Deloitte CIS Case Study – Enterprise Migration to UC with Microsoft

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When Microsoft announced their Unified Communications strategy and came out with the first versions of Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging and Office Communications Server 2007 R1, it was only natural for Deloitte to deploy it in the CIS and around the world in order to enjoy the benefits of Unified Communications.

At that point, Deloitte CIS was already using AudioCodes MediaPack 1xx analog media gateways as fax adaptors at remote locations for their IP-PBX system. The firm had four MediaPack 118 and two MediaPack 124 units distributed in its branches, supporting the connection of dozens of fax machines to their system.