Office Communicator Beta 3 and the "Catalina" Device

I got an email from our IT department informing me that Im on the Office Communications Server Unified Communications telephony platform (try saying that 5 times in a row).  I picked up my device and noticed two things, no RJ11 and no keypad!  After plugging it in via USB and installing Office Communicator Beta 3 I was ready to make calls.  To make a call all I have to do and enter the number into communicator.  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.  I was on a conference call in the morning to Redmond and the call quality was really good.  Would I go back to my landline?  nope.


The "Catalina" device with the Channel 9 guy and Master Chief.


Close up, have no idea why the light is red?