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whitepaper PATH Can Devote More of Its Resources to Health Goals With Unified Communications2007-10-01 Microsoft
  PATH, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization, works to save lives and improve health conditions in more than 65 countries. Skilled teams develop and deploy affordable, sustainable technologies, strengthen local health systems, and encourage healthy behaviors. To overcome the barriers to communication that PATH encounters in developing countries, it is deploying a solution based on Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. The solution will enhance PATH telephony systems and improve efficiency with unified messaging. Staffers are finding that standardized instant messaging and greater awareness of one another's availability helps them to solve problems together faster. PATH expects to spend much less of its program funding on long-distance tariffs, freeing up limited dollars for other essential activities that directly aid people in need.

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whitepaper Supermarket Retailer Enhances Telework Initiative With Unified Communications2007-10-01 Microsoft
  Giant Eagle, one of the largest food retailers and distributors in the United States, instigated a corporate cost-saving initiative to transition 700 of its employees to home-based offices. To ensure that these teleworkers stay well connected with their colleagues in Giant Eagle offices, stores, and warehouses, the company implemented a unified communications solution based on Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 with Unified Messaging. Integrated voice over IP, Instant Messaging (IM), Web conferencing, and presence helps employees stay productive and streamlines communication. In addition, the company experienced a fast, easy adoption process in which employees were conducting online conferences and communicating with IM on the same day of the deployment.

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whitepaper IP Telephony Company Staff Each Save 30 Minutes a Day With Unified Communications2007-10-01 Microsoft
  Telephony firm webcall, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, offers software-based Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony solutions to businesses across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The organization is among the first to implement a true unified communications infrastructure, rolling out Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, with the goal of marketing the solution to customers. The infrastructure replaces the company's e-phone VoIP solution and delivers advanced functionality that helps users to switch seamlessly between instant messaging, voice, and video. Direct federation with other businesses promotes active collaboration with customers and partners, and employees are using mobile integration to work more flexibly from outside the office. In addition, multiparty conference features have helped the business cut the need for face-to-face, webcall meetings by 50 percent.

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whitepaper Virgin Megastores USA Turns Up the Volume With Unified Communications2007-10-01 Microsoft
  To stay competitive in the constantly shifting entertainment market, Virgin Megastores USA relies on strong communications between its home office in Los Angeles and its stores throughout the country. The company wanted a unified communications environment where employees could easily go from voice to instant message to video conferencing without having to switch between different programs or having to worry about how much money a conference call would cost. Virgin Megastores began deploying a solution built on Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, enhancing its phone and conferencing abilities with Microsoft RoundTable and LG-Nortel IP Phone 8540. Virgin Megastores expects an immediate savings of U.S.$50,000 a year by bringing conference calls in-house. The company has also gained flexible communications options without the incremental costs required by a competing solution.

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whitepaper Sanofi-Aventis Looks to Unified Communications for Secure Collaboration2007-10-01 Microsoft
  Sanofi-Aventis is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. With 100,000 employees, global communication is a challenging, yet essential, part of the company's product development. In 2002, the Sanofi-Aventis IT team built a collaboration environment - eLounge - using Microsoft .NET technology and Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server. In 2006, Sanofi-Aventis then chose to participate in a Microsoft unified communications pilot program. The team wanted to investigate whether Office Communications Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 with Unified Messaging could enhance the features of eLounge, and, most importantly, provide a communications network that would help protect its intellectual property. During the pilot, employees found that the enhanced voice over IP, enterprise instant messaging, and conferencing could help them increase productivity and reduce product time-to-market.

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whitepaper Global Systems Integrator Helps Customers Build Unified Communications Solutions2007-10-01 Microsoft
  Dimension Data, a global IT solutions and services integrator, wanted to take advantage of the growing demand for unified communications solutions. Businesses sought to streamline their IT infrastructure and improve employee productivity with better collaboration tools. They also wanted more secure ways to use technologies such as instant messaging and voice over IP (VoIP). To help them achieve these goals, Dimension Data delivers solutions based on Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. Now Dimension Data customers communicate more securely using a variety of tools, including instant messaging and e-mail, conferencing, and VoIP. Integrated presence information and a familiar interface encourage collaboration. Finally, unifying multiple technologies helps customers improve return on investment and provides more business opportunities for Dimension Data.

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whitepaper Croatia-Based Food Giant Reduces Telephony Costs by 50 Percent for International Calls2007-10-01 Microsoft
  Based in Croatia, Podravka is a leading food and beverages company covering a large part of Europe. Because of tight margins, the company constantly seeks new business efficiencies. Recently, it has focused on reducing business travel and the cost of telephony, while improving the speed of decision making. With these goals in mind, Podravka deployed Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 to create a low-cost IP telephony network that also delivers Web conferencing and presence awareness. The company expects to halve the costs of international calls and save up to HRK11 million (U.S. $2.1million) in the first five years from easier management.

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whitepaper Investment Company Employees Improve Collaboration With Unified Communications2007-10-01 Microsoft
  Switzerland-based Horizon21 is a successful financial services company, dedicated to identifying and exploiting attractive investment opportunities. Most of its employees spend the day at their desks using Voice over IP (VoIP) and e-mail to collaborate with colleagues, business partners, and clients. To support faster and more efficient day-to-day communication with colleagues, Horizon21 wanted to increase the number of real-time communications channels and reduce dependency on e-mail. To meet these goals, Horizon21 deployed Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Communicator 2007. The new solution's instant messaging, presence awareness, and VoIP telephony have reduced e-mail traffic and the number of unanswered calls, helping employees work more effectively.

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whitepaper Volvo Expects Conferencing Costs to Fall Up to 50 Percent With Collaboration Solution2007-10-01 Microsoft
  Based in Sweden, Volvo IT builds trucks and buses and also manufactures construction equipment, boat systems, and aircraft engines. Personnel who work with colleagues in different countries or with suppliers have regular Web and audio conferences. Volvo Group wanted to unify its real-time communication environment, while reducing audio conferencing bills. It began migrating to Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 with Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 as the client in the second half of 2007. In the first 12 months, it expects audio conferencing costs to drop by up to 50 percent. What's more, the technology's improved instant messaging and presence awareness will help people reach group decisions faster.

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whitepaper Leading Content Provider Lowers Conferencing Costs, Saves Employees Time2007-10-01 Microsoft
  Lionbridge is a leading provider of language, content, and technology outsourcing services. With more than 4,300 employees in 25 countries, the company wanted to make it easier for employees to communicate with each other, while reducing telephony and conferencing costs. To meet its goals, Lionbridge deployed Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft Office Communicator 2007, and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 for integrated voice over IP, Web conferencing, presence, instant messaging, e-mail, and voice mail. The company now has a foundation with which to significantly reduce telephony costs. Off late, the company estimates that it may have cut Web conferencing fees by as much as U.S.$20,000 for that month alone.

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