You can 'enable' on a per user basis PIC (Public IM Communications). You an also archive on a per user basis as well. Our Security is still deciding on our policy but I suspect those with PIC will be archived.
Steven On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm a big fan of keeping internal corporate communications inside the > corporation, and monitoring the rest - that's what email archiving is > for. If we were to use federation, I think I'd want something like > that for IM as well, so that's nice stuff to know. > > Thanks. > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 16:10, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: >> Public IM federation with AOL and MSN now no longer requires a per >> user license. Yahoo still does. Text Archiving can be built into it. >> It has a subset of Live Meeting features as well. >> >> note: I am in the midle of migrating from LCS2005 to OCS2007r2. LCS >> was merely chat based, OCS is multi-media based. >> >> Further notes: If you integrate OCS with your telecom system (i.e. >> it's on the list) you can even do remote phone calls through your >> communicator client (no vpn needed). I can't wait to test the OCS >> version. LCS 'worked' internally with some client issues but >> Microsoft told us that would happen before we tested it anyway. >> >> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >>> OK. That's quite interesting. Adding that to the list of things to consider. >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 15:03, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> You know, we don't use the web client. I believe it supports desktop >>>> sharing, but not videoconferencing. >>>> >>>> On the other hand, you can easily federate with the public MSN Messenger >>>> servers and your folks can use that to join your conferences. There are >>>> also public federation points for AOL and Yahoo. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 5:27 PM >>>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>>> Subject: Re: A new challenge for me... >>>> >>>> Forgot to ask... >>>> >>>> Does the web client do videoconferencing? >>>> >>>> Kurt >>>> >>>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:57, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> No. OCS is heavily AD dependent. The Edge server just protects the inside >>>>> from the outside, similar to the edge server concept in Exchange. >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 4:56 PM >>>>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>>>> Subject: Re: A new challenge for me... >>>>> >>>>> That makes me feel better. >>>>> >>>>> Is this amenable to setting up a standalone environment in the DMZ, so I >>>>> don't have to tie it up with AD? >>>>> >>>>> I'm currently googling like mad, while having this conversation with >>>>> y'all. >>>>> >>>>> Kurt >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:51, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> No. it's a different kind of edge server. >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 4:49 PM >>>>>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>>>>> Subject: Re: A new challenge for me... >>>>>> >>>>>> New territory here. From what I've read, an Edge server normally refers >>>>>> to an Exchange environment. Is what's being proposed here an extension >>>>>> of my Exchange 2003 environment? >>>>>> >>>>>> Kurt >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:30, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> Yes. Setup OCS2007r2. Then setup an Edge server. The Edge server >>>>>>> will do Audio/Video conferencing. Microsoft strongly suggests you >>>>>>> haev an ISA server in front but you can do it without an ISA server. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> Unknown. I have zero experience or knowledge of it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Will it work in a DMZ? The reason I ask is that for the folks out >>>>>>>> of the country, the CEO is likely to want to videoconference with >>>>>>>> them while they are at their homes - that is, the CEO would be in >>>>>>>> the office, the others at their homes off-hours, at least some times. >>>>>>>> Thus, they won't have a VPN connection - we have a SonicWall SSL >>>>>>>> VPN unit here, which is not really amenable to forwarding a >>>>>>>> chat/video session.. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Kurt >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:02, Don Guyer <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> Will Office Communication Server take care of that? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Don Guyer >>>>>>>>> Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox & >>>>>>>>> Roach/Trident Group >>>>>>>>> 431 W. Lancaster Avenue >>>>>>>>> Devon, PA 19333 >>>>>>>>> Direct: (610) 993-3299 >>>>>>>>> Fax: (610) 650-5306 >>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 3:58 PM >>>>>>>>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>>>>>>>> Subject: A new challenge for me... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Our new CEO want her direct reports to use Live Messenger accounts >>>>>>>>> for IM/chat, and a couple of them (out of the country) to have web >>>>>>>>> cam conferencing. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> This, of course, means poking holes in the firewall and installing >>>>>>>>> the client, both of which I'm not happy about. Does anyone have >>>>>>>>> some arguments as to why this isn't a good idea? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Along with that, does anyone have thoughts on something I could >>>>>>>>> install (probably in a DMZ) to provide this service? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Open Source is definitely not out of the question, as far as I'm >>>>>>>>> concerned, but commercial is fine too. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Kurt >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>>>>>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>>>>>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>>>>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >>>>>>> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >>>>>> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >>>>>> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>>> >>>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >>>>> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >>>>> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>> >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >>>> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>> >>>> >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
