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Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Product Overview – v 2009.1.30 22
Work together in real time, in the office or on the road
Office Communications Server 2007 R2 is designed to meet the collaboration and mobility needs of
today’s information workers. When traveling with their PCs, or working from home, users can
remotely access rich Office Communicator 2007 R2 desktop functionality whenever they connect to
the Internet. This means that users working at home or on the road can use the IM, conferencing,
desktop sharing functionality, and make calls from their PC from anywhere an Internet connection is
available, all without incurring long distance charges or resorting to a virtual private network (VPN). In
addition, when not at their PCs, working from a kiosk or using another computer, users have
additional options to stay in touch.
Office Communicator Web Access
Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access is a browser-based client used to access instant messaging,
audio, and desktop sharing capabilities of Office Communications Server 2007 R2. Office Communicator
Web Access allows users to access Office Communications Server 2007 R2 capabilities using a Web
browser, which is ideal for shared or locked down computers, and non-PC systems.
While Office Communicator Web Access existed in previous versions of Office Communications Server
2007, the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 update contains many advances, including:
 Support for distribution groups. Office Communicator Web Access now supports distribution
lists that are based in Microsoft Exchange Server, similar to Office Communicator 2007 R2,
allowing users to see the presence of all group members and to easily initiate multiparty IM with
them.
 Multiple party Web-based desktop sharing. No download is needed for viewing.
 Easily add audio to an IM or desktop share. Office Communications Server 2007 R2 will call out
to the user’s preferred device such as their mobile phone.
 Customizable menu options. IT administrators can customize the Office Communicator Web
Access client sign in page, as well as tabs and menus that appear in the Web client.
Web-based desktop sharing
Users can use Office Communicator Web
Access to share their desktops with
colleagues over the Internet (see Figure 25)
and allow the participants to take control of
their PCs. No downloads are required to
participate in a desktop sharing session, but a
small plug-in is required to host a desktop
sharing session. Participants have resizing and
panning controls, which makes it easy for
them to consume the information.
Figure 25