Having spent the better part of 2007 contracting for a company with several different offices, I’ve gotten a greater appreciation for smooth and seamless lines of communication. Just last week, I was on a call with a co-worker, which we both agreed was long overdue, and both mentioned that despite numerous E-mails, IM’s, and meetings it was still a challenge to effectively communicate between offices and departments. With the release of Office Communications Server 2007 and the accompanying line of products, Microsoft has taken a huge step towards helping address the increasing demands of corporate communications.

There will always be problems associated with this type of release, from conflicts between IT and telecom to questions of reliability, but one comment from Mike Gotta, an analyst at Burton Group, suggested this was “one of the most faultlessly executed multiyear strategies that [he] has seen from a vendor in some time.” For more information on the release, see this article.

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