The TechNet Australia Blog : catalinahttp://blogs.technet.com/itproaustralia/archive/tags/catalina/default.aspxTags: catalinaen-AUCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)Office Communicator Beta 3 and the "Catalina" Devicehttp://blogs.technet.com/itproaustralia/archive/2007/07/13/office-communicator-beta-3-and-the-catalina-device.aspxFri, 13 Jul 2007 02:58:00 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:1510965Deeps101http://blogs.technet.com/itproaustralia/comments/1510965.aspxhttp://blogs.technet.com/itproaustralia/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1510965I got an email from our IT department informing me that Im on the Office Communications Server <A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/uc/default.mspx" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/uc/default.mspx">Unified Communications</A> telephony platform (try saying that 5 times in a row).&nbsp; I picked up my device and noticed two things,&nbsp;no RJ11 and no keypad!&nbsp; After plugging it in via USB&nbsp;and installing&nbsp;<A class="" href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/communicator/FX101729051033.aspx" mce_href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/communicator/FX101729051033.aspx">Office Communicator</A> Beta 3 I was ready to make calls.&nbsp; To make a call all I have to do and enter the number into communicator.&nbsp; I can also right click a contact and call them from within Communicator. The device has speakerphone functionality and the ability to plug in a headset.&nbsp;&nbsp;I was on a conference call in the morning to Redmond and the call quality was really good.&nbsp; Would I go back to my landline?&nbsp; nope.<BR><BR><IMG class=reflect height=375 alt="" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1414/793072540_e02fdb7a9a.jpg?v=0" width=500 onload=show_notes_initially();><BR>The "Catalina" device with the Channel 9 guy and&nbsp;Master Chief.<BR><BR><IMG class=reflect height=375 alt="" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1197/792196217_4cca5d1bf8.jpg?v=0" width=500 onload=show_notes_initially();><BR>Close up, have no idea why the light is red?<BR><BR><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1510965" width="1" height="1">unified communicationscatalina