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Cisco 8961
Cisco® Unified Communications Solutions enable collaboration so that organizations can quickly adapt to market changes while increasing productivity, improving competitive advantage through speed and innovation, and delivering a rich-media experience across any workspace, securely and with optimal quality. The Cisco® Unified IP Phone 8961 is an advanced professional media endpoint that delivers an enhanced user experience with an easy-to-use and eco-friendly ergonomic design. Highlights of the portfolio include introduction of higher-resolution (VGA) color displays, a USB port, Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, and High-definition (HD) voice support, enabling a more productive user experience for multimedia application engagement. Application support includes XML and MIDlet-enabled applications. The Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961 is an ideal solution for knowledge professionals, administrative managers, and executives.
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Ergonomic design
The phone offers a highly usable and intuitive arrangement of lines, features, and calls. Transfer, Conference and Hold appear on hard keys to reduce the number of presented softkeys to a maximum of 4 per call state.

Customization
You can order this model in Arctic White or Charcoal Gray. Handsets are available internationally as slimline (140g) or standard (170g); you can mix and match them with other users within your work environment to enable a feeling of customization and ownership among your group.

Display
The phone offers a VGA resolution display for presentation for calling and applications; a 5-inch (10-cm) graphical TFT color display; 24-bit color depth; and 640 x 480 effective pixel resolution with backlighting. The display also supports localization requiring double-byte Unicode encoding for fonts.

Ethernet
An internal 2-port Cisco Ethernet switch allows for a direct connection to a 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet network through an RJ-45 interface with single LAN connectivity for both the phone and a co-located PC. The system administrator can designate separate VLANs (802.1Q) for the PC and phone, providing improved security and reliability of voice and data traffic.

USB
A USB port accelerates the usability of call handling and applications by enabling accessories such as the Cisco Unified IP Phone Color Key Expansion Module and wired headsets.

Five programmable line/feature keys and five call session keys
The IP Phone 8961 offers five programmable line/feature keys and also provides 5 call session keys with the convenience of multiple appearances per line. This enables administrative staff to handle all activities of many sessions at the same time. Up to a maximum of 200 concurrent calls can be handled by the IP Phone 8961.

Buttons
The phone has the following buttons:

5 programmable feature buttons with state-indicating LEDs
5 call-session buttons with state-indicating LEDs
Applications, Directories, and Voicemail
Conference, Transfer, and Hold
Volume Up/Down,
Back-lit Mute, Speakerphone, and Headset
Back, End Call, and 5-Way Navigation Pad

Accessories

IP Color Key Expansion Module
Available separately, the IP Color Key Expansion Module enables advanced use of lines, speed dials, and features, providing 36 additional line/feature keys per module. One IP Color Key Expansion Module is supported on the IP Phone 8961.

Headset support
RJ-9 and USB wired headsets are supported.

Firmware

New user experience
The phone offers advanced organization of lines, speed dials, and programmable features separate from call appearances. It is ideal for those who make a few calls per day, and better for those who handle dozens of calls per hour.

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) signaling
SIP interoperation with the call-control and partner applications enables a rich unified communications solution.

Application support
XML and MIDlet-enabled applications are provided by Cisco's application development partners or customers’ own development staff.