Smart Office Clients for Enterprise

Unified Communication Clients

Ribbon's Smart Office UC clients are intuitive communication tools for delivering voice, video, IM, presence and collaboration capabilities on both desktop and mobile devices. Use Smart Office as a primary communication client or pair it with a traditional business phone. Users gain a common experience across PC, Mac, iOS and Android or a web browser; and Smart office can be deployed from an enterprise's own network or acquired as a service from the Kandy Business Solutions cloud.

Smart Office is more than another attractive UC client because it’s built on a new generation of technology that reduces the cost and complexity of UC deployments. Using a combination of WebRTC and client containers, Ribbon has created its own patent-pending technology -- called Omni. Omni clients are centrally managed, like a web page and browser-based client, but don’t sacrifice the rich functionality of a traditional client. Service providers and enterprise resellers can make changes to the client UI and see the results in just seconds, across multiple devices, without deploying a new client to every user. That means fewer calls for support and helps assure users have the latest and best experience.

Custom Colors and Tabs

Deploying Smart Office clients with Kandy Business Solutions unlocks an entirely new set of capabilities.  Organizations can use the Kandy Business Portal to instantly customize the client colors to match their brand. More importantly, they can add custom tabs (buttons) that launch web services so the client is instantly tailored to the needs of their business to their users. Web pages can open in the client or on a separate web page. Add simple links such as help desk or company news or add critical business applications. There’s no need for systems integration specialists or complicated plug-ins – simply enter the web page. It’s even possible to pass conversation-specific information (caller ID, name, etc.) to other business applications, such as a CRM app. Smart Office users can be more responsive to their customers and get more done.

Reduce the Cost and Complexity of UC Client Deployments

  1. Reduce training costs - one UC experience across Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and Web
  2. Reduce support staff costs by reducing upgrade cycles
  3. Improve user satisfaction - assure that all users have the latest client experience
  4. Increase productivity - custom tabs integrate business processes
  5. Eliminate expenses from 3rd party video conferencing and screen sharing

Smart Office Collaboration Rooms

More efficient communications expedite collaboration and decision making. Oversubscribed knowledge worker needs a higher level of engagement so they stay focused and get more done, in less time. Why be burdened with the complexity of a separate collaboration app with yet another address book and login? Smart Office Collaboration starts instantly and is a logical extension of the user's UC client (use a client or web browser). Each user has their own personal collaboration room with credentials that don't change so if a meeting moves by 30 minutes the meeting invitation doesn't change. Use a full client or invite guests with a web browser, anyone can connect and participate - in the office or from the road. Meet with one person or use Outlook to invite dozens of participants. Once connected, participants can hear and see each other in full HD, use group chat for sidebar discussions and of course, share screens or content. Smart Office tools enable users to connect, collaborate and make decisions so they can move on to the next task.

Powerful Moderator Controls

To be productive collaboration users need to stay focused on the task at hand. Seeing body language and non-verbal cues offers tremendous benefits over a traditional audio-only conference call but that doesn't mean participants can't get distracted. Thankfully, Smart Office gives moderator's powerful tools to manage their Collaboration Room including:

  • Mute Audio - per person, all participants (with personal override) and all participants
  • Mute Video - per person, all participants (with personal override) and all participants
  • Remove participant
  • PIN option for restricted access
  • Lock conference (to preclude new attendees)

With Smart Office, the moderator has the power to keep their meeting focused and productive.

Better Collaboration Experience

  • High-quality video conferencing delivered to any device with a web browser
  • Better experiences across low bandwidth links – leverages Scalable Video Codec (SVC) technology
  • No telepresence room required – choose from popular microphone and speaker devices to create a dedicated room experience
  • Choose screen share only or full collaboration deployment 

Part of a Complete Ribbon Solution

Ribbon's next generation of Smart Office UC clients integrate with multiple Ribbon solutions including GENCom clients, the Ribbon Application Server and Kandy Business Solutions Cloud UC as well as interoperate with industry-standard SIP devices.

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