This
is important. Think about it??”one client that provides a unifi ed collaboration experience
across both server-based and service-based conferencing products. That cuts down on software
clutter on the client machine.
Finally, the Microsoft Outlook Add-in we talked about earlier is the conference scheduling
client for OCS 2007. It??™s compatible with Microsoft Offi ce Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003,
and 2007.
Simplifi ed Deployment and Management
To make deployment and administrative tasks much simpler, quicker, and easier, Microsoft
has overhauled OCS 2007??™s setup and management tools, procedures, and capabilities. We??™ll
discuss several of these improvements in this section.
Deployment Planning Improvements
OCS 2007 features improved scalability via a new, expanded Enterprise pool confi guration
that supports a single Front-End Server without a load balancer. Expanded load-balancer
support now includes offerings from F5, Cisco, Foundry, and WebMux. New server roles can
be deployed and managed for conferencing, media, VoIP, and external-user support. Users
also now are able to delegate permissions setup, server management, user management, and
other administrative tasks where read-only access is adequate. Other improvements include
support for disjointed domain name system (DNS) namespaces and for Universal Groups.
Installation Improvements
Installation improvements to OCS 2007 include integrated setup and management of multiple
server roles on a single computer.
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