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My Instant Communicator allows users to leverage the power of unified communications through five main communications functions:

•Messaging services, such as voice mail, fax and e-mail accessible through a Microsoft® Outlook® messaging software or IBM® Lotus Notes® mailbox

•Telephony services, available through a user’s preferred collaboration software, such as IBM Sametime® software

•One number services, through call routing and call screening interfaces

•Collaboration services, such as IM and peer-to-peer video, through a voice over IP (VoIP) channel and point-to-point video communication

•Presence services, through telephony and IM presence information

By unifying these services and providing access to them through a single user interface on any device, My Instant Communicator allows end users to work smarter and faster. That’s because it enables end users to:

•Easily manage incoming and outgoing communications (for example, voice calls, instant messages, conference calls, video calls).

•Easily access new events and notifications (for example, new voice mail, missed calls, new fax)

Figure 3. My Instant Communicator “toast” desktop alert windows

•Quickly route incoming calls to advanced communi- cation applications for enhanced features and controls (for example, web softphone, routing assistant, collaboration services, call logging)

•Quickly set preferred phone, presence status, and options

Y O U ’ V E G O T T O A S T !

With My Instant Communicator, enterprise end users can manage incoming and outgoing communications through an intuitive user interface that is common to all devices, including Alcatel-Lucent IP Touch™ phones, PCs and Pocket PCs powered by Windows Mobile® software.

As shown in Figure 3, incoming calls are managed through non-intrusive “toast” desktop alert windows that let end users see a caller’s identity. The “toast” window allows end users to respond to incoming communications with multiple media.

For example:

•An incoming voice call can be immediately diverted to a business phone (wireline or mobile), a personal phone, IM, e-mail or to voice mail.

•E-mail, faxes and voice mail can be accessed through e-mail clients.

For advanced voice communications, end users can also take advantage of softphone capabilities.

Incoming voice call

New instant message

A scheduled conference is starting

A person joins the conference

A contact signs in

4Alcatel-Lucent OmniTouch 8600 My Instant Communicator

8600 specifications

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