Features & Benefits |
Connect and Collaborate:
Microsoft Office Live Meeting integration
Share security-enhanced instant messaging (IM) and presence between
two or more organizations (federation)
Connectivity to MSN, AOL, and Yahoo! public IM service
providers1
Link corporate telephone system and computers (private branch exchange
(PBX) and public switched telephone network (PSTN)
integration)3
Presence Awareness and Contacts:
Presence status control (online, away, busy)
Do not disturb setting, disabling notifications3
Server-side or "roaming" contact list
Integration with Microsoft Office programs
Support for Microsoft Office Communicator 20052
Offline presence status3
150+ contacts supported
Contact search outside contact list3
Microsoft Exchange Server free/busy and Out of Office
information3
Real-Time Collaboration Features:
IM
Audio and video
Handwriting messages (ink support)
Application and whiteboard sharing
Desktop sharing (remote assistance)
Point-to-point file transfer
Multi-party data and application sharing3
Support for the Public IM Connectivity Service2,3
Server Performance:
Active user capacity (Over 100,000 per server pool)
Scalability planning tools
Failover support for planned growth or unplanned downtime
Clustering capability
Security:
Optional logging of text messages
Optional archiving of text messages4
Audio/video and IM text encryption
Kerberos, NT LAN Manager (NTML) authentication
Protection against unsolicited instant messages (spam over IM (SPIM)
control filters)
URL blocking
Administration and Reporting:
Manage both Live Communications Server 2003 and 2005 servers
Support for Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 versions and Microsoft
Management Console (MMC)
Support for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 and MMC
Capacity Planning Toolkit
Active Directory service integration
Group Policy Object management
Enable users by per-user, bulk-user, and per-feature basis
Data recovery
XML-based management tools
Enhanced federation support using DNS2
Extensible Standards-Based Platform:
Server application programming interface (API)
Updated client APIs
1. Public IM Connectivity is a separate service license and is
additional to the Live Communications Server Client Access License (CAL).
For pricing and licensing details, please visit the How to Buy Live
Communications Server page on Microsoft website. 2. This feature
requires Live Communications Server 2005 Service Pack 1. For more
information on SP1, see the Live Communications Server Service Pack 1
Overview on Microsoft website. 3. This feature is best supported when
using Microsoft Office Communicator 2005. For more information on Office
Communicator, see the Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 Overview on
Microsoft website. 4. This feature requires a non-Microsoft partner
solution for full compliance with United States government regulations for
electronic communication required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX),
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the
National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), and the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC). Get more information on Live Communications
Server partner solutions on Microsoft website.
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Language Supported |
English |
Distribution Media/Method |
CD-ROM |
Package Type |
Retail |
Platform Support |
PC |
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