Microsoft Launches Tools For Real Time Collaboration

Microsoft introduced controls and new sample code for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005, designed to make it easier for developers to combine presence and real-time collaboration capabilities with line-of-business applications.

Software providers, such as BrightWork, K2.net, Meridio Inc., OSIsoft Inc., Siebel Systems Inc. and Singularity Ltd., are integrating presence and real-time collaboration features into their productivity and line-of-business applications to help make workers more productive and help people communicate more efficiently across organizations of all sizes.

The Microsoft collaboration vision is to provide software and services to deliver pervasive capabilities to help enable people to work together more effectively. Microsoft is extending that vision into rich, real-time collaboration tools that allow people to connect with one another immediately, when they need it most. Solutions built on the Microsoft Office real-time collaboration platform take advantage of integrated presence from Live Communications Server.

As an initial proof point demonstrating Live Communications Server as a premier real-time collaboration platform, Microsoft introduced controls and new samples that show developers how to easily incorporate real-time collaboration capabilities into applications. Controls and new samples include these: Presence Controls for Microsoft Office Communicator 2005, Role Agent Sample for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 and Custom Alerting Application Sample for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005.


Industry-leading line-of-business software application developers are integrating Live Communications Server's presence and real-time collaboration features into business applications, marking the importance and value of integrated communications to help customers make better, more informed business decisions faster.


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