Joe Schurman

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.

Mar 31 2008   8:57PM GMT

Microsoft ResponsePoint

Posted by: Tony Bradley
SMB Nation, UC, VoIP, Unified Communications, Joe Schurman, Evangelyze, ResponsePoint, Microsoft

In a past life, I managed a PBX system. I was thrust into one of those jack-of-all-trades IT positions where I was basically tasked with deploying, administering, troubleshooting, and maintaining anything with a plug. From pencil sharpeners to servers, and desktop PC’s to laser printers, it was all my responsibility, and the PBX phone system was based in the server room so it became mine to manage. From what I recall, it was archaic and cumbersome. Just adding a phone line or a new user was a project in and of itself. That was a mere 10 years ago. Now, we have VoIP and Unified Communications, and all of the miraculous wonders those technologies bring with them. For small and medium businesses, Microsoft has a tool that is simply awesome- ResponsePoint. Evangelyze Founder and Executive Director Joe Schurman presented a demonstration of the power and simplicity of ResponsePoint at the SMB Nation conference in New York this past weekend. Visit the ResponsePoint site and watch some of the demos. I think it will blow you away. If you want more information about ResponsePoint, you can contact Evangelyze.

Mar 25 2008   7:31PM GMT

Evangelyze Achieves Unified Communications Specialization

Posted by: Tony Bradley
Partner of the Year, Joe Schurman, Gold Partner, Microsoft, Unified Communications, Evangelyze

Evangelyze, a Microsoft Gold Partner, was recently awarded the Microsoft Partner Program, Unified Communications Competency Specialization. The Evangelyze team has been working with Microsoft product, marketing, and research teams since the initial release of Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003. By providing global readiness, training, marketing, and research, Evangelyze has been recognized as a Unified Communications leading partner and is also nominated for the Unified Communications Partner of the Year Award for 2008, to be presented at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston, Texas July 7th, 2008. The Founder and Executive Director of Evangelyze, Joe Schurman, is an internationally renowned expert and speaker for VoIP and Unified Communications technologies.