Cisco Systems Conference Phone manual New Features and Enhancements in Release

Chapter 1 Introducing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 5.3

New Features and Enhancements

Feature	Description
Cisco	Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Cisco IP Phone integration files are now bundled and installed
Unified MeetingPlace	automatically by the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing installer. For more
for Cisco IP Phone	information, see Appendix B in the Configuration Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web
	Conferencing Release 5.3.
	Note With this release, do not use the earlier release of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Cisco IP
			Phone that is available on Cisco.com.
Localization release		In addition to US English, this release supports French, German, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), and
	Spanish (Latin America).
Server PC clock	Server PC clock synchronization feature that uses NTP. For more information, see Chapter 8 in the
synchronization	Configuration Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 5.3.
SQL password		The SQL password is now encrypted at Release 5.3(235) installation.
	Caution Before you upgrade, ensure that you obtain and write down the SQL password. Once you
				upgrade, the SQL password is encrypted, so if you do not have it, you will need to reset
				the SQL password.
Client-side Sun JRE	Sun JRE 1.4.2_01 to 1.4.2_03 is excluded from the compatibility list for security reasons. The
compatibility	minimum requirement is JRE 1.4.2_04. However, we recommend that you install Sun JRE 1.4.2_08
	or a later release on your client machine. For the Sun security defect, see the following URL:
	http://secunia.com/advisories/15671.
Expiration of Cisco	Cisco Unified MeetingPlace cookies now become invalid after a number of days because of a new
Unified MeetingPlace	system-wide control parameter: the Remember Me Expiration Interval (Days). The default
cookies	expiration interval is 90 days. For more information, see Chapter 2 in the Configuration Guide for
	Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 5.3.

New Features and Enhancements in Release 5.3(104)

Feature	Description
Cisco branding	New branding and colors throughout the graphic user interface and accompanying
	documentation.
Denial-of-service handling	Three new administration settings ensure that an overloaded server remains available
	and can continue to provide service to existing users and legitimate incoming users.
Enhanced installation	The installer is in a self-contained software package that you can download and install
	without Cisco involvement. This includes installing SQL Server as part of the install.
Enhanced slide caching	In lecture-style meetings, enhanced slide caching downloads three slides subsequent to
	the slide being shown, thus improving network load and restricting guest users from
	controlling the presentation.
Enhanced SSL administration	An improved configuration allows you to configure your systems with Secure Sockets
	Layer (SSL).
Enhanced upgrades	Separates customizations from the main product; allowing you to maintain your
	customizations despite web-conferencing software upgrades.

Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 5.3

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