Professional Live Communications Server

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Author(s):Joe Schurma
Publisher:Wrox
Date:July 5, 2006
Language:English
Pages:302
File Type:PDF
File Size:13.20 MB
ISBN 10:0471773212
ISBN 13:9780471773214
This is the ultimate guide to Live Communications Server (LCS), the newest core server from Microsoft. You’ll begin with an introduction to this technology and the suite of Unified Communications products offered by Microsoft, such as Live Meeting 2005, Communicator 2005, and LCS 2005 SP1. The book continues to cover details of the technical configuration of LCS 2005 SP1 and Communicator 2005.
Notes from the field, tips for troubleshooting, frequently asked questions, recommendations for additional resources, and templates for test plans and design guides all combine to prepare you for deploying this technology within your own infrastructure and using it to successfully build real-time collaboration, communications, and presence solutions.

Live Communications Server is an emerging technology that will be an important component of Microsoft’s business solutions in the coming years; this book is the ultimate guide to LCS
The expert authors cover audio and video conferencing and explain how to integrate VoIP and other telephone systems
Shows readers how to secure instant messaging both within and outside of a company
Explains how LCS integrates comfortably with products such as
Office, Exchange Server, and Active Directory, a factor that makes LCS a must-know technology
What you will learn from this book
How Microsoft Unified Communications products enable presence, Instant Messaging, and integrated communication tools within Microsoft Office
Techniques for deploying secure Instant Messaging for both internal and remote access
How to prepare your infrastructure to deploy LCS 2005 SP1
Ways to integrate with VoIP and other telephone systems
How to configure message routes and ports
How the programming API allows you to create web-based or desktop applications for LCS
Understanding deployment timeframes and migration strategy when deploying LCS 2005 SP1