# What's New in This Release

## Release 8.1

Also see: List of topics that have been changed/added for Release 8.1.

- Technology Alignment for NuPoint UM Release 8.1:

Product Type | Product Name | Version Supported | Notes
Call Control servers | MiVoice MX-ONE | 6.0 SP2 |
MiVoice Business | 6.0 SP3 (12.0.3.24), 7.0, 7.1 and 7.2 | If your MiVoice Business has software that is older than R6.0 SP3 (12.0.3.24), you must upgrade it to a later software release prior to installing R8.1 on NuPoint UM.
Email servers for Advanced UM | MS Exchange Server | 2010 SP3 and 2013 CU11 | MS Exchange can be used with the following NuPoint features: Advanced UM with IMAP Advanced UM with MAPI
Google Mail (GMail) | N/A (web-based) | GMail and Office 365 can be used with the following NuPoint feature: Advanced UM with IMAP
Office 365 | N/A (web-based)
Email clients for Advanced UM | MS Outlook | 2010 and 2013 SP1 |
Operating Systems | MS Windows | 7.0, 8.0, 8.1 and 10 | MS Windows supports the following NuPoint functions: Web Console (in browser) Web View (in browser) Outlook Client Plugin (OCP) Fax Printer See note regarding W10, below.
Apple OS X | 10.9.x | Apple OS X supports the following NuPoint functions: Web View (in browser)
MAPI Gateway servers | MS Windows | 8 Professional (64-bit) 10 (64-bit) Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) Server 2012 R2 (64-bit) |
Web Browers | Microsoft Edge | 21 | The web browsers can be used with the NuPoint interfaces: Web Console Web View
Internet Explorer | 9, 10 and 11
Mozilla Firefox | 41 and higher
Google Chrome | 46 and higher
Apple Safari | 9 and higher
Active Directory Snap-in application and server | MS Active Directory Services (data source) | 2008 R2 and 2012 R2 | The Active Directory Snap-In is used with the Speech Auto Attendant feature.
MS Exchange Server | 2010, 2013 with CAS
Presence application and server | MS Active Directory Service (data source) | 2008 | Presence is used with the Speech Auto Attendant feature.
MS Live Communication Server (LCS) | 2005 SP2
MS Office Communications Server (OCS) | 2007
Virtualization platforms | VMware vSphere | For details concerning the currently supported software application versions, see the Virtual Appliance Deployment Solutions Guide available at Mitel Online.
Microsoft Hyper-V

- Call Director enhancement: When users add a Caller ID Filter to a call flow, they can program up to twenty numbers to be filtered.

- Virtualization Features:

- After you upgrade NuPoint UM software on a VMware platform, the system will automatically restore the database and licensed software blades. Previously, these steps step had to be performed manually.

- For details concerning VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V version support, software and hardware requirements, supported features and configurations, and installation and upgrade instructions, refer to the Mitel Virtual Appliance Deployment Guide on Mitel Online.

- Deprecated Feature: Effective Release 8.1, Lotus Notes and Lotus Domino are no longer supported by NuPoint UM as part of Advanced UM implementations.

Note: By default, Windows 10 uses white window title bars, which may be difficult to read in some NuPoint applications. To specify a new color for your title bars, access Settings > Personalization > Colors, select a color other than white, and click the Show color on Start, taskbar, action center, and title bar option. For more information, search the web for the following topic: "How to Get Colored Window Title Bars on Windows 10."