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BP02. New Partner Business Opportunities with Microsoft Communications Server “14”. Kirk Gregersen Senior Director Microsoft Corporation. The Future of Productivity. Enterprise Content Management. Business Intelligence. Unified Communications. Enterprise Search. Collaboration.
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BP02 New Partner Business Opportunities with Microsoft Communications Server “14” Kirk Gregersen Senior Director Microsoft Corporation
The Future of Productivity Enterprise Content Management Business Intelligence Unified Communications Enterprise Search Collaboration Best productivity experience across PC, phone, and browser The cloud on your terms Online On-premises
Communications Server Releases H2 2010 Communications Server “14” Feb 2009 Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Oct 2007 Office Communications Server 2007 Communications Transformation
Customers are Embracing Communications Server 70% of Fortune 100 companies have OCS Highest UC client mind share with 36% companies using OCS 380% growth in voice deployed seats 6.4b hosted conferencing minutes “OCS offered all of the features we needed out of the box without requiring additional licenses. That, plus the interoperability with Office and SharePoint and the ability to click to dial from these applications was what sold us on Microsoft” Kevin Rice, Global Network Architect, AT Kearney • “OCS offered all of the features we needed out of the box without requiring additional licenses. That, plus the interoperability with Office and SharePoint and the ability to click to dial from these applications was what sold us on Microsoft” • Kevin Rice, Global Network Architect, AT Kearney 200+ partners developing solutions on Communications Server “14” “We’ve had this vision [integrating UC into technical applications] of collaboration for 10 years but is only now with the Microsoft Office Communicator infrastructure that we’ve been able to envision a real product built around this technology” Eric Schoen, Chief Software Architect, Schlumberger • “We expect to be saving across the board with UC suite in the neighborhood of 9 to 10 million dollars a year just in our enterprise cost.” • Mike BrowneDirector of IT, Sprint “We’ve had this vision [integrating UC into technical applications] of collaboration for 10 years but is only now with the Microsoft Office Communicator infrastructure that we’ve been able to envision a real product built around this technology” Eric Schoen Chief Software Architect, Schlumberger • “We expect to be saving across the board with UC suite in the neighborhood of 9 to 10 million dollars a year just in our enterprise cost.” • Mike BrowneDirector of IT, Sprint
Wave ‘14’ is an Important Release in Our Journey Reduces costs through a complete converged communications solution Drives adoption through ease of use and better together with Microsoft Office Connecting people in new ways, anytime, anywhere Eases deployment and migration through interoperability and extensibility Enterprise Voice and Telephony Instant Messaging and Presence Audio, Video, WebConferencing
W14 Creates Opportunities for Partners • Leverage Complementary Solutions Develop Communications Applications Expand Deployment Services Offerings
Deployment Services Opportunities Expand your service offerings to include Communications Server “14” Attach IM/P Deploy Conferencing Enhance the PBX Replace Legacy Voice Systems “Nearly every one of BT’s multi-national corporate clients are discussing Unified Communications solutions with us and Microsoft OCS is always part of the conversation.” Randy Schrock, Vice President Corporate Alliances
Develop Communications Applications Leverage the platform to build communications applications “We’ve found that by using OCS as a platform, deployment is not the end of the engagement – it is the start of a long-lasting business relationship” Kevin Ross, Product Sales & Marketing Director “CEBP has contributed to our bottom line by expanding our average deal size and opportunity revenue by nearly 50-percent” Khai Tran, CEO
Leverage Complementary Solutions Boost revenue opportunities by leveraging complementary solutions Contact Center Call Accounting & Reporting Call Recording “Partnering with Microsoft has allowed us to gain access to new audiences and new markets we might not otherwise have reached.” David Sayson VP, Business Development SIP Trunking Location and Emergency ACP Providers
Leveraging Existing Competencies to Build a UC Practice Existing Voice practice Existing Microsoft practice
JoinUC CompetencyandMetroPrograms Get ready – MS Learning, Voice Ignite, OCS Masters DeployCommunications Server in-house Expand your service offeringsto include Communications Server Call to Action
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