Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express 1.2 Data Sheet
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Cost Savings and Security
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express is deployed in-house, on an organization’s converged IP network, which can reduce costs by virtually
eliminating conferencing telephony and service fees paid to service providers. And Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express helps secure
meetings using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption, behind-the-firewall deployment, and multiple meeting security options.
Easy Deployment and Management
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express is a software solution, installed on a single server that supports industry-standard protocols-H.323 and
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-to ensure connectivity with a range of telephony systems, including Cisco Unified CallManager and Cisco
Unified CallManager Express. Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express also integrates with the Cisco Unified CallManager directory to
simplify profile management by automating user authentication and profile setup. Web-based administration capabilities include report
generation, conference monitoring, diagnostics, and interface configuration.
KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS
Simple Conference Setup and Attendance
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express includes Web, Cisco Unified IP Phone, and touchtone phone interfaces for setting up and attending
meetings. In a single step, meeting organizers can initiate an immediate (reservationless) voice and Web conference from any of these
interfaces (Figure 2, Web example). The reservationless meeting feature gives users unique meeting IDs that they can use to initiate
meetings at any time. Future meetings-individual or recurring-can be scheduled from the Web interface. When meetings are scheduled, e-
mail notifications with meeting information and a click-to-attend link are automatically sent to invitees. Users can see how many
participants are already in a meeting before attending it, just like looking through a conference room window. One click allows the user to
attend both the voice and Web conference (Figure 3).
Figure 2. Easily Start a Reservationless Voice and Web Conference from a Web Browser