Cisco Cisco Virtualization Experience Media Engine for SUSE Linux Data Sheet
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Data Sheet
Cisco Virtualization Experience Media Engine for
SUSE Linux 9.2.1
SUSE Linux 9.2.1
Product Overview
Cisco
®
Virtualization Experience Media Engine (VXME) extends the rich collaboration experience of Cisco Jabber
™
for Windows to virtualized environments by enabling the intelligent processing of real-time voice and video on the
local device.
Cisco Jabber streamlines communications and enhances productivity by unifying presence, instant messaging,
video, voice, voice messaging, and conferencing capabilities securely into one client on your desktop.
With Cisco VXME, organizations implementing virtualization strategies can deliver the same rich, uncompromised
user experience of Cisco Jabber to virtualized desktops in addition to PCs, Macs, tablets, and smartphones.
In virtualized environments, Cisco Jabber is deployed in the datacenter while Cisco VXME runs on the local client.
With Cisco Jabber running on your hosted virtual desktop, you can see presence status, send an instant message
(IM), check voice messages, or collaborate over a video call. Voice and video traffic is processed locally by Cisco
VXME and routed point-to-
point between clients, bypassing the datacenter and eliminating the “hairpin” effect of
media. With this optimized architecture delivered by Cisco VXME, when in virtualized settings you benefit from the
same uncompromised user experience that you enjoy with Cisco Jabber.
Innovative unified communications accessories designed for Cisco by Jabra and Logitech are tightly integrated with
Jabber and VXME call control to further enhance your collaborative experience (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Cisco Jabber with VXME
For example, if you log in on a virtual desktop from your home office, you may find the keyboard with a unique
caller-ID display and call-control buttons compelling. Or, if you make frequent conference calls on your virtual
desktop, you may prefer a standalone speakerphone optimized for Cisco Jabber. In both examples, these specially
created peripherals enhance your experience, enabling you to customize your virtual desktop for your individual
needs.