internal phone lines or numbers from a users Outlook contact list.

Microsoft plans to official release the new IP-Phone system by the end of this year.

Source: voipcentral.org

The wait is almost over. Microsoft has finally announced that it is releasing its much-hyped VoIP software for public beta this month.

The VoIP software consists of a number of latest applications, such as Office Communication Server 2007, VoIP and Unified Communications Server, Office Communicator 2007 and Unified Communications Client.

With this announcement, the software giant is all set to bring revolution in the global telecom sector the way it brought revolution in computer world by launching Windows Operating System.

At the same time, Microsofts entry into VoIP market puts tremendous threat to the all-ready shackled traditional telecom service providers as well as established VoIP players.

Over the years, we have perceived Microsofts Live Communications as Corporate Messaging and Presence, rather VoIP services. With the launch of Office Communication Server 2007, Microsoft will provide VoIP service in its every applications including Word, Excel etc.

In other words, we can click a name from a Word document or Excel spreadsheet and lead our VoIP conversations. The Outlook Express and Sharepoint would support the VoIP services.

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