Microsoft Technology Platforms

Microsoft Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 R2 is designed to help organizations reduce operating costs and increase efficiencies. Windows Server 2008 R2 provides you with enhanced management control over resources across your enterprise. It is designed to provide better energy efficiency and performance by reducing power consumption and lowering overhead costs. It also provides improved branch office capabilities, new remote access capabilities, streamlined server management, and has powerful hardware and scaling features.

Windows Server 2008 R2 works with Microsoft’s virtualization technology, Hyper-V. Hyper-V augments both existing virtual machine management and addresses specific IT challenges, especially around server migration. Windows Server 2008 R2 contains enhanced Virtual Desktop Integration (VDI) technology, which extends the functionality of Terminal Services to deliver business programs to remote desktops.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 enables your organization with cutting edge tools to create, analyze, share and manage business intelligence data in a secure and streamlined way.SQL Server improves performance and scalability for today's ever-demanding databases enabling you to do more with your data such as query, search, synchronize, report, and analyze.

With managed self-service business intelligence in SQL Server 2008 R2, significant business advantage is achieved as you gain management and oversight to ensure the reliability, performance, and security of data-driven assets across your organization while also gaining better visibility into how your team is using their data. SQL Server 2008 provides a familiar Microsoft Office Excel user interface and publishes reports in SharePoint Server which are easily shared across your organization.

Not only does SQL Server offers a complete approach to managing, accessing and delivering information across the organization; but the power of SQL Server is extending to the Cloud through SQL Azure. SQL Azure provides a consistent program model and common tools while offering new business opportunities, high availability, and massive scale.

Microsoft Communication Server

Microsoft Office Communication Server improves productivity by finding and connecting your team from different locations and time zones using the communication methods that work best for you. Office Communications Server allows streamlined communications and improved operational flexibility and control with integrated call management, desktop sharing, group chat, on premise audio conferencing, integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Dynamics AX and much, much more.

Office Communicator enables you to simultaneously experience multiple modes of communication, including instant messaging, video conferencing, telephony, application sharing, and file transfer. You can schedule meetings, maintain a conversation history, view presence information, and reply to e-mail. You have access to multi-party instant messaging, streamlined management of your contacts, powerful phone features, and integration with Microsoft Office Live Meeting. Call controls including conference, hold, and transfer are synchronized to give you a seamless experience.

With Office Communicator Web Access, colleagues outside your organization can share all the capabilities offered, including instant messaging, desktop sharing, and conference calls, without the need to install any software. Office Communicator provides the freedom to work from the location of your choice, keeping you connected whether you are in the office or on the road.

Microsoft SharePoint Server

Microsoft SharePoint Server is an integrated suite of server capabilities that improves your organizational effectiveness by providing comprehensive content management and enterprise search, accelerating shared business processes, and facilitating information-sharing across your organization for better business insight. It offers a familiar Microsoft Office experience so you can quickly and easily access the business information you need to rapidly respond to changing business needs.

Microsoft SharePoint Server improves productivity by making it easier for your team to work together. They can easily set up web sites to share information, manage documents from start to finish, and publish reports. You can share ideas and expertise, create custom solutions for specific needs, and find the right business information to make better decisions. SharePoint Server reduces training and maintenance costs, saves time and effort allowing you to focus on higher business priorities. SharePoint helps you reduce costs by consolidating intranet, extranet, and internet sites on a single platform and provides the best of both worlds: out-of-the-box applications and a platform for customized solutions.