OFFICE LIVE COMMUNICATIONS SERVER 2005 TRIALS
STANDARD: Live Communications Server 2005 with SP1 Standard Edition 120 Day Trial Version Consists of single, stand alone IM and presence server together on the same computer with an MSDE (Microsoft Desktop Engine) database for storing user data. It supports up to 15,000 concurrent users and is the appropriate choice in small deployments where enterprise-level capacity, availability and performance are not required.
- Lab Quick Start provides the steps necessary to deploy Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 Standard Edition and configure remote access or federation in a lab environment in a single forest, single domain environment.
- Standard Edition Deployment Guide documents the deployment of a Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 Standard Edition.
ENTERPRISE: Live Communications Server 2005 with SP1 Enterprise Edition 120 Day Trial Version Consists of a pool of servers connected to a separate, shared SQL Server database that supports over 120,000 users. This two-tier architecture, delivers substantial improvements in availability, scalability, and performance than the Standard Edition.
- Lab Quick Start provides the steps necessary to deploy Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 Enterprise Edition and configure remote access or federation in a lab environment in a single forest, single domain environment.
- Enterprise Edition Deployment Guide documents the deployment of a Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 Enterprise Edition.
TechNet Virtual Lab: Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005
Familiarize yourself with deploying Live Communications Server in our set of virtual labs. Topics covered include: deploying in a single forest, single domain topology, enabling federation, enabling remote access, and deploying Live Communications Server archiving service.
SUPPORT DOCUMENTS
Feature Guide provides an overview of the new features in Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 including support for Microsoft Office Communicator 2005, and the integration with Microsoft Office System programs, such as Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003. (Support: Additional Free Trial Software)
Live Communications Server 2005 Document: Supportability Guide identifies supported configurations for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005, Live Communications Server 2005with Service Pack 1 (SP1), and Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access.
Technical Overview provides a high-level technical overview of the features and components in Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005, as well as the services and protocols on which it depends.
Active Directory Preparation Guide guides you through the process of preparing Active Directory for Live Communications Server 2005. The Live Communications Server 2005 Active Directory process extends the Active Directory schema and creates the necessary objects, groups and permissions required to deploy and operate Live Communications Server 2005. (Support Document: Active Directory Schema Extensions)
NEW! Office Communicator Web Access: Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access Planning and Deployment Guide
NEW! Office Communicator Web Access: Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access Technical Reference Guide - This guide provides reference and troubleshooting information for administrators who are deploying or have deployed Communicator Web Access. The information in this guide supplements the information contained in the Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access Planning and Deployment Guide. (see previous)
NEW! Live Communications Server 2005 Document: Supportability Guide identifies supported configurations for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server.
SERVER TOOLS & RESOURCES
Live Communications Server 2005 with Service Pack 1 Resource Kit provides a set of deployment and technical reference information for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 with Service Pack 1 (SP1).
Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 Intelligent Instant Message Filter application helps to protect your Live Communications Server deployment against the spread of the most common forms of viruses without degrading the user experience. (Support Document: Deploying Intelligent Instant Message Filter)
Antigen (Trial) for Instant Messaging is a security solution for administrators of Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005 and IMlogic IM Manager that enables real-time virus and content scanning of instant messaging conversations and file transfers.
Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 with Service Pack 1 Capacity Planning Toolkit provides a set of tools and documentation to simplify capacity planning for Live Communications Server 2005 with SP1. The Capacity Planning Toolkit can be used as a complement to the Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 with SP1 Planning Guide.
KB911996 - Live Communications Server Hotfix
FOR THE DESKTOP
Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 120 Day Trial Edition As the recommended client for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005, Communicator integrates with Microsoft Office System applications and can also integrate with enterprise telephony infrastructure. (KB903928 - Hotfix)
UPDATED! Multilingual User Interface Package for Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 adds Multilingual User Interface (MUI) functionality to the English version of Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 [Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Danish, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish] (First install: Office Communicator 2005 Hotfix KB903928)
Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access provides IM and presence to users who are connecting either from within the corporate network or over the Internet using one of many supported Web browsers. The Communicator Web Access server components are deployed as part of a Live Communications Server 2005 SP1 deployment. For users, there are no client components to install; all that is required is a Web browser and network connectivity to the Communicator Web Access server.
NEW! Language Pack for Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access [Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.]
Support Documents:
NEW! Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access Getting Started Guide
NEW! Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access Technical Reference Guide
Web Access Security Guide
Instant Messenger Etiquette Guide v1.1 New to IM? Quickly learn the basics of IM etiquette with this guide.
NEW! Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access AJAX Service Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.0 includes documentation of the Communicator Web Access AJAX Service API (application programming interface) and sample applications that use the API. You can use the SDK to programmatically access the functionality of your Live Communications Server and Communicator Web Access deployments.
Updated! Microsoft Messenger for Mac makes it easy to take advantage of the full power of instant messaging and incorporates improvements to corporate accounts. This update allows users of Messenger for Mac to view icons for contacts of other Messenger clients, ability to suppress saving conversation history, detect multiple points of presence, and improve the stability of corporate accounts using the Microsoft Office Live Communications Server service.
FOR THE MOBILE DEVICE
Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile is a communications client for Windows Mobile powered devices, enabling information workers to communicate in real time even when working away from their desks.
Communicator Mobile is available in four editions for Windows Mobile based devices:
Mobile Support Resources
Getting Started Guide - This document describes how to use the most commonly used Communicator Mobile features.
Planning and Deployment Guide describes server and client requirements, procedures for installing certificates, and procedures for deploying the Communicator Mobile software.
Troubleshooting Guide describes resolutions to issues that some users of Communicator Mobile encounter under particular circumstances.
Release Notes describes the known issues about the product at the time of release and suggests resolutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
BLACKBERRY SUPPORT
NEW! BlackBerry Enterprise Instant Messaging for Windows allows you to chat with other Windows Messenger or Live Communications Server users using your BlackBerry device.
MISCELLANEOUS
Deploying Office Live Communications Server 2005 and Office Communicator 2005 at Microsoft Detailed discussion of how Microsoft IT deployed Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 and Office Communicator 2005 to provide its employees with a real-time communications and instant messaging solution.
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