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Web Components Services for Office Communications Server 2007 R2

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.

The Web Components Services run on Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), and enable Office Communications Server clients to perform the following functions:

  • Download Address Book Server files to provide Office Communicator with global address list (GAL) information.

  • Expand membership in distribution groups and other data that is used by the Web Conferencing Server.

  • Access meeting presentations and other content from Web conferences.

  • Host software packages for device updates.

  • Host administration for Response Group Service.