May 31 2008   12:47PM GMT

Microsoft Brings UC to Mac

Posted by: Tony Bradley
OCS, Mac Messenger 7.0, Unified Communications, UCC, UC, Mac, Microsoft, Evangelyze, Office Communications Server 2007, Joe Schurman, OCS 2007, Office Communications Server

If you are a Mac user, as an ever-increasing percentage of you seem to be, you may be feeling left out of the unified communications revolution. As Microsoft, Cisco, Avaya, IBM, and a host of smaller players all vie to establish their share of the UC pie, the Mac operating system has been largely ignored. According to Evangelyze Founder and Executive Director Joe Schurman, Microsoft has changed that with the introduction of Mac Messenger 7.0. This initial step at integrating Macs with Office Communications Server 2007 does not include Live Meeting or enterprise voice support, but it does enable Mac users to benefit from video, audio, presence, and instant messaging with other users in an OCS 2007 / UCC infrastructure.