Microsoft will upgrade the VoIP Software

On September 18, March 7, Microsoft announced that it would launch a new VoIP Software-Office Communications Server March beta version by the end of 2007.
Microsoft said that the new VoIP software can well match the mobile phone network and Microsoft's application devices. You can register and download the beta version of Microsoft's new VoIP server software on Microsoft's website. You can also download the Office Communicator 2007 communication tool, a desktop software, it also provides instant messaging and network call functions.

Microsoft's new software and its supporting hardware products will compete with Cisco and Avaya's VoIP products. Microsoft's advantage is that it can use its extensive application of Office to integrate new VoIP service software into its operating system, which is also a common "unified" policy of Microsoft. For example, Microsoft's VoIP users can directly click the Microsoft Outlook Email or the user name in SharePoint Server 2007 to talk to them.

Analyst comment: Yankee Group analysts said that in addition to making one more competitor in the market, Microsoft's entry into the corporate phone market also marks a new development in the communication field. The integration of voice services into Office makes telephone a different software function, instead of a separate product. Once the phone number is no longer a separate product, it will have a lot of room to integrate with Web 2.0 technology. Microsoft hasn't fully done this yet, but it is moving towards this goal.

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