| Oracle9iAS Unified Messaging combines the Oracle9iAS Email messaging engine and store with Oracle Internet Directory (OiD). OiD LDAP directory services provides easy, secure Web access to a wide variety of message stores, exposing them as Web services. 
 Unified Messaging uses a virtual mailbox approach to messaging, displaying a single mailbox containing all voice, e-mail, and fax messages through a Java middle tier.
 
 Using Oracle9iAS Unified Messaging, you can:
 
|  | Access e-mail, voice mail, and faxes from many clients, including browsers, PDAs, and pagers |  |  | Integrate with third-party interactive voice response (IVR) to access e-mail through the telephone |  |  | Scale to almost any size while maintaining performance and ease of administration. |  |  |   |