Overview
Thoughtfully designed, Bria 5 is a dynamic, next generation softphone application that enables you to manage your communications easily and efficiently – all from your desktop computer. Bria can replace or complement your desk phone, allowing you to make voice and video calls over IP, see when contacts are available, send messages and transfer files. Bria for desktop can further be enhanced with custom branding and feature options for large-scale (200+ seat) deployments.
- Boost productivity with Microsoft® Office integration on Bria for Windows, allowing you to make voice and video see if your contacts are available and send messages all within Outlook.
- 1080p HD video calling using H.264 and VP8 codecs for crisper and clearer images.
- New to 5.4: Support for macOS 10.14 (Mojave).
- Call History interface and feature enhancements to help streamline and promote efficiencies.
- Calls are now grouped by name and caller ID. Groups are collapsed by default, and can be expanded to view more detailed call history information.
- Manage call recordings directly from History - see which calls have recordings, play and delete recordings as well.
- Additional filtering categories - not only can you filter for missed calls, you can now find calls with recordings, and filter by date. If you have more than one SIP account, you can filter based on the SIP account used to place a call.
- Export call history to a .csv file for for potential reporting purposes.
Built on SIP and open standards, Bria has proven interoperability with many of the industry's standard platforms and devices, including Asterisk, Cisco, It also includes features specifically designed for business and enterprise users, and can be deployed within an enterprise environment either by manual configuration or by using the Provisioning Module of CounterPath's Stretto Platform.
Features
Bria for Windows is available in the following ten languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Chinese (Mandarin), Dutch, Japanese and Russian.
Bria for Mac is available in six languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian and Japanese.
Voice and Video Calling
Make HD voice and conference calls using G.722, SILK HD and Opus VBR (variable bit rate) voice codecs (among many others)
View, send and receive ultra high-definition HD video up to 1080p using H.264 and VP8 codecs
Detachable, full screen video window
Standard telephony features include single click to call, speakerphone, mute, 3 way calls, and ability to transfer, forward and hold calls
Call recording
Comprehensive Call History with grouping, recording mangement, filtering and exporting, all from the History panel
Set display and sound alerts for incoming calls
Hide your ID for calls
Employ "Do Not Disturb" function for audio and video calls
Missed calls indicator
Support for voicemail with Message Waiting Indicator (MWI)
Instant Messaging (IM)
SIP SIMPLE and XMPP support
Send instant messages to from your contact list when you see they are online
Start a single or group chat from the Messages window
Control Pop-up notification and sound alerts for incoming IMs
Employ "Do Not Disturb" function for blocking incoming Instant Messages
Company chat rooms of persistent meeting rooms that users can join or be added to
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Presence
Set your presence status so team members know how and when to get a hold of you best
Receive or block notification alerts for contacts' presence status updates
Establish unique privacy rules for your presence status for individual contacts
Enhanced Contact Management
Manage, sort and filter contacts with support for contact avatars
Synchronize your contacts with Microsoft Outlook® personal address book (Windows only) or Mac Address Book (Mac only)
Create groups for contacts with the ability to place one contact in several groups
Set a default contact method for each contact
Add a contact during a call
Search contacts by name, number, email address or Jabber id (jid)
Optimized Interface
Focused around your address book, Bria's contact-centric interface gives you more ways to make, receive and manage your calls and IMs
Navigate contacts, favorites, call history and dial pad with just a click of your mouse
Scale Bria to different sizes to maximize space on your desktop
Microsoft Office Integrations (Windows only)
Support for both Microsoft Office 2013 and 2016
Place an audio or a video call, send an IM, and see presence information directly from the mini-contact card that appears when you hover over a contact
Advanced Interoperability and Configuration
Open standards based
Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) based signaling for all interactive media sessions
Multiple account integration including local or company directories (LDAP/Active Directory), Microsoft Outlook®, and XMPP (up to 10 accounts)
High compression codec support
Support leading USB and Bluetooth device manufacturers such as Plantronics, Jabra, Sennheiser and Logitech. For a list of all supported devices please visit: www.counterpath.com/interoperable-products.html
Security and Network Traversal
Secure communications across voice, video and messaging
Over the last decade, CounterPath has earned the trust of Fortune 500, Governments, Health providers and small businesses alike to help in securing their calls and protecting their server info regardless of device, network or location.
Advanced security with signaling and media encryption via TLS and SRTP
Firewall traversal and compliance with the latest standards (ICE, STUN, & TURN)
Secure connection to provisioning, messaging/presence servers