The Office Communications Server 2007 R2 team is happy to announce release of the Web Scheduler as a web download. The Web Scheduler provides a basic scheduling experience. Some of the main features of the Web Scheduler are:
- Authentication using Windows credentials
- Schedule a Live Meeting or a Conference Call
- Verify Names of Enterprise Invitees
- Specify Meeting Access Type (Open/Closed/Anonymous), Time, Location, and Message to invitees
- View List of Scheduled Conferences
- Modify/Delete Scheduled Conferences
- For Scheduled Live Meetings, choose between Computer Audio or any third party Audio Conferencing Provider
The Web Scheduler currently does not support scheduling a conference using the "assigned conference ID" (a.k.a. Reservationless Conference ID). Support for this feature is available in the Conferencing Add-in for Microsoft Office Outlook. Conferencing Add-in for Microsoft Office Outlook continues to be the supported client for scheduling Office Communications Server 2007 R2 conferences and offers a more robust and complete experience than the Web Scheduler. Support for the Web Scheduler will be on a best-effort basis in line with our Resource Kit policies.
Compared to the Conferencing Add-In for Microsoft Outlook, the Web Scheduler has the following limitations:
- Web Scheduler does not support scheduling recurring conferences.
- Web Scheduler lists only conferences that were organized by a specified user. It does not list all conferences that the user is invited to.
- Web Scheduler is available only in English.
- Meeting invitations that are generated by Web Scheduler meeting do not look the same as those that are generated by the Conferencing Add-In for Microsoft Outlook.
You can download the Web Scheduler from the following location: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6d6848ec-e7d6-41f4-82d9-5bed3526fcbd.