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GAINING INSIGHT TOUR 2007

A look at the latest from Microsoft


Business Results& New Value

End User Productivity

CustomerConnection

Keep BusinessUp & Running

SecurityCompetition

TechnologyChange

RegulatoryCompliance

CostReduction

GAINING INSIGHT TOUR 2007Enabling IT Pros & Development Teams Across the IT Lifecycle

Process-Led,Model-Driven

User-Focused

Unified &Virtualized

Service-Enabled

Manage Complexity,Achieve Agility

Protect Information, Control Access

Advance the Business with IT Solutions

Amplify the Impact of Your People


Joint launch, phased product release

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GAINING INSIGHT TOUR 2007“Testers give high marks to new features in SQL Server upgrade”

- ComputerWorld

“Windows Server 2008 heralds a new age in Windows computing”

–Information Week

“Windows Server Longhorn is a major upgrade, one that promises benefits and advantages for a wide swath of shops across the world..”

- Computer World

“Microsoft has been responding to customer demand for more security, more scalability, more granular management capabilities. Longhorn just takes it to the next level."

– Yankee Group“SQL Server 2008 will put the Microsoft product on an equal footing

with Oracle databases and IBM's DB2.“ - Gartner

“It's the most advanced, secure, and functional version of Windows Server yet created “

- WindowsITPro


• 2008 Launch Event in Your Country In March 2008

• Launch site - www.microsoft.com/gulf/2008launch


Virtualization

Web

Solid Foundation

Security


Networking & ManagementWindows Server 2008System Center Essentials

Messaging

Exchange Server 2007Forefront for Exchange

Security

ISA Server vNextExchange Server 2007

Application/ Database

Windows Server 2008SQL Server 2008


"Virtualization without good management is more dangerous than not using

virtualization in the first place.” – Gartner 9 May, 2007

http://www.infoworld.com/


Application

Physical Hardware

Database

OS

Virtualization

Monitor

DATACENTERS

BRANCH OFFICES

CLIENTS

Virtualization

Deploy & Configure

Backup &Disaster Recovery

Update


Enterprise Data Platform

Beyond Relational

Pervasive Insight

Dynamic Development


Office Business Applications

Services

2007


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Technology Solutions Professional

Information Worker

Microsoft Gulf


Communication Overload

Globally Distributed Customers and Teams

Disconnected Communications Systems

High Cost of Communications


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Software

Foundation

More Innovation

More

Choice

Reduced Cost

More Productivity


Connect the Right WayReduced Overload

User-Centric Communication Single User Identity


InstantMessaging

Application Integration

Team Workspaces

Across Networks

Across Devices

E-Mail/Calendaring

Conferencing VoIP

Identity and Presence

StreamlinedCommunications

OperationalEfficiency

Built-inProtection

Future-ReadySoftware

Foundation


Click to Communicate in Applications

“Anywhere Access” while Mobile

Enhanced Conferencing

“With presence awareness, I don’t have to call someone five times just to see if he is there. This is a huge benefit. Companies often underestimate how much time is lost in trying to initiate communication.”

– Ralf Kohl Director of Information Technology, Infineon


Extend Active Directory Investments

Improve Administrator Productivity

Reduce Infrastructure Costs

“With Office Communications Server 2007, we can capitalize on our existing IT investment. There is minimal training cost for users and engineers because of the familiar environment.”

– Xiaohui XuChief Information Officer, NorthTec


Protect Against Spam and Malware

Address Compliance and Governance

Provide Enterprise-Class High Availability

“Our users are excited at the capabilities to efficiently classify e-mail...as administrators we think the ability to set and manage message retention policies centrally is fantastic.”

– Robbie Roberts, IT Manager, Windrush Frozen Foods


Presence-Enable Applications

Extensible Development Platform

Plan For Your Future Voice Foundation

“OCS represents a compelling glimpse into the future of collaboration and information worker environments while setting the stage for a backend infrastructure where archaic hardware PBXs will be replaced by software and industry standard servers, potentially resulting in dramatic economic benefits.”

– Robert Sincavage, Section Manager, BMW


SERVICESSERVERCLIENT+ +

Rich FamiliarPersonal

Integration

AccessibleRapid Value

Communications

ManageableSecure

Compliant


“UC will become a future standard for how businesses communicate effectively. UC is more than a technology upgrade: It’s a process to increase worker productivity and reduce the latency found in many business activities.”

– Unified Communications: Network and Communications Essentials" Forrester Research, Inc., February, 2007


2007The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted August 2007 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

SOURCE: Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications, 2007”


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Streamlined Communications for End-Users

Operational Efficiency from Common Infrastructure

Future-Ready Software Foundation for Extensibility

Built-In Protection for Communications Data

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