Microsoft Office Communicator

Microsoft Office Communicator is a unified communications application that helps end users be more productive by enabling them to communicate and collaborate easily with others in different locations or time zones using a range of different communication options, including instant messaging (IM), voice, desktop sharing and video. Integration with programs across the Microsoft Office system — including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Groove, and SharePoint — gives end users many different ways to communicate directly from the context of their task.

 

• Simplify communications with immediate presence awareness.
• Let others know the best way to contact you.
• Manage your contacts more easily.
• Choose the communication method that meets your needs.
• Access powerful phone features through your PC.
• Work faster with intuitive device integration and support.
• Quickly communicate from Microsoft Office applications.
• Take advantage of familiar tools to improve productivity
• Keep a conversation history.
• Connect and communicate from the location of your choice
• Convenient access through multiple devices

Cisco DMVPN (Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private Network)

DMVPN is a simple, secure, low cost, scalable VPN-Tunnel. DMVPN supports distributed applications including: data, voice, and video, with QoS. All of this can be done in a secure IPSec VPN tunnel over an Internet connection.  The only change is the IP address of the GRE Tunnel.  The spoke uses dynamic discovery of IPSec tunnel end-points, (other spokes). No IPSec static configuration for each spoke.

Because DMVPN supports multipoint GRE tunneling you can run VoIP, Video, and Multicast services across your secure DMVPN link. Hub-and-Spoke, (H&S) and Spoke-to-Spoke, (S2S). With H&S the design.

It’s a cost effective and secure communication for branch offices.

DMVPN Overview