Live Communications Server 2005 delivers
instant messaging (IM) and presence as part of a
scalable, enterprise-grade solution offering
enhanced security, seamless integration with
other Microsoft products and an extensible,
industry-standard development platform. Your
organization can realize cost savings and
improved business efficiencies, increased
individual productivity and enhanced
intellectual property protection with this
easy-to-manage, highly available
solution.
Find and communicate
with people instantly to increase productivity
Live Communications Server 2005
makes it possible to increase productivity with
integrated presence and real-time communication
to locate people and share information quickly.
Mobile workers can have security-enhanced
presence and IM solutions without requiring
Virtual Private Networking (VPN). By providing
encrypted and optionally logged transactions
between public IM data centers and Live
Communications Server internal users,
organizations can more securely and effectively
connect information workers to the most popular
public IM services (MSN, AOL and
Yahoo!). Take advantage of
Microsoft Office System integration
Live Communications Server 2005 is part of
the Microsoft Windows Server System and adheres
to the common engineering criteria. It allows
users to share Microsoft Office and other
applications from work or home with encrypted IM
and voice- and video-enhanced collaborative
sessions. Real-time communication capabilities
within Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office
Word and other familiar Office programs offer
the opportunity to accelerate team collaboration
dramatically.
Develop enterprise-grade real-time
communications solutions With
advanced presence technology, Live
Communications Server 2005 offers instant access
to team members, partners, suppliers and
customers across multiple geographies, time
zones and organizational boundaries. You can
authenticate users and provide Kerberos and NT
LAN Manager (NTLM) capabilities for single
sign-on. Integration with Microsoft Windows
Active Directory consolidates your network,
server and IM user resources to give you more
security and control over your network. The
server can scale up as your company grows, to
more than 100,000 users.
Use familiar and powerful
Windows-based management tools With
Live Communications Server 2005, you can
simplify your setup, management and
administration tasks with new deployment tools
and familiar, easy-to-use management interfaces.
You can also simplify the creation of real-time
applications. |