AVST Answers the Call for Microsoft Exchange UM

By UCStrategies’ Blair PleasantUnified messaging (UM) had its heyday in the late 1990s/early 2000s, and many workers still rely on it today. Last week, Microsoft announced that starting in July 2018, they will no longer support the use of Session Border Controllers (SBC) to connect third-party PBX systems to Exchange Online Unified Messaging (UM). This means that many Microsoft customers will be seeking an alternative Unified Messaging solution.AVST has long been a Microsoft technology partner, and introduced an option for businesses that will be impacted by Microsoft’s move. I spoke with Tom Minifie, CTO at AVST, to discuss Microsoft’s announcement, and how AVST intends to help organizations that will be affected.