Microsoft Readies Web-Based Communicator

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Microsoft is looking to extend the reach of its Office Communicator 2005 instant-messaging (IM) client via a new version that will be completely Web-based. Microsoft is set to kick off on July 15 a first private beta release of what it's currently calling the "Office Communicator Web Access" client, company officials said on Tuesday. The company expects to ship the final version before the end of calendar 2005, officials said.

Communicator Web Access is similar to Microsoft's Outlook Web Access product, said Anoop Gupta, the corporate vice president in charge of Microsoft's Real-Time Collaboration Business Unit. "People need reach and access from a lot of places," Gupta told Microsoft Watch, in explaining why Microsoft decided to do a Web-based version of Communicator Office Communicator 2005, code-named "Istanbul," is Microsoft's integrated client for IM, voice, video, telephony and Web conferencing.

News source: Microsoft Watch

What's Included: (new/updated entries are marked like this):

Windows XP SP2 - Critical Updates
KB834707: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
KB873339: Vulnerability in HyperTerminal could allow code execution
KB873374: Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool
KB885626: Your computer stops responding when you restart to complete the installation of Windows XP SP2
KB885835: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel and LSASS could allow elevation of privilege
KB885836: A vulnerability in WordPad could allow code execution
KB886185: Windows Firewall "My Network (subnet) only" scoping
KB890175: Vulnerability in HTML Help could allow code execution
KB890830: Malicious Software Removal Tool
KB867282: Cumulative Security Update for IE for XP Service Pack 2
KB873333: Security Update for Windows XP
KB885250: Security Update for Windows XP
KB886903: Security Update for .NET Framework 1.1 SP1
KB888113: Security Update for Windows XP
KB888302: Security Update for Windows XP
KB890047: Security Update for Windows XP
KB891781: Security Update for Windows XP
KB890923: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
KB892944: Vulnerability in Message Queuing Could Allow Code Execution
KB893066: Vulnerabilities in TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service
KB890859: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege and Denial of Service
KB893086: Vulnerability in Windows Shell that Could Allow Remote Code Execution
KB890830: Malicious Software Removal Tool v1.4
KB883939: Cumulative Security Update for IE for Windows XP SP2
KB890046: Security Update for Windows XP
KB890830: Malicious Software Removal Tool v1.5
KB896358: Security Update for Microsoft Windows XP
KB896422: Security Update for Windows XP
KB896428: Security Update for Windows XP
KB898458: Security Update for Windows XP

Windows XP SP2 - Recommended updates
KB831240: Update for HighMAT support in the Windows XP CD Writing Wizard
KB884020: Loopback IP address range problem
KB885222: Performance of 1394 devices may decrease after you install Windows XP SP2
KB886677: Corrupt DBCS characters in Internet Explorer on Windows XP
KB887742: Stop error "Stop 0x05" in Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003
KB887797: Cumulative Update for Outlook Express for Windows XP
KB888240: Add-ons not listed in Internet Explorer on Windows XP SP2
KB890831: Input Method Editor disabled when using MSN Messenger in Windows XP SP2
KB891122: Update for DRM-enabled Media Players
KB892313: Fix for problems when playing MPEG4 videos in WMP 10
KB893357: Update for Windows XP
KB895181: Fix for MPEG4 videos in Windows Media Player 10
KB888656: FIX: Update to enable DirectX Video Acceleration of Windows Media Video content in WMP 10
KB894391: Update for Windows XP
KB896344: Update for Windows XP

Components
.NET Framework 1.1 (+SP1) (only in Full)
Windows Media Player 10.0.3802 (only in Full)
Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 SP1 (only in Full)
Windows Installer 3.1 (v2)
Windows Script 5.6 for Windows XP (v5.6.0.8825) (only in Full)

Add-ons
Adaptec ASPI
Bootvis 1.3.37 (only in Full)
Official Windows XP PowerToys
Copy Profile Tool
DirectX Control Panel
PowerMenu 1.5.1
Startup Control Panel 2.8
New XP Style Wallpapers (only in Full)
New XP Screensavers (only in Full)
Windows Messenger 5.1 (only in Full)
Macromedia Shockwave Player (only in Full)
Windows Media Connect (only in Full)
MSN Messenger 7.0.0813 (only in Full)
New Theme: Royale (only in Full)
New Wallpapers (only in Full)
New AutoPatcher Wallpaper (only in Full)
Sun Java 1.5.0_03 (only in Full)
Google Toolbar 3.0.123.2 (only in Full)
Internet Explorer Spellcheck Tool 2.1.1 (325) (only in Full)
Microsoft Journal Viewer 1.5.2316.0 (only in Full)

And of course a lot of registry tweaks which improve speed, appearance, functionality and security!

File Size & MD5 Hashes

English June 2005 Full File Size: 149 MB (156786445 bytes)
English June 2005 Full MD5 Hash: 8931096F53811F2CF285B47E17D8E5BB
English June 2005 Lite File Size: 66.9 MB (70243062 bytes)
English June 2005 Lite MD5 Hash: 791234ACB72288AB2D6F0B03501D37BE

Portuguese June 2005 Full File Size: 141 MB (148037798 bytes)
Portuguese June 2005 Full MD5 Hash: 98042AE3F4230B1D9FC7EE5F48DB8E84
Portuguese June 2005 Lite File Size: 58.4 MB (61313967 bytes)
Portuguese June 2005 Lite MD5 Hash: FC5E8B285135F9FF71AE81F10CD80F5A

(2 replies) #1 nookadum on 21 Jun 2005 - 20:07

REMEMBER PEOPLE, this is NOT related to MSN Messenger in anyway!

#1.1 Thorpe on 21 Jun 2005 - 20:10

Thanks. Was beginning to think that.

#1.2 krono6 on 21 Jun 2005 - 20:48

Erm, yeah, it's "Not"....... Even thought it basically does the same things MSN does, with a different look, it's NOT MSN Messenger!

(1 reply) #2 costanza007 on 21 Jun 2005 - 20:50

Istanbul... didn't that used to be called Constantinople?

#2.1 dismuter on 21 Jun 2005 - 21:14

And Byzance before Constantinople... what's your point?

(2 replies) #3 Solidfist on 21 Jun 2005 - 23:17

Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night

Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way

So take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works
That's nobody's business but the Turks

Istanbul (Istanbul)
Istanbul (Istanbul)

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way

Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works
That's nobody's business but the Turks

So take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works
That's nobody's business but the Turks

Istanbul

#3.1 tiagosilva29 on 22 Jun 2005 - 09:16

#3.2 nookadum on 22 Jun 2005 - 13:34

One of the best They Might Be Giants songs.

#4 CoLdFuSi0n on 21 Jun 2005 - 23:46

i've been beta testing this for a while now and i really do have to say it does work wonders especially if you are doing presentations via webconference you can show a lot of great stuff to the clients.

#5 kirk26 on 22 Jun 2005 - 02:28

Microsoft readies everything except Longhorn.

#6 Ideas Man on 22 Jun 2005 - 07:06

I must congratulate Microsoft, their web-based programs are sooooo well designed, you'd think it was a Windows application i.e. OWA, WSUS, MSN Web Messenger (well, maybe not as much). The Office Communicator is a terrific product, and if it follows the trend set by the rest, it should be awesome!

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