Microsoft is anticipated to announce on October two that it has released to production (RTM;d) that its Response Level small-business phone-system software program, based on sources close towards the firm.
Response Point,
Microsoft Office Professional Plus, the product formerly codenamed “Edinburgh,” will be brought to market by handset vendors. It is targeted at companies with one to 50 employees.
When Microsoft initially announced Response Point, it said the first phone units would come from three OEMs, D-Link, Quanta and Uniden. According to resources, Uniden has decided against producing Response Stage handsets. (I;ve contacted Microsoft for comment; so far no word back.)
Response Point phone systems from Quanta and D-Link are expected to be priced at under $5,
Windows 7 Keygen,500,
Office Home And Business 2010 Key, according to resources.
Update: Looks like the tipsters were on the money. Here;s Microsoft;s October two Response Level press release. No Uniden — but there is a new Response Level OEM on the list — Aastra Technologies.
Response Point is just one of a number of communications products Microsoft and its partners will be launching this month. Microsoft is gearing up for its Office Communications Server 2007 rollout on October 16. Microsoft will be launching not just OCS 2007,
Microsoft Office 2010 Professional, but also the accompanying Office Communicator 2007 client,
Buy Office 2007, Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack (SP) 1 and the new version of Office Live Meeting on that date.