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http://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/ Works with just about any jabber client, plus they have their own. I believe their client does 1-to-1 video conferencing. I've used it... very easy and the price is right. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:30:56 -0800 Subject: Re: A new challenge for me... > OK. That's quite interesting. Adding that to the list of things to consider. > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 15:03, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com> > wrote: > > You know, we don't use the web client. I believe it supports desktop > sharing, but not videoconferencing. > > > > On the other hand, you can easily federate with the public MSN Messenger > servers and your folks can use that to join your conferences. There are also > public federation points for AOL and Yahoo. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 5:27 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: A new challenge for me... > > > > Forgot to ask... > > > > Does the web client do videoconferencing? > > > > Kurt > > > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:57, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com> > wrote: > >> No. OCS is heavily AD dependent. The Edge server just protects the inside > from the outside, similar to the edge server concept in Exchange. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 4:56 PM > >> To: NT System Admin Issues > >> Subject: Re: A new challenge for me... > >> > >> That makes me feel better. > >> > >> Is this amenable to setting up a standalone environment in the DMZ, so I > don't have to tie it up with AD? > >> > >> I'm currently googling like mad, while having this conversation with > y'all. > >> > >> Kurt > >> > >> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:51, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com> > wrote: > >>> No. it's a different kind of edge server. > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 4:49 PM > >>> To: NT System Admin Issues > >>> Subject: Re: A new challenge for me... > >>> > >>> New territory here. From what I've read, an Edge server normally refers > to an Exchange environment. Is what's being proposed here an extension of my > Exchange 2003 environment? > >>> > >>> Kurt > >>> > >>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:30, Steven Peck <sep...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> Yes. Setup OCS2007r2. Then setup an Edge server. The Edge server > >>>> will do Audio/Video conferencing. Microsoft strongly suggests you > >>>> haev an ISA server in front but you can do it without an ISA server. > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>> Unknown. I have zero experience or knowledge of it. > >>>>> > >>>>> Will it work in a DMZ? The reason I ask is that for the folks out > >>>>> of the country, the CEO is likely to want to videoconference with > >>>>> them while they are at their homes - that is, the CEO would be in > >>>>> the office, the others at their homes off-hours, at least some times. > >>>>> Thus, they won't have a VPN connection - we have a SonicWall SSL > >>>>> VPN unit here, which is not really amenable to forwarding a > >>>>> chat/video session.. > >>>>> > >>>>> Kurt > >>>>> > >>>>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:02, Don Guyer <don.gu...@prufoxroach.com> > wrote: > >>>>>> Will Office Communication Server take care of that? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Don Guyer > >>>>>> Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox & > >>>>>> Roach/Trident Group > >>>>>> 431 W. Lancaster Avenue > >>>>>> Devon, PA 19333 > >>>>>> Direct: (610) 993-3299 > >>>>>> Fax: (610) 650-5306 > >>>>>> don.gu...@prufoxroach.com > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 3:58 PM > >>>>>> To: NT System Admin Issues > >>>>>> Subject: A new challenge for me... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Our new CEO want her direct reports to use Live Messenger accounts > >>>>>> for IM/chat, and a couple of them (out of the country) to have web > >>>>>> cam conferencing. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> This, of course, means poking holes in the firewall and installing > >>>>>> the client, both of which I'm not happy about. 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