GAINING INSIGHT TOUR A look at the latest from Microsoft

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1 A look at the latest from Microsoft

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3 Technology Change Regulatory Compliance Competition Security Cost Reduction Keep Business Up & Running Customer Connection Business Results & New Value End User Productivity

4 GAINING Enabling INSIGHT TOUR 2007 IT Pros & Development Teams Across the IT Lifecycle Manage Complexity, Achieve Agility Advance the Business with IT Solutions Protect Information, Control Access Amplify the Impact of Your People Unified & Virtualized Process-Led, Model-Driven Service- Enabled User- Focused

5 Joint launch, phased product release

6 Testers give high marks to new features in SQL Server upgrade - ComputerWorld Windows Server 2008 heralds a new age in Windows computing Information Week It's the most advanced, secure, and functional version of Windows Server yet created - WindowsITPro Windows Server Longhorn is a major upgrade, one that promises benefits and advantages for a wide swath of shops across the world.. - Computer World SQL Server 2008 will put the Microsoft product on an equal footing with Oracle databases and IBM's DB2. - Gartner 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

7 2008 Launch Event in Your Country In March 2008 Launch site -

8 Virtualization Web Security Solid Foundation

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11 Networking & Management Windows Server 2008 System Center Essentials Messaging Exchange Server 2007 Forefront for Exchange Security ISA Server vnext Exchange Server 2007 Application/ Database Windows Server 2008 SQL Server 2008

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13 "Virtualization without good management is more dangerous than not using virtualization in the first place. Gartner 9 May, 2007

14 CLIENTS DATACENTERS Application Database OS BRANCH OFFICES Virtualization Physical Hardware Deploy & Configure Update Monitor Backup & Disaster Recovery

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16 Enterprise Data Platform Beyond Relational Dynamic Development Pervasive Insight

17 Office Business Applications Services 2007

18 Ayman Sadek Technology Solutions Professional Information Worker Microsoft Gulf

19 Communication Overload Globally Distributed Customers and Teams High Cost of Communications Disconnected Communications Systems

20 Horizontal Vertically-integrated software-driven communications Vendor Specific Multiple Vendors

21 More Innovation More Productivity Software Foundation More Choice Reduced Cost

22 Single User Identity User-Centric Communication Reduced Overload Connect the Right Way

23 / Calendaring Across Devices Team Workspaces Across Networks Instant Messaging Identity and Presence Application Integration VoIP Conferencing Streamlined Communications Operational Efficiency Built-in Protection Future-Ready Software Foundation

24 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

25 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 Xu Chief Information Officer, NorthTec

26 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

27 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

28 CLIENT + + SERVER SERVICES Rich Familiar Personal Integration Manageable Secure Compliant Accessible Rapid Value Communications

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31 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

32 2007 The 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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35 Streamlined Communications for End-Users Operational Efficiency from Common Infrastructure Built-In Protection for Communications Data Future-Ready Software Foundation for Extensibility

36 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. This presentation is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS SUMMARY.