Network World has published an extensive piece titled Microsoft Warms Up Voice Software Plans. It’s worth a read because it ties together all of the pieces of the Microsoft strategy, including the Teleo acquisition, MSN, the RTC, Live Communications Server, Office Communicator and traditional Microsoft assets like Active Directory.
The article also asserts that Microsoft’s focus will be on the interface, and not the backend. I don’t believe this. Microsoft has too many server-side assets to not try to integrate them with the VoIP infrastructure.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
