Microsoft Office

Office Communicator 2007 is a unified communications client that helps people be more productive by enabling them to communicate easily with others in different locations or time zones using a range of different communication options, including instant messaging (IM), voice, and video. Integration with programs across the 2007 Microsoft Office system — including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Groove, and SharePoint Server — gives information workers many different ways to communicate with each other via a consistent and simple user experience.

Rich presence integration.
Immediate, visual representation of presence makes it easy to reach the person you need. By simply looking at a contact name, you can see whether a person is available, in a meeting, or out of the office and determine the best way to communicate with them. If a contact you need is not available, you can tag them to receive notification when their status changes.

Let others know the best way to contact you.
While presence is set automatically based on your Outlook calendar, computer activity, and whether you are on a call, you can also choose to set your status manually and/or add a custom message to control how and when others contact you. You can control who can see your information by assigning contacts to groups. For instance, you can create a list of preferential contacts who are allowed to reach you even if your status is set to Do Not Disturb.

Immediate access to all your contacts.
You have immediate access to all the contacts from the corporate directory and your Outlook contacts. You can also add e-mail-enabled Corporate Distribution Groups without having to recreate them manually in your contact list. In addition, Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 provides support for adding contacts from public instant messaging services such as Windows LiveT, MSN, AOL, and Yahoo!.1

Multi-select contacts for single click conferencing.
With Office Communicator 2007, you can initiate a multi-party conversation using IM, phone, or video by selecting multiple contacts at once. Select multiple names in your Contact List and right click to choose an option such as Send an Instant Message or Start a Conference Call.

Choose the communication method that most suits your needs.
Use Communicator 2007 to start an IM session and add audio and video as the situation demands. Switching between different modes of communication and bringing more people into the conversation is easy through the intuitive interface, one-click actions, and presence information.

Powerful phone features through your PC.
Office Communicator 2007 combines software and telephony, providing you with powerful features to give you more options and control over the way you communicate. You can use Office Communicator 2007 to make PC-to-PC calls or to call another phone, whether you are in office or at a remote location with anInternet connection. You can add subject line and importance to your VoIP calls to provide more context. Use call forwarding to forward calls to another phone, contact, or voice mail or simultaneously ring another number, all from within your computer.

Communicate within the applications you use most.
Take advantage of integration with Microsoft Office to have more contextual and efficient conversations and discussions. Presence is integrated with Microsoft Office applications and wherever you see a familiar presence icon, you can click to access a menu of options to communicate with the person. For instance, from an e-mail message received in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, you can view presence information of the contacts and initiate real time communication from within the message — without the need to switch applications and search for colleagues.

Rich text in IM messages.
With Office Communicator 2007, you can copy and paste text from various Microsoft Office applications and retain the original formatting. This feature simplifies information sharing by letting you share tables or data in real time without necessarily having to send large files back and forth.

Easy, intuitive device support and integration.
Office Communicator 2007 offers robust functionality that makes it easy for you to add audio/video devices of your choice. With automatic audio and video detection, you can quickly add USB devices such as handsets, headsets, speakers, microphones, and Web cameras. The devices plug-in directly to the PC and enrich the calling experience.

Work together in real time in the office and on the road.
Office Communicator 2007 improves your ability to communicate in the office, at home and on the road. A virtual private network (VPN) is not required to connect to your corporate network and have access to rich presence and communications capabilities from various devices. You have the option to connect from your desktop PC using Office Communicator 2007, a Web browser using Communicator Web Access and a Microsoft Windows Mobile device using Communicator Mobile, depending on which mode or device is most convenient. Stay connected and in touch whether you are in the office or traveling.