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Unified Communications Launch 2007
Microsofts Web Conferencing Solutions
Name Title Microsoft Corporation
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Session Objectives
After this session, you will understand
Microsofts Web Conferencing offerings Capabilities of Microsofts Web Conferencing products On-premise, hosted, and hybrid deployments Conferencing system requirements
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Todays Business Environment
What customers are telling us
Distributed workers need to collaborate remotely, train and conduct events Connect Organizations
Reduce cost of travel and proprietary audio and video conferencing
Meet needs of both new and advanced users
Engage Attendees
Make remote meetings as effective as face-to-face meetings Incorporate rich media and video to engage attendees Have two-way audio and breakout rooms for more interactivity
Software + Service Choice
Service for quick deployment across the organization Software for information control and unified implementation Software and Service solutions that work together
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Microsofts Web Conferencing Solutions
On-Premise Server
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Hosted Service
Microsofts Web Conferencing Solutions
Feature Highlights
New client with improved user experience Advanced testing and breakout rooms New event registration
Rich media presentations Panoramic video and active speaker switching Two-way VoIP audio
Flexibility with single user experience Unified implementation with OCS 2007 Extending to training and events with service
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Connected Organizations
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Collaborative Meetings
Connected Organizations
Scheduling Add-in for Office Outlook IMPROVED MeetNow from Office Communicator Redesigned user experience NEW Choice of VoIP or PSTN audio NEW Whiteboard with new annotation tools Always-on shared notes pane NEW
Redesigned client with larger content viewing area
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Training And Events
Connected Organizations
Event and class registration * IMPROVED Surveys and public events page * NEW Advanced testing and grading * NEW Virtual breakout rooms * NEW Live Meeting Web Access * IMPROVED
* Advanced capabilities available with Office Live Meeting 2007
Live Meeting Web Access interface
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Connected Organizations
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Engaged Attendees
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Integrated Media
Engaged Attendees
Rich media (Flash, movies) NEW Webcam and RoundTable video NEW VoIP audio and ACP call controls NEW PSTN and VoIP bridging * NEW Handouts in native format IMPROVED High-fidelity recordings IMPROVED
* PSTN & VoIP Bridging available with Office Live Meeting 2007 Rich media, Webcam video, and VoIP integration
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More Interactive Meetings
Engaged Attendees
Application and desktop sharing Two-way multi-party VoIP audio NEW Multi-party video NEW Active speaker video switching NEW Interactive whiteboard Polls and mood indicators IMPROVED
Whiteboard and webcam video
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Microsoft RoundTable Panoramic Video
Engaged Attendees
NEW
360-degree panoramic video Active speaker video switching Quality of experience Easy to use PSTN speakerphone Integrated with Live Meeting client
Panoramic video by RoundTable
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Engaged Attendees
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Conferencing Software + Service Choice
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Conferencing Choice with 2007 Releases
Choice of server or service with a common user experience
Training Events
Collaborative Meetings
Conferencing Features
OCS 2007 Editions Meeting Attendee Capacity Storage Days Pre-meeting Handouts 250 Enterprise 15 90 Live Meeting 2007 Standard Professional 1250 365
Training Events
Advanced Testing/Grading Virtual Breakout Rooms
Registration
Shared Recordings Live Meeting Web Access End user support Account Management (LM Manager) Reporting Client (Windows-based) Two-way VoIP audio Some
Collaborative Meetings
Audio bridge integration Video (Webcam & Roundtable) Application Sharing In-meeting File Transfer
Rich Media Presentations
Scheduling Add-In for Outlook Enable Personal Recordings
Choosing The Right Mix
Decision Criteria
Information Control
Have corporate requirements to keep data behind the firewall?
Best Solution
OCS 2007 OLM 2007
Unified Implementation
Are already implementing OCS 2007 for IM, Presence, Voice?
Established IT department
Have an established IT department to deploy and operate?
Meeting size
Need to support meetings with more than 250 attendees?
Training and event needs
Need to conduct training or events?
External Attendees
Do not want to deploy a secure extranet? IT department does not want to support external attendees?
Control information flow and solution delivery with OCS 2007 Extend with OLM 2007 service for training and events
Live Meeting And OCS 2007 Requirements
Deploy client and Office Outlook Add-In to all users
Client
External users auto-install the client from [Link] 2005 and 2007 clients can co-exist on user PCs
Deploy pool of Web Conferencing and Audio and Video MCUs
Deploy Edge Servers to enable external access
Enable firewall ports 443, 444, 8057 for external access
Configure Live Meeting service meeting option defaults Deploy Service Portal to enable Active Directory authentication
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Deployment Topology
Virginia | California | Singapore | UK
Up-to 1,250 Attendees
Mac, UNIX, Windows
Bandwidth (kbps) Slides App. Sharing Voip Webcam RoundTable 56 120 80 350 350
Office Communications Server
Up-to 250 Attendees
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RoundTable Requirements
Maximum room size of 25 ft. x 15 ft. x 10 ft.
Room
Connect to analog phone line for PSTN bridging Connect to PC with Ethernet cable
Acoustics and Lighting
Use satellite microphones on tables larger than 15 x10 ft.
Use indirect fluorescent or ambient lighting
Use neutral wall coloring
For configuration and software updates use
Management
OCS 2007 Software Update Service for remote devices
RoundTable Device Management Tool for local devices
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Key Takeaways
In this session you learned about
Microsofts Web Conferencing offerings
Capabilities of Microsofts Web Conferencing products Evaluation criteria for on-premise, hosted, or hybrid deployments Conferencing system requirements
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Resources
Sign up for Office Live Meeting Trial [Link]/trial/ View Office Live Meeting demo videos [Link]
Visit the OCS 2007 Tech Center [Link]
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