Microsoft Office communications Server is going from strength to strength, building on its SIP capabilities,with last week’s OCS R2 launch. Features now include Attendant, ACD and SIP trunking support.
TechNet is hosting a session that will cover the Voice Capabilities in Office Communication Server 2007 R2 features on March 11th at 4pm (thanks to Eileen’s blog for the heads [...]

It wasn’t that long ago that the technical press as awsh with the NAC versus UAC debate - which would win the day? Would Network’s Network Access Control secure the LAN and the desktop, or would it be Unified Access Control. Similar concepts - locking down the LAN - with very different implementations.
The upcoming Windows [...]

Microsoft’s forays into the data centre space are attracting more interest with their Azure cloud play in full effect. There is a detailed post about their architecture on their Microsoft Data Center  Technet blog: “Microsoft’s Generation 4 Data Center Vision - the Architects’ Perspective” something that caught my eye, and no doubt the eyes of others, has [...]

Microsoft’s Response Point small business VoIP system (for 1-50 employees) has struck a couple of notches. Microsoft announced that Aastra has Response Point hardware (in the Microsoft Response Point service Pack 1 announcement) and Junction Networks is the latest Response Point service provider. VoIP Supply also announced a full line of Response Point ready IP phones. I wonder what Cisco is making of it all…

For anyone who’s even said Microsoft don’t “get” networking, the next year could be when you find out if they really do or not. At this week’s Professional Developers Conference, this hit the wire: “Microsoft Unveils Windows Azure..”
Azure is the Redmond giant’s play for the cloud space. I like Kas Thomas’ post on CMS Watch: “End [...]