Joe Schurman: Microsoft Voice and UC

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Microsoft UC Business Value Tool and UC Demonstrations

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By jschurman on Tue, 07/07/09 - 1:01pm.

The purpose of this blog is to provide you with a video overview of the Microsoft Unified Communications Business Value Tool and provide you with an example of how to demonstrate the power of Microsoft's Unified Communications platform using Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2, the Communicator 2007 R2 Attendant Console, Windows Mac Messenger 7.2 for Mac OS X, Communicator Web Access 2007 R2, and how presence and UC are provided through line of business applications and throughout the Microsoft Office suite.

UC Biz Value Tool and UC Demos from Joe Schurman on Vimeo.

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About Joe Schurman: Microsoft Voice and UC

Joe has provided consulting and research within the Information Technology industry for the past 17 years and is considered to be one of the worlds top experts on Unified Communications technologies. Joe has been quoted, interviewed, and published in international press including Wall Street Journal, CNBC, MSN Money, and through international webcasts, industry events, and hundreds of speaking engagements in every continent. Joe has published three books, including the technology best seller, “Microsoft Voice and Unified Communications”, published by Pearson / Addison Wesley in 2009 with a foreword by Gurdeep Singh Pall, Vice President of Microsoft Corporation and XD Huang, Microsoft Research Director of the Communications Innovation Center. Joe is a Microsoft TechNet Gold Presenter Award winner and is a leader in the Microsoft technical community as well as a 6-time Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional). Joe has been recently featured in several TV and Radio Media interviews including NBC's "World According to Garf” NBC Radio Broadcast, The Business Maker's Show on NBC with Russ Capper, and The Today in America Show with host Terry Bradshaw on CNN, Discovery Channel, and Fox News. Joe began his career at Compaq Computer Corporation and became the youngest Managing Consultant at Accenture in 2001 after which time, Joe became a private consultant to Microsoft for 8 years with 2 1/2 years spent with Microsoft Research. Joe resides in Houston, Texas with his wife and three children and is a member of the Holland Society and the National Sons of the American Revolution.