• Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Release Candidate (formerly known as Communications Server “14”) is now available for customer download.
• More than 30 companies have announced beta versions of their Lync 2010 compatible hardware, software, and service products.
• Gartner MAGIC QUADRANT FOR Corporate Telephony- - Microsoft has maintained its position in the Visionary Quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Corporate Telephony, 2010. Microsoft now has reprint rights to the report, see the online reprint .
• Microsoft announced a new devices program that will support an expanded portfolio of partner solutions. The snom 300 is the first general purpose SIP phone tested to work with OCS 2007 R2.
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Featured LIVE Web Seminar:Migrating from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010:What You Need to Know Thursday, October 21, 2010 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT
Exchange 2003 enjoyed widespread adoption because its stability, performance, and functionality compared to earlier versions and its competitors. The messaging and collaboration world has changed a lot since then, though, and Exchange Server 2010 includes a wealth of new features and capabilities that you might consider taking advantage of.
Exchange 2010 offers several new features including client-side improvements like MailTips, a radically improved web client, a completely revamped transport infrastructure which gives better information protection, as well as control to deep changes in the way that the information store works. Exchange 2010 is truly a different beast.
In this web seminar, Paul Robichaux, a senior contributing editor for Windows IT Pro and a Microsoft Exchange MVP and MCSE who specializes in helping people understand how to get the most from Exchange, will highlight the most important new Exchange 2010 features:
BUSY DURING THE LIVE EVENT?Even if you can’t make it to the live seminar, please register and we will let you know when this seminar is available on-demand.
ACHIEVE A SUCCESSFUL UC ROLLOUT- NEW INSTRUCTOR-LED COURSE
A comprehensive strategy is an important element of a rollout and ongoing adoption of UC products.
The UC Experience and Adoption team has outlined this in easy-to-follow steps, now available as a complimentary public training: “6 steps to a successful UC Rollout: Best Practices for readiness planning and driving adoption of UC Solutions”.
Designed specifically for IT Pros and project managers, this online, instructor-led class showcases the adoption and training resources available to customers. The session offers best practices and provides interaction with readiness and adoptions SMEs.