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Staying connected in the
Last Frontier
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Juneau
Anchorage
Fairbanks
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Atlanta GATulsa OK
Cedar Rapids IA
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Atlanta GATulsa OK
Cedar Rapids IA
Grand Forks MN
Scottsbluff NE
El Paso TX
Tallahasee FL
Ft Worth TX
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JuneauAnchorage
Fairbanks
Barrow
Nome
Kodiak
Sitka
Ketchikan
Dillingham
Dutch Harbor
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JuneauAnchorage
Fairbanks
Barrow
Nome
Kodiak
Sitka
Ketchikan
Dillingham
Dutch Harbor
26 Alaska Legislature Offices
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Alaska District 6-C• Largest district in the US• 250,000 square miles• 126 communities• Larger than every state except Texas (269,000/sq miles)
• 27,000 people
District 6-C
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Alaska Legislature Profile
• 20 Senators, 40 House Members
• 440 legislative/administrative staff
• 90 day session in Juneau, 275 days in home districts
• 52 of 60 Legislators live over 500 miles from the Capitol (Juneau).
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• Great distances between communities. Few roads.
• Expense, time, and weather issues involved with travel.
• Lack of high speed circuits to many locations (satellites).
Alaska’s Communication Challenges
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JuneauAnchorage
Fairbanks
Barrow
Nome
Kodiak
Sitka
Ketchikan
Dillingham
Dutch Harbor
State of AlaskaLegislative Information Offices
Satellite Coverage
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Satellite Dishes/Radio Towers in Alaska
Chevak, Courthouse
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Barrow Alaska Earth Stations
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St. Paul
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Kennsington, in the spring
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Kennsington, in winter
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Prudhoe Bay
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Mekoryuk(near Bethel)
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Asknuk Mtn, Scammon Bay, Western Alaska
Ugchirnak Mtn., Bethel, Western Alaska
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– We operate a Microsoft Exchange 2007 Server with• Outlook 2007 clients
• OWA (Outlook Web Access)
– Microsoft Office Communicator Server (OCS) 2007• Instant Messaging, video calls
• Presence
• CWA (Communicator Web Access)
– Smartphones/Mobile devices/Laptop connectivity• Blackberry (BES), iPhones, Android, etc..
– OCS/CWA connectivity
• USB devices for laptops
Alaska Legislature Products/Projectsto facilitate communications
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Major Features:•Email, •Calendar,•Contacts,•Instant Messaging•Alerts•Network Presence
Exchange2007/Outlook 2007
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• Webmail (Calendar, Contacts)
– 90% of ‘desktop’ Outlook features are available.
– Good solution for remote locations with slow connections.
• Provides link to internal SharePoint site for document sharing.
Outlook Web Access (OWA)
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Major Features:• Instant Messaging, • Email, • Organize a meeting,• Presence/Status• Start a video call
Office Communicator 2007
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Office Communicator 2007Video Call
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• Installed on all Legislative computers• Used in:
– Remote offices– Intra office– In meetings (between moderators)
• Communicator Web Access (CWA)– Just rolling out for the Alaska Legislature– Users can log into secure network for Instant Msging– Envision Office Communicator as a productivity tool– Training and ‘roll-out’ announcements later this year.
Office Communicator
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https://cwa.legis.state.ak.usEncrypted through SSL third party-certificate based encryption (the same mechanism that secures online ordering).
MicrosoftCommunicator Web Access
(CWA)
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Office Communicator (OCS)vs.
Communicator Web Access (CWA)
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•Major Features:•Instant Messaging •Desktop Sharing•Status Change Alerts
MicrosoftCommunicator Web Access (CWA)
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Other
Blackberry
iPhone
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20092010
Other
Blackberry
iPhone
Smartphone preference at the Alaska Legislature
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• Products:– iDialog for iPhone– iOCS (untested)
– FUZE for iPhone and Blackberry
– Blackberry Office Communicator
– Microsoft Office Communicator for Windows Mobile
Communicator Web Access (CWA) Smartphone integration
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iPhone/OCS IntegrationiDialog screenshots
• Legislature (and State of Alaska) block commercial chat products.
• Modality Systems iDialog Product integrates with Microsoft OCS.
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iPhone/OCS IntegrationiDialog screenshots
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Each carrier has USB devices to connect to the Internet. Useful for accessing corporate webmail and instant messaging.
Roaming Internet for your laptopAccess to webmail (OWA) and webchat (CWA)
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• Work with Executive Branch to:– Link (federate) both Exchange Servers for ‘presence’– Incorporate Cisco VOIP telephone system into Legislature’s
Exchange Server
• Continue to explore the use of personal webcams• Research 3rd Party IM client access with our OCS
system and Edge Server (MSN, AOL)• Upgrade to ‘Exchange 2010’ next spring (2011)• Upgrade to ‘Communications Server 14’ (2011)• Continue to monitor our staffs use of communication
technologies (IM, Social Networking, Smartphone's, email, voice, presence, etc.).
Our Future Plans
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• iPhone– iDialog ($9.99)– FUZE ($7.99)– iOCS (Free)
• Blackberry– BlackBerry Office Communicator (Free)– FUZE ($7.99)
• Windows Mobile O/S– Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile (Free)
OCS/Smartphone Apps
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• Websites– Microsoft OCS 2007
• http://www.microsoft.com/communicationsserver/en/us/default.aspx
– Inside OCS 2007 (3rd party) - http://insideocs.wordpress.com/
– Phones and Devices for OCS 2007 • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ocs/bb970310.aspx
– Communications Server 14• http://www.microsoft.com/communicationsserver/cs14/en/us/overview.aspx
• Books (Amazon)
– Office Communications Server 2007 R2
– Programming for Unified Communications
Other Resources
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• Trying to leverage our investment in software and hardware to provide as many secure options for communications as possible.
• Some people prefer telephones, others prefer email. Some like Instant Messaging.
• Cost savings are important, but the opportunities for productivity enhancement for our customers is large (i.e. downtime while traveling).
Summary
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Questions?
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