Unified Communications: The Next-Generation of Workplace Phones and Devices

Unified Communications: The Next-Generation of Workplace Phones and Devices

The Polycom CX700 is a stand-alone IP Phone with wideband voice quality and a touch-screen color display for call manegement. It features a fully embedded Office Communicator 2007 client, providing direct, on-device access to the features and capabilities

Unified Communications: The Next-Generation of Workplace Phones and Devices – Contact Information

The Polycom CX700 IP phone delivers enhanced contact presence status and information as well as voice mail indication via an intelligent Windows CE-based user interface, enabling click-to-call, conferencing, transferring, holding, forwarding and ending ca

Unified Communications: The Next-Generation of Workplace Phones and Devices – Fingerprint Authentication

The software allows user authentication via fingerprint recognition.

Unified Communications: The Next-Generation of Workplace Phones and Devices – Asus Laptop with Polycom CX100 Speakerphone

The Asus S7F notebook is equipped with dual-core technology and is integrated with Office Communicator 2007. It has a 1.3-megapixel 235-degree swivel Webcam, a built-in microphone and LiveFrame software, allowing photos and videos to be captured, recorded

Unified Communications: The Next-Generation of Workplace Phones and Devices – IP Phone and a Samsung SynchMaster 225 UW LCD Monitor

The Samsung SyncMaster 225UW is a 22-inch widescreen LCD monitor that uses Microsofts unified communications software to integrate e-mail, IM, smartphone and VOIP, all of which can be accessed with a single password and log-in.

Unified Communications: The Next-Generation of Workplace Phones and Devices – Built-In Hi-Res Webcam, Dual-Array Microphone and Speakers

The Samsung SyncMaster 225UW has a 2-megapixel high-resolution Webcam, as well as dual-array microphone and speakers. Contact details are displayed, as is a Web conference with Duncan Blake, a technical product manager at Microsoft.

Unified Communications: The Next-Generation of Workplace Phones and Devices – Tools for the Information Worker

Microsoft hopes to offer different choices for the different needs of information workers.

Unified Communications: The Next-Generation of Workplace Phones and Devices – Tools for the Corporate Executive

Microsoft hopes to tempt the corporate executive with the lure of streamlined communications on their desktops.

Unified Communications: The Next-Generation of Workplace Phones and Devices – Tools for the Mobile Worker

For mobile workers, their office moves with them and has to be available through their laptop and phone.

Unified Communications: The Next-Generation of Workplace Phones and Devices – Next-Gen Workplace Phones and Devices

Some of the 15 phones and devices from nine Microsoft partners that will be available for use in the public beta program of Office Communications Server 2007 and Office Communicator 2007 from May 14.

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