Commiting to BCM
Avaya is helping to promote and provide consistency in investments made in the BCM platform. Release 6.0 includes several new features and repositions BCM as Avaya branded equipment. This makes it clear to customers that Avaya fully stands behind BCM – a reinforcement of the support policies we outlined in January.
BCM Release 6.0
Remote Worker:
BCM R6.0 includes two new remote working solutions which for home-based employees. BCM R6.0 adds a VPN-based solution that leverages the built-in VPN client of the 1120E and 1140E IP Desk phones (now also Avaya-branded) and the NAT Traversal solution is a lower-cost alternative without the need for expensive VPN equipment. Release 6.0 also includes a new version of IP Softphone 2050 which supports Windows 7, improves audio quality and provides more choices of USB headsets.
Mobility:
BCM R6.0 also includes enhancements to the Find-Me / Follow-Me feature This brings BCM’s mobility feature set closer to what is available with Avaya one-X Mobile for IP Office. This feature allows users to control commonly-used BCM features like call transfer and conference from their mobile or home phone.
Conferencing:
Like the browser-based Avaya one-X® Portal for IP Office, BCM R6.0 introduces a portal for BCM Meet Me Conferencing that visualizes the participants in a conference and provides a real-time log of events on their conference bridge
General Availability: 15 September 2010
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Where did you gather the info for this article? I am having trouble finding a bulletin listing the updates to BCM 6.0
thank you.
Chris, On 15 September 2010, Business Communications Manager (BCM) Release 6.0 became Generally Available. This release includes, among others, several UC enhancements and marks the advent of the newly branded BCM.
Coincident with the GA of BCM R6.0, Avaya is announcing End of Sale of BCM Release 5.0.
If you can let me know what information you are looking for, I can provide further details. Or if you are an Avaya partner (which it appears you are) you can access the 6.0 information via their partner portal.
Thanks Chris!