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Aastra BluStar for PC
High-Quality Audio and HD Video from Your Desktop
© Aastra - 2012
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
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From Voice to Multimedia
Multimedia Dimension
Voice Dimension
Today
Yesterday
IP PBX = Voice
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Call Manager / Multimedia Server
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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
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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
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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
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Feature Rich Communications
From a Single Interface
End User Experience
• A single point of access
Benefits for IT & Admin
• Directly integrated with
unifying your communications
• Intuitive and user friendly
the communication server
• Reliable client - fully integrated
in the company infrastructure
• Personalized settings
• Accessible from anywhere
• Open for easy integration
• Easy to deploy and manage
• Smooth migration
& upgrading
A single point of access
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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 efficiently
Find 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 integration
Microsoft OCS/ Lync and IBM Lotus Sametime integration
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Benefits for IT & Admin
Future proof
Open 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 migration
Migration from InTouch Softphone is available
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Experience Aastra BluStar for PC
A set of UCC features directly from your desktop
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BluStar for PC User Experience
Real-Time Communication
Information Sharing
Voice
Directory
G.722, iLBC, G.721,
G.711, G.729
LDAP, Outlook…
Video
H.264
Picture ID
Instant
Messaging
Journal
Conference
Call history etc
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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
High-Qualtiy Voice
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HD Video
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Instant messaging
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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
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)
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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
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MS Lync integration
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IBM Lotus Samtime with plug-in
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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
Device
Settings
Conversation
History Voice Mail
Always on top
Options
Favorites
Search
Option
Search Field
Favorites
group
Audio Video
call
call
IM
Add/
E-mail
remove
initializing
Favorite
Contact info
Register
status
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Video Collapsed
mirror mode
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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
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Communication server
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LDAP directory
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BluStar for PC Roadmap
2012 - 2013
Aastra BluStar for PC
Aastra BluStar for PC, coming
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Intuitive interface facilitates ease of use
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SIP softphone for high-quality voice communications
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Powerful audio processing echo cancelation, automatic gain control,
supported codecs: G.711, G.722, G.729, iLBC, Speex
• Presence server aggregation
• Microsoft Office 2010 integration
• CTI control of desk phone
• Video and audio multi-conferencing
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HD video communications - peer to peer, H.264
• Collaboration - Screen sharing
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Instant messaging
• Encryption - Support for TLS/SRTP (audio/signaling)
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Contact integration - AD, LDAP, personal Outlook
contacts and Aastra CMG
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Callto links support
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Session Border Controller (SBC)
support - enabling remote access
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Microsoft Lync integration
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Microsoft OCS & IBM Lotus Sametime plug-in integration
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Call control integration with Jabra and Plantronics
headset
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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
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BluStar Takes Business
Communications 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
BluStar for iPad/iPhone
• Provides the user with collaborative
• On the fly
features directly from the desktop –
• Peer-to-peer
voice, video and Instant Messaging
video communication
• Easy access from a single interface
• Enabling natural
• In the office or remotely outside
communicaton for
the corporate network
mobile users
• Integrated with groupware environment
Consistent User Experience, Simplicity, Based on Open Standards, HD Quality,
Easy to Use, Smart Deployment and Management, Integrated or Independent Solution
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Thank you!
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