Live Communications Server 2005 Standard Edition Trial Version

Live Communications Server 2005 Standard Edition provides many new features and enhancements to improve reliability, manageability, and the ability to share presence and instant messages with partners, customers, and suppliers.

- Share security-enhanced instant messaging (IM) and presence information between two or more organizations using the new federation capabilities.
- Collaborate with business partners as easily as co-workers, while keeping sensitive business information encrypted and logged.
- Integration with Microsoft SQL Server allows for logging and archiving, making Live Communications Server 2005 ideal for use in regulated environments.
- Provide remote users the ability to connect with and use presence and IM capabilities without requiring a virtual private networking (VPN) connection.

This download contains a 120-day evaluation copy of Live Communications Server 2005 Standard Edition, and is currently available in English only.

Download: Live Communications Server 2005 Standard Edition Trial Version
News source: Microsoft

Live Communications Server 2005 Enterprise Edition Trial Version

Live Communications Server 2005 Enterprise Edition provides many new features and enhancements to improve reliability, manageability, and the ability to share presence and instant messages with partners, customers, and suppliers.

- Share security-enhanced instant messaging (IM) and presence information between two or more organizations using the new federation capabilities.
- Collaborate with business partners as easily as co-workers, while keeping sensitive business information encrypted and logged.
- Integration with Microsoft SQL Server allows for logging and archiving, making Live Communications Server 2005 ideal for use in regulated environments.
- Provide remote users the ability to connect with and use presence and IM capabilities without requiring a virtual private networking (VPN) connection.
- Advanced architecture, using Microsoft SQL Server offers large scale deployments, fail-over and data recovery capabilities.
- Supports over 100,000 active users using the new “server pool” architecture. Run multiple server pools to scale even higher.

This download contains a 120-day evaluation copy of Live Communications Server 2005 Enterprise Edition, and is currently available in English only.

Download: Live Communications Server 2005 Enterprise Edition Trial Version
News source: Microsoft