Unified Messaging and Collaboration

Over the past six months we implemented the full unified messaging suite from Microsoft. We have instant messaging, live meeting, round table video conferencing, speech access to Outlook, and voice mail in your inbox. Today we are experiencing blizzard conditions and there are a many of my co-workers working remotely.

This technology has changed the way we work and it makes days like today seem like just any other day. I am sitting on my couch using Office Communicator to chat with fellow employees and take calls from vendors and partners. Last night I used speech access to listen to my email messages and respond to senders by sending my comments back in a recorded waive file. Very easy and it made my drive home more productive and the time past very quickly.

This really isn't about technology for the sake of technology. Unified messaging is changing the way we work and it is for the better.