More than 50 partners joined Microsoft to announce new products and services built on Microsoft’s unified communications platform.  Between sessions, I decided to visit the partner pavilion to speak to a few of these partners.

I stopped by the Unisys booth to learn more about their offerings.  James Smith, Director at Unisys, told me that Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company.  They provide consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, and infrastructure services.  They provide several services that will help customers tremendously, including:

Unified Messaging: We help you consolidate and integrate disparate e-mail and voice mail systems into a single global messaging infrastructure, based on Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 and Voice over IP (VoIP).

Unified Communication: Integrate instant messaging, real-time videoconferencing, click-to-dial and directory services, and create “presence”-aware applications by leveraging the power of Microsoft® Office Communications Server and Microsoft® Office Communicator Client.

Collaboration: Consolidate and integrate shared virtual workspaces to facilitate real-time collaboration from any location, and implement enterprise content management, e-forms and workflow, based on Microsoft Office SharePoint® Server 2007.

Overall, their solution provides substantial value to customers, whether customers need assistance deploying the solution in house, fully outsourced, or hybrid managed.

I also spoke to Paul Nichols, Director at Dimension Data, to learn more about their offering.  Dimension Data is a global IT solutions and services provider.  He told me about how their technology and expertise can help companies integrate Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 with Cisco communications and networking technologies.  They definitely have some cool technology.

If you have the time, I recommend stopping by the partner pavilion in the main auditorium.  These are just two of the great partners you can learn more about.  The partner pavilion is open until 7 tonight.

- Moz Hussain

Director, Office Communications Server