2. Unified Communications A massive partner opportunity Oscar Trimboli Director Unified Communications oscartr@microsoft.com

3. Questions • Get your questions in up front and make sure we cover what you need • Best question will win a Windows Powered Smart Phone – iMate Sp5i • oscartr@microsoft.com- why its better than email, voicemail, IM, video & telephone

4. Agenda • What is unified communications? • What is the partner opportunity? • Demo • What skills do you need? • What can you do next week?

5. Evolving Workplace

6. Microsoft’s Unified Communications Personal & Intuitive Flexible & Trustworthy

7. Infrastructure ChallengesParallel investments Voice communications through PBX E-mail communications through PCs

8. Infrastructure ChallengesParallel investments Voice communications through IP-PBXs E-mail, IM, web communications through PCs

9. Unified Communications Complex Disconnected Expensive Productivity Collaboration Business Results

10. Microsoft’s Unified Communications Personal & Intuitive Convenient & Integrated Flexible & Trustworthy Innovative Communications with Revolutionary Economics

11. Partnerships across voice & video Motorola NEC Nortel Polycom Radvision Siemens Tandberg Telstra • Alcatel • Avaya • Cisco • Dimension Data • HP • IBM • LG • Mitel

12. What is the opportunity for partners?

13. Demo

14. What skills to you need? • Identity management – a strong understanding of active directory • Exchange 2003 – 2007 • Communications Server 2005 • Partner with PABX providers for voice integration skills

15. What do you need to do next week? • Install Live Communications Server in your business • Federate with Microsoft • Install Live Communications Server with a friendly customer and federate them with yourself and Microsoft • Nominate customers for Exchange 2007 beta 2 program – oscartr@microsoft.com • www.microsoft.com/uc

16. Unified Communications A massive partner opportunity Oscar Trimboli Director Unified Communications oscartr@microsoft.com