Lucy  Thomson , Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor   Lucy set up 'an easier tomorrow' in 2006 with two goals: to rid South Australia of bad PowerPoint and to raise the bar on I.T. training. A passionate speaker and advocate of PowerPoint...

Update builds on momentum behind software-powered unified communications and voice AMSTERDAM, Netherlands –– Oct. 14, 2008 –– Today, Microsoft Corp. debuted Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Release 2 (R2), an update...

I wanted to share some news about a position I’ve been appointed to at Microsoft. I have been appointed to the role of  Business Group Lead to for the Information Worker (IW) business in Australia – a significant new role for me, and...

If you think I have been a little quite lately, it's because Harold Melnick has now taken over as the new unified communications lead for Microsoft Australia. Harold can be contacted on his Microsoft Office Communicator or via his blog Harold's UC...

I came across this article from Computerworld Australia. I like the practical approach that the author Peter John Revill has outlined. This is his final comments, which are specific and practical. "I have come to the conclusion that, as is usual in warfare...

It was great to attend the Frost & Sullivan Industry awards dinner It was amazing to see the progress the industry made with Cisco and Microsoft all winning awards in the Unified Communications Category. With Microsoft winning 4 out of 5 awards in...

Working at Microsoft, I always get the question what do you guys do with your day. A few weeks ago we did a local press launch to coincide with the world wide launch. We did our press event in Sydney at the Intercontinental Hotel and connected via Microsoft...

CAIRNS CITY COUNCIL BUILDS UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE Dimension Data Deploys Microsoft and Cisco Infrastructure to Support Regional City Council’s Strategic Plan Sydney, Australia, October 18, 2007 – Dimension Data today announced...

A raft of new hardware and software will - Microsoft hopes - change the way people communicate at work ITWire Australia and Stephen Withers Between them, Office Communications Server 2007, Office Communicator 2007, Office Live Meeting and Exchange Server...

We are all pleased locally what an important part Australian companies are playing in the world wide launch of Office Communications Server 2007. A big thank you to Data#3. Dimension Data and Hewlett Packard who helped make these happen. Great examples...

Adam Turner wrote a good piece on unified communications for Small and Medium Business on SearchVoIP.Com.au   Unified Communications sounds like an exciting prospect for large corporates, but you don't have to be a heavy hitter to enjoy its benefits...

Thanks to Martin Walsh - web master and black belt in the art of online - check out this little beauty http://www.microsoft.com/australia/uc/   Technorati Tags: Martin Walsh , Unified Communications , Australia

Not So Unified Communications How businesses can make the most of Cisco and Microsoft communications solutions without getting crushed as the companies collide in the enterprise. Lee Nicholls, Global Solutions Director for IT services provider Getronics...

Unified Communications Services -Solution Sales Professional (SSP UC Services) Are you excited about an opportunity to drive sales of Microsoft’s new enterprise products? Are you a strong Sales Specialist with passion for delighting customers &...

Ivan Wilson has started writing about SharePoint and presence being turned on in his blog   Technorati Tags: Ivan Wilson , SharePoint Gurus , Microsoft MVP , SharePoint , Presence , Office Communications Server 2007

Ben Hoffman MVP Windows Server System Exchange 2006, 2007 maintains an awesome blog around Exchange called http://exchangeis.com/blogs/   Technorati Tags: Ben Hoffman , MVP , Exchange

During our recent Microsoft Australian Partner Conference on Hamilton Island we got our partners to do some work. 21 tables of partners who we given two different customer scenarios to solve The winner was Table 17 - The Mobile Sixers We committed to...

I wanted to acknowledge Philip Hayes from Telstra Business Systems and his wonderful note of thank for my presentation at the Telstra Business Conference in Coffs Harbour in August   Thanks Philip for taking the time to write the note    ...

It's great to see a 3 year view of Microsoft through the Gartner magic quadrant.       Gartner recently published it's 2007 view of unified communications   Microsoft Strengths Microsoft is a strong company with an ecosystem of partners...

We did this interview with Doctor Ron on Tech Talk Radio we kick off at about 51 minutes   Technorati Tags: Tech Talk Radio , Dr Ron , Unified Communications , Microsoft , Australia

Levi Sutherland and the team at Express Data have put together this great Unified Communications Day on October 4th in Sydney. In their words Express Data, together with Cisco, Microsoft, IBM and TeleWare, invite you to experience the unified communications...

Microsoft Partner Conference attendees Fast track your revenue growth by building your expertise on the new Microsoft technologies and take advantage of the Half Price NFR Microsoft Certified Media Gateway from Dialogic For OCS and Exchange 2007 U nified...

Now that I have anonymous comments set up on the blog, I thought I would test it out Here is a great article from Jon Arnold's Blog , specifically about a project Microsoft Canada ran with recently - called UC Vision Team Meeting Send your comments, should...

Thanks to Christian Longstaff - my blogging mentor - I have turned on anonymous comments to increase the amount of feedback and interaction in the community So if you want to provide feedback and are uncomfortable about leaving your name - comment away...

Thanks so much to the 453 partner who attended each of the UC Pre-Days, Exchange Upgrade and Office Communications Server Sessions on Hamilton Island last week. Thanks also to the many partners who come to visit on the Microsoft Information Worker and...