Polycom LDAP Integration
Polycom has recently introduced its LDAP connector for its Soundpoint Series IP phones. This finally will be the "Missing Link" to unified communications. Just think about the new services that can deployed using the LDAP connector.
Lets for a minute talk about some of the problems an enterprise might have. Lets take contact management for example. That would normally be a disjointed feature. Why? because the phone does not know anything about your contact book. With LDAP integration enterprises will be able to centralize contact management on the server and your "phone" will be able to access that information.
Its a really brilliant move on polycoms part to include LDAP integration. Directory Services is an essential part to IP telephony success.
Currently AstraVoice had a solution for directory integration. It was very complex but worked. We cant wait to try the new LDAP features that Polycom has introduced in its latest firmware.
One small note, LDAP licensing is available as a per seat license and is not included free with the software. My guess is once enough people pay for it, they will probably end up giving it away.
If your interested in Polycom phones or LDAP integration please contact AstraVoice Professional Services at 212-937-8855. They can guide you on the tools needed for a successful implementation.
Posted at 09:18AM May 08, 2008 by David J in General | Comments[0]