Unified Communications

OCS articles in TechNet Magazine

The latest issue of TechNet magazine includes a number of articles about the new OCS 2007 R2. The articles are: What’s New in Office Communications Server 2007 R2 How Remote Call Control Powers OCS 2007 R2 Securing OCS with ISA Server Managing OCS 2007 R2 from the Command Line A Powerful Tool for OCS Planning and Deployment What’s New in Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Office Communications Server 2007 R2 introduces not only a number …

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OCS 2007 R2 resources

Along with the release of Office Communication Server 2007 R2, Microsoft has release the usual resources for OCS. Planning Tool for OCS 2007 R2 The Planning Tool uses the information gathered from the administrator to dynamically draw a recommended topology for every site that the administrator identifies. Additionally, the Planning Tool calculates the types and amounts of hardware needed across the entire Enterprise, as well as for each site. The Planning Tool also provides links …

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OCS – how to retrieve user information using SQL queries

There might be a situation where you would like an overview of the SIP URIs of the active users connected to one of the OCS servers in a pool, their last logon and what client version they are using. All these kind of information can be retrieved using SQL queries in the SQL Management Tools, connect to the RTC database on the backend server and run the selected queries below. Get a list of active …

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OCS – Communicator videos

Microsoft has put online some small, but very informative videos, about how to use the Communicator client. Great for new users to the Communicator. Subjects are: Use Office Communicator for Instant Messaging How to Save Time with Tagging How Presence Can Make You More Productive How Your Contact List Can Make You More Productive