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Aastra BluStar for PC. High-Quality Audio and HD Video from Your Desktop. Multimedia Needs in a Corporate Environment. Increased employee productivity and collaboration Reduced cost and infrastructure complexity Lower Cost of Ownership (TCO) High-quality, ease of use and deployment
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Aastra BluStar for PC High-Quality Audio and HD Video from Your Desktop
Multimedia Needs in a Corporate Environment • Increased employee productivity and collaboration • Reduced cost and infrastructure complexity • Lower Cost of Ownership (TCO) • High-quality, ease of use and deployment • Integration with existing infrastructure • Feature rich communication • Contextual user experience BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
From Voice to Multimedia Multimedia Dimension Voice Dimension Today Yesterday IP PBX = Voice Call Manager / Multimedia Server BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
Aastra BluStar ecosystem Consistent user interface, across a choice of devices - by using video as the key driver! Collaborate naturally with video Intuitive and user friendly interface Communication server based Open standards BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
Your PC client for High-Quality Audio & HD Video BluStar for PC • A single point of access unifying high-quality voice communication, • with HD video communication, instant messaging, • flexible search options, journaling and three party audio conferencing. • Collaborate more naturally and efficiently • Directly integrated with the Aastra communication server • Intuitive and user friendly interface • Accessible from anywhere • Open for integration BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
Features & Functionality • The client delivers high-quality audio, HD video and access to a set of UCC features from a single client on your desktop • The clients intuitive user interface unifies voice communications with video, instant messaging directory look-up, flexible search options, journaling as well as audio conferencing • Choose preferred communication method depending on the situation and experience the same UCC functionality, even remotely outside the corporate network • With its outstanding architecture, deployment and maintenance, the client works as easy as for a terminal SIP device BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
Feature Rich Communications From a Single Interface • End User Experience • A single point of access unifying your communications • Intuitive and user friendly • Personalized settings • Accessible from anywhere • Open for easy integration • Benefits for IT & Admin • Directly integrated with the communication server • Reliable client - fully integratedin the company infrastructure • Easy to deploy and manage • Smooth migration & upgrading A single point of access BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
End User Experience • A single point of access Unifying your voice communications with video, instant messaging directory look-up, flexible search options, journaling as well as three party audio conferencing • Intuitive and user friendly interface Provides the right information and options at the right time - Intuitive situational awareness • Collaborate more naturally and efficientlyFind the right person, connect and collaborate based on your needs from a single interface • Accessible from anywhere Experience the same functionality from anywhere, without being connected to the corporate network (requires Session Border Controller and/or VPN) • Openness for easy integrationMicrosoft OCS/ Lync and IBM Lotus Sametime integration BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
Benefits for IT & Admin • Future proofOpen standards and integration directly with Aastra’s communication servers securing high performance and feature rich communications • Reliable client – fully integrated in the company infrastructure • BluStar for PC is the hub in Aastra’s UCC offering and is a well integrated in the product portfolio and the Aastra BluStar ecosystem • Easy to deploy and manage • It is designed to be easy to install, maintain and configure. Licensing and deployment are aligned with SIP terminals via communication server • Smooth migrationMigration from InTouch Softphone is available BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
Experience Aastra BluStar for PC A set of UCC features directly from your desktop
VoiceG.722, iLBC, G.721, G.711, G.729 JournalCall history etc DirectoryLDAP, Outlook… VideoH.264 Instant Messaging Conference Picture ID BluStar for PC User Experience Real-Time Communication Information Sharing BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
Choose your Preferred Communication Method • - Voice, Video or Instant Messaging • By unifying all communication needs into one single client, the user • can choose their preferred communication method depending on the situation • High-Qualtiy Voice • HD Video • Instant messaging BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
Voice Communications • Find your contacts and make a call in a few seconds • Intuitive layout enables ease of use and collaboration • Several ways of placing calls – supports callto links • Connectivity with LDAP, AD, Personal Outlook directories and Aastra CMG • Directory is always reachable, even when the user is offline BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
HD Video Session Collaborate naturally with video from your desktop, even remotely! • Delivering HD video quality (H.264) • Select call/answer or video call/answer by incoming or outgoing calls • Mirror feature BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
Instant Messaging Share information with your colleagues in a smart way • In addition to voice and video communication, the user can communicate with other BluStar for PC client users via instant messaging. • Copy text from the message log to the Windows clipboard and reversed • Supports common emotion icons and URL-links • All media handling is utilized by the Aastra communication server (using MSRP) BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
Open for Easy Integration • Integration with both IBM Lotus Sametime and Microsoft OCS / Lync • Extending the voice capabilities from one single interface. MS OCS client with plug-in MS Lync integration IBM Lotus Samtime with plug-in BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
BluStar for PC Key Features • Intuitive interface facilitates ease of use • SIP softphone for high-quality voice communications • Powerful audio processing -echo cancelation, automatic gain control, supported codecs: G.711, G.722, G.729, iLBC, Speex • HD video communications -peer to peer, H.264 • Instant messaging • Contact integration - AD, LDAP, personal Outlook contacts and Aastra CMG • Callto links support • Session Border Controller (SBC) support - enabling remote access • Microsoft Lync integration • Microsoft OCS & IBM Lotus Sametime plug-in integration • Call control integration with Jabra and Plantronics headset BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
Device Settings Conversation History Voice Mail Always on top Options Favorites Search Option Search Field Favorites group IM Audio call Video call Add/remove Favorite E-mail initializing Contact info Register status Video mirror Intuitive and User Friendly Interface Collapsed mode BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
System Architecture BluStar for PC Internet Media channel BluStar for PC BluStar for PC Via VPN or Session Border Controller SIP (Initiating voice, video and MSRP sessions) SIP Aastra 6700i family LDAP directory Communication server BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
BluStar for PC Roadmap 2012 - 2013 • Aastra BluStar for PC • Intuitive interface facilitates ease of use • SIP softphone for high-quality voice communications • Powerful audio processing -echo cancelation, automatic gain control, supported codecs: G.711, G.722, G.729, iLBC, Speex • HD video communications - peer to peer, H.264 • Instant messaging • Contact integration - AD, LDAP, personal Outlook contacts and Aastra CMG • Callto links support • Session Border Controller (SBC) support - enabling remote access • Microsoft Lync integration • Microsoft OCS & IBM Lotus Sametime plug-in integration • Call control integration with Jabra and Plantronics headset • Aastra BluStar for PC, coming • Presence server aggregation • Microsoft Office 2010 integration • CTI control of desk phone • Video and audio multi-conferencing • Collaboration - Screen sharing • Encryption - Support for TLS/SRTP (audio/signaling) BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
Summary BluStar for PC • A single point of access unifying high-quality voice communication, • with HD video communication, instant messaging, • flexible search options, journaling and three party audio conferencing. • Collaborate naturally and efficiently • Directly integrated with the Aastra communication server • Intuitive and user friendly interface • Accessible from anywhere • Open for integration • Essential part of the BluStar ecosystem BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation
BluStar Takes BusinessCommunications to a New Level • BluStar 8000i Desktop Media Phone • Executive voice and video device • Always ready • Embedded conferencing capabilities • Optimized hardware to guarantee excellent HD voice and video quality for enterprise • Communication needs • BluStar for PC • Provides the user with collaborative features directly from the desktop – voice, video and Instant Messaging • Easy access from a single interface • In the office or remotely outside the corporate network • Integrated with groupware environment • BluStar for iPad/iPhone • On the fly • Peer-to-peer video communication • Enabling natural communicaton for mobile users Consistent User Experience, Simplicity, Based on Open Standards, HD Quality, Easy to Use, Smart Deployment and Management, Integrated or Independent Solution BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation