Registration Now Open for UCVUG Kickoff Meeting

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Just in case you haven’t heard, registration for the first ever Unified Communications Virtual User group meeting is now open. This user group is focused on Microsoft Unified Communications products. All meetings will be held online using Microsoft Live Meeting and similar UC products. The kickoff meeting...

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I’ve been very quiet on my blog recently and it’s time to get things cranked back up. Look for some new original posts coming soon….

Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 R2 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 Now Available

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The OCS 2007 R2 Management Pack (MP) for Operations Manager 2007 is now available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. The OCS 2007 R2 MP provides in-depth monitoring and alerting of your OCS 2007 R2 infrastructure. The MP also performs QoE monitoring to alert you when your users are experiencing...

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New Unified Communications Virtual User Group Launching

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A new virtual user group is in the works. The Unified Communications Virtual User Group will soon be hosting it’s first meeting. This user group was formed to provide education and collaboration for Microsoft Unified Communications (UC) products. Join us for some great presentations from UC experts....

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Book Review: Microsoft Voice and Unified Communications

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I just finished reading Joe Schurman’s new book titled “ Microsoft Voice and Unified Communications ”.  I have to say this book is one of the best intro’s to Voice and Unified Communications (UC) I’ve ever read. This book does a great job at driving home Microsoft’s vision and strategy for UC in...

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Microsoft MVP “I’m A PC” Video from MVP Summit 2009

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Just in case you don’t follow my twitter feed, I thought I would post the “I’m A PC” video from the Microsoft MVP Summit. If you look closely you can see me at :31. Yes I made the “I’m a PC” video. MVP "I'm a PC" Video...

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Could Group Chat Replace Email Distribution Lists?

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Back in October I blogged about some of the exciting new uses of Group Chat . So here is an interesting concept. What if you could use Group Chat (found in Office Communications Server 2007 R2) as a communications hub to replace those thousands of distribution lists in your organization? Most email distribution...

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More Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 R2 Downloadable Documentation Released – Including Resource Kit

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More downloadable documentation has been released for Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 R2. This includes the anticipated R2 Resource Kit. I have added the documentation to the “Big List Of Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Downloadable Documentation” post.   Source: Microsoft Download...

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Big List of Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 R2 Downloadable Documentation Links

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Here is my big list of Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 R2 Documentation Download Links. The following are OCS documents available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. I will update the list as more documents become available for download. (Updated on 4/14/2009)     Integrating...

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My Notes from the Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 R2 Virtual Launch Keynote

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I decided to post a few of my notes from the OCS 2007 R2 Virtual Launch Event Keynote. If you missed the keynote, here is a quick overview of the 50 minute presentation. Be aware this is a pretty rough outline.   Prior to the start of the keynote several videos were played showing real-life uses...

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