Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Resource Kit

The Evolution of Office Communications Server 2007 R2

Office Communications Server 2007 is the next iteration of a Microsoft product line that began with Microsoft Live Communications Server 2003 and 2005 and Office Communications Server 2007.

Live Communications Server 2003 introduced the availability of presence information that is updated automatically instead of requiring users to constantly update their status manually. This presence information was updated based on a variety of information, including user activity on the computer and calendar information from Microsoft Office Outlook. Live Communications Server 2003 also introduced corporate IM as a real-time means of communication. Presence and IM were incorporated into much of the Microsoft ...