Source: www.voip-news.com

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Release 2 has been released by Microsoft.

“Office Communications Server 2007 R2, debuting just one year after the Microsoft unified communications launch, highlights the pace of innovation that is possible with software,” said Stephen Elop, president of the Microsoft Business Division at Microsoft. “This new release puts Microsoft on a rapid path to deliver voice software that does much more than a network private branch exchange (PBX) and with much less cost.”

According to Microsoft:

Since the solution became available in 2007, businesses have begun migrating their workers off their PBXs to Office Communications Server for all their telephony needs. Customers such as Royal Dutch Shell plc are already taking a load off their PBXs by using Office Communications Server and Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 for mobile and remote workers in place of PBX phones to provide global employees with innovative communications solutions to quickly and efficiently reach their colleagues and help reduce operational costs.

Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

A comment on VOIP IP Telephony: Office Communications Server 2007, (OCS/2007) what is it? lead me to a post by Eileen Brown at Technet Blogs, Where I found a gem of post about OCS/2007, well a bunch of gems.
I think if you have tiniest interest in OCS 2007 or Unified Communications, you should watch some of the videos she has presented. You will find two Field Engineers and a Consultant guiding you through the turns and corners of the product.
Thank Eileen, for the comment and the post.
Here is her own words about the post;
"We filmed several sessions recently on Unified Communications and we’ve put them all up on IT’s Showtime. All of them talk about OCS 2007, presence, management and voice. If you’re planning to move forwards with VOIP they’re well worth a look at to give you a good understanding of the product. Dave (from MCS) Andy and Duane (from PFE) cover loads of ground in these modules."

OCS 2007 videos on IT’s showtime