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Andy David {MVP} wrote:

>On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:30:39 -0500, "Rich Matheisen [MVP]"
> wrote:
>
>>Andy David {MVP} wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:37:03 -0800, wli2k2
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>We have Exchange 2003. Does anyone use or have deployed Office
>>>>Communications Server? If so, how is it intergrated with Exchange? Is it
>>>>installed on the Exchange server or installed on another server?
>>>
>>>Its not really "integrated" with Exchange.
>>
>>Not completely true. It can use the Free/Busy time to modify presence
>>information in conjunction with the Office Communicator client.
>
>Yea, but I wouldnt call that "integrated" :)
>Its just reading the free/busy and dowloading the a Address Book
>etc....

That's true, but when you start combining telephony with presence
information it really starts to qualify as integration. In a meeting?
Out of Office? Have the phone system send the call right to voice
mail.

Displaying the OOO message in the Office Communicator is also pretty
nice.

Small steps, but they'll tie this stuff together eventually.

--
Rich Matheisen
MCSE+I, Exchange MVP
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