© Aastra - 2012 Aastra BluStar for PC High-Quality Audio and HD Video from Your Desktop

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Aastra BluStar for PC High-Quality Audio and HD Video from Your Desktop

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Multimedia Needs in a Corporate Environment

04/19/23 BluStar for PC 2.0 - Sales Presentation

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

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From Voice to Multimedia

Voice Dimension

Multimedia Dimension

IP PBX = Voice Call Manager / Multimedia Server

Yesterday

Today


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Aastra BluStar ecosystem


Consistent user interface, across a choice of devices - by using video as the key driver!

Open standards

Communication server based

Intuitive and user friendly interface

Collaborate naturally with video

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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


Accessible from anywhere

Open for integration

Your PC client for High-Quality Audio & HD Video

BluStar for PC


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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 Presentation04/19/23

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Feature Rich Communications From a Single Interface

A single point of access

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


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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


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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 infrastructureBluStar 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 manageIt 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


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Experience Aastra BluStar for PCA set of UCC features directly from your desktop

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BluStar for PC User Experience

Real-Time Communication Information Sharing

VoiceG.722, iLBC, G.721, G.711, G.729

VideoH.264

Instant Messaging

Conference

DirectoryLDAP, Outlook…

JournalCall history etc

Picture ID


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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

Instant messagingHD VideoHigh-Qualtiy Voice

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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

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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

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Instant Messaging


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)

Share information with your colleagues in a smart way

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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 IBM Lotus Samtime with plug-in


MS Lync integration

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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


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Intuitive and User Friendly Interface


Collapsed mode

Video mirror

Audio call E-mail

initializing

Contact info

Options

Favorites

Conversation History Voice Mail

Search Field

Add/remove Favorite

Video call

IM

Always on top

Register status

Search Option

Favorites group

Device Settings

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System Architecture BluStar for PC


Communication serverLDAP directoryAastra 6700i

family

BluStar for PCBluStar for PC

SIP

SIP(Initiating voice, video and MSRP sessions)

Media channel

Internet

Via VPN or Session Border Controller

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BluStar for PC Roadmap2012 - 2013

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)


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

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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


Accessible from anywhere

Open for integration

Essential part of the BluStar ecosystem

Summary

BluStar for PC


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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 Takes BusinessCommunications to a New Level


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Thank you!

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