Specifications

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An integral component of the Cisco Unified Communications Family of products, Cisco Unified Personal
Communicator transparently integrates your most frequently used communications applications and
services into a single, unified client. From an easy-to-use interface on a PC or Mac, it provides quick and
easy access to powerful communications tools—softphone, presence, instant messaging, visual voicemail,
click to call, employee directory, communication history, video, and web conferencing—to help you
communicate effectively and work more productively.
Ideal for Companies That Need These Features
Key Features
• Communication integration—Take advantage of a single, intuitive interface for voice and video calls, instant
messaging, voicemail playback, web conferencing, and integrated directories.
• Presence: View real-time availability of other Cisco Unified Personal Communicator and Cisco Unified IP
Phone users. You can also display customized messages, set an out-of-office message, and automatically
show your availability based on free and busy status on your Microsoft Outlook Calendar.
• Do not disturb (DND): Easily block incoming calls with synchronized DND status from your Cisco Unified
Personal Communicator or Cisco Unified IP Phone or use the privacy preference setting to block instant
messages when you need additional privacy.
• Contact list—Search your corporate directory from one easy-to-use interface to locate contacts quickly and
simply click to call. Add your most frequently contacted personal contacts, co-workers, and federated
business contacts.
• Click to call—Dial from the contact list, using either the integrated softphone or an associated Cisco Unified
IP Phone. You can also click to call directly from Microsoft Outlook using an Outlook toolbar.
• Integrated voice and video calling: Exchange ideas face-to-face with a coordinated video display on the PC
screen and audio conversation with the softphone. You can place video calls using Cisco Unified Personal
Communicator, Cisco Unified Video Advantage, or the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7985G, a personal desktop
videophone.
• Instant messaging—Chat in real time using instant messaging with other Cisco Unified Personal
Communicator users to save time and reduce phone tag.Conferencing—Create voice or video conferencing
sessions by simply merging conversation sessions. There is no need to call into a separate conference
bridge.
• Web conferencing—Launch a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace or Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express web
conferencing session at a moment's notice to share content, such as a presentation, with others.
Client Compatibility
Microsoft Windows
• Operating system—Windows 2000 Pro (SP2 or later), Windows 2000 Server Edition (SP2 or
later), Windows 2000 Advanced Server (SP2 or later), Windows XP (SP1 or later)
• , or Windows Vista (Business or Enterprise)
• Browser—Internet Explorer 5.5 or later; Netscape 7.1 or later; Mozilla 1.6 or later; or Firefox 1.0.3
or later
• Adobe Flash Player—8 or later
Apple Macintosh
• Operating system—Mac OS 9.2* or Mac OS 10.2 or later
• Browser—Safari 1.1 or later; Netscape 7.1 or later; Mozilla 1.2.1* or 1.6 or later; or Firefox 1.0.3 or
later
• Adobe Flash Player—8 or later
Linux**
• Operating system—Red Hat 9 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or later
• Browser—Netscape 7.1 or later; Mozilla 1.4 or 1.6 or later; or Firefox 1.0.3 or later
• Adobe Flash Player—8 or later
Sun Solaris**
• Operating system—Solaris 9 or Solaris 10
• Browser—Netscape 7.1; Mozilla 1.4 or 1.7 or later; or Firefox 1.0.3 or later
• Adobe Flash Player—8 or later
Cisco Unified Personal Communicator
Cisco Unified Personal
Communicator
• A unified client that transparently integrates presence, voice, video, instant messaging, and
Web conferencing
• Powerful communications capabilities integrated with the personal computer, including
integrated contact lists, Click-to-Call, voicemail playback, inbound call notification, and media
escalation
• A supplemental telephone that provides access to phone extensions and services outside the
office