Public IM federation with AOL and MSN now no longer requires a per user license. Yahoo still does. Text Archiving can be built into it. It has a subset of Live Meeting features as well.
note: I am in the midle of migrating from LCS2005 to OCS2007r2. LCS was merely chat based, OCS is multi-media based. Further notes: If you integrate OCS with your telecom system (i.e. it's on the list) you can even do remote phone calls through your communicator client (no vpn needed). I can't wait to test the OCS version. LCS 'worked' internally with some client issues but Microsoft told us that would happen before we tested it anyway. On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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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