Gurdeep Singh Pall, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Office Communications Group, reveals new features during the first public demonstration of the software and discloses the availability date for Communications Server “14” which is 2nd half of 2010.
Pall said the new software includes a complete communications solution, with full enterprise telephony; a familiar and powerful way to communicate and collaborate using a sleek, simplified Communicator client that works with Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft Exchange; and a versatile platform that allows customers to embed communications in applications. In addition, customers will be able to use instant messaging, presence and other capabilities of the software both on-premises and in the cloud with Microsoft Office Communications Online.