New Features

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 will reach end of support on January 9, 2018. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.

This section provides a technical overview of new features in Office Communications Server 2007. These features are grouped under the following broad categories:

  • On-premise Web conferencing

  • Enterprise Voice

  • Enhanced presence

  • Federation enhancements

  • Simplified deployment and management

  • Software and hardware clients

The following section, Architecture of Office Communications Server 2007, discusses the server architecture that makes possible the features described below.