Tuesday, 27 June 2006

Microsoft, HP to Deliver Unified Communications Solutions

Microsoft Corp. and HP has announced a joint effort focused on accelerating the transformation of telephony, audio, video, and webconferencing and instant messaging into a single unified communications platform.

Under this initiative, HP will provide enterprise systems and systems integration services for new and enhanced products within Microsoft’s unified communications platform, including Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft Office Communicator 2007, Microsoft Office Live Meeting, Microsoft Office RoundTable, Communicator phone experience and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.

"This relationship signals a strategic effort from both companies to enable a seamless unified communications experience – one that provides flexibility for IT managers and allows information workers to easily collaborate with one another," said Anoop Gupta, corporate vice president of the Microsoft Unified Communications Group.

HP will build on Microsoft’s unified communications platform to create comprehensive enterprise communications solutions by providing the necessary server hardware and professional services, which include designing, integrating, managing and supporting these solutions for customers.