Introduction to Communicator 2007 Enhanced Presence

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 paper provides an in-depth look at the enhanced presence model developed for Microsoft® Office Communicator 2007 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. This paper is targeted at IT and support professionals and includes the following topics:

• An overview of presence and enhanced presence features

• A system overview of the enhanced presence model, including architectural components

• The aggregation process used to collect presence input from multiple sources and determine a single presence status for a user

• The role of containers and categories in the enhanced presence model to allow users to control the type and amount of presence information that other users see