OCS 2007: Enhanced Presence White Paper

Related to my previous post on the presence survival guide this paper provides an in-depth look at the enhanced presence model developed for Microsoft® Office Communicator 2007 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. This paper is targeted at IT and support professionals and includes the following topics:

An overview of presence and enhanced presence features
A system overview of the enhanced presence model, including architectural components
The aggregation process used to collect presence input from multiple sources and determine a single presence status for a user
The role of containers and categories in the enhanced presence model to allow users to control the type and amount of presence information that other users see

OCS 2007: Enhanced Presence Model White Paper