CME 8.1 is scheduled to be released on July 31st, 2010 with IOS 15.1.2(T)

CME 8.1 is scheduled to be released on July 31st, 2010 with IOS 15.1.2(T)

New Features will include . . .

• Security Capabilities Improved toll-fraud prevention enhancements
• Video Support for video telephony on Cisco® Unified IP Phone 6921, 6941, and 6961 endpoints
•  System Functions Localization enhancements with 4 new languages
  Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian, Arabic Localization 
• support for 7937 IP Phones Localization of mobility service

Remember Cisco Usually releases new CME versions for the ISR Routers first with follow on support for the UC500 series several months later.

CME 8.0 is now available with IOS 15.1.1T On the ISR and UC500 Platform

CME 8.0 provides new features such as allowing multiple music-on-hold (MOH) streams to be sourced from router flash.  It also provides support for new low cost 6900 series IP phones. CME 8.0 also provides a new Unified Communications Express Services Interface application programming interface (API) that facilitates development of computer telephony integration between Cisco Unified CME and third party applications to enable call monitoring, call control, and call provisioning with any Cisco Unified CME Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP) endpoint.

CME 8.0 Data Sheet -  http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/voicesw/ps6788/vcallcon/ps4625/data_sheet_c78-567246.html