Company readies public beta test of latest Office Communications Server, which will let users make phone calls from other Office applications. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in ...

Office Communicator is the real-time presence interface for the Microsoft Office product lineup, and is one of the keystone products in Microsoft's upcoming presence-based collaboration strategy. The ...

Office Communications Server 2007 will hit public beta some time later this month, according to the Softies. OCS 2007 is Microsoft's combined instant-messaging/VOIP ...

The firm said it will open the beta to 2,500 IT professionals in the second quarter of 2007. The beta is aimed at business users, who will be able to utilize their existing telephony infrastructure.

Microsoft is planning to ship in February the first public beta of Office Communications Server 2007, which is key to the company’s voice and unified messaging strategy. The company also plans to ship ...

Microsoft unveiled plans on Tuesday to introduce a Web-based version of its Communicator enterprise messaging software in order to offer customers increased flexibility in accessing the company's ...

Microsoft has come out with support for unified communications in a big way with its Live Communications Server portfolio. Traditional telephony suppliers, including Alcatel, Avaya, Cisco, Genesys, ...

Microsoft has released a nearly completed preview version of its next-generation communications server and associated software, which the company has collectively renamed as Lync. This release ...

Microsoft Corp. today announced a unified communications product road map, demonstrating voice, video and messaging capabilities that it expects to ship in the first half of next year. Jeff Raikes, ...

Office Communications Server 2007 There’s an element of confusion surrounding exactly how Exchange 2007 and OCS play together — who brings what to the sandbox. Exchange boasts several new features ...

If you’ve run into some quirks with Office for Mac 2011 or noticed that its AutoUpdater experiences a little self-loathing, Microsoft has a minor update with your name on it. Office for Mac version 14 ...