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The demise of the desktop


The once commonplace desk- top PC has been relegated to Britain’s dusty workplace store room, joining relics such as the fax machine and the landline phone, while the retail sector adopts tablets and smart de- vices at breakneck speed and ahead of other business sec- tors. The survey


of 1,013 British


adults carried out by gadgets and technology e-tailer, Lap- topsDirect.co.uk, found that just 42% of UK workers now use a desktop computer in the office. In fact, 26% of Brits in the workplace expect to have a laptop upgrade before the year is out, with a fifth of workers believing desktop PCs make to- day’s offices look dated and out of touch.


Instead, 38% of workers use laptops and 22% even use tab- lets.


The industries where the desktop has died the biggest death are retail (20%), hospi- tality and leisure (16%), mar- keting and creative (12%), con- struction (9%) and professional services (5%).


84% of workers who use a laptop report an increase in workplace productivity, saying they get more work done as a result of having a more flexible device. Furthermore, 77% of those surveyed believe desk- top PCs can actually date an office’s look, which could ‘turn off’ potential new business cli- ents.


Mark Kelly, marketing manag- er at LaptopsDirect.co.uk, said: “More and more we’re hearing from our business customers that not only do clients expect workers to be able to work on the go, but increasingly the generation Z and millennial aged workforces climbing to- day’s career ladder expect a degree of flex on working hours and patterns. Which requires devices that enable them to work remotely or on the move.” “Combined with the find- ings that workers feel more productive in the office, and more motivated to do their best work, when upgraded to a lap- top or tech gadget, it really is a no-brainer to picture what offices today should comprise of. It feels like the desktop PCs has had its day. They don’t lend well to the open-plan, flexible working offices of today, or the need for businesses to respond to today’s fast pace of working and ‘always on’ approach to business.”


Nureva HDL300 recommended for Zoom Rooms


Nureva has announced that its HDL300 audio conferencing system has been des- ignated by Zoom Video Communications, Inc. as a recommended audio solution for medium to large Zoom Rooms. The ad- dition of the HDL300 system gives Zoom customers an advanced, cost-effective microphone-speaker with thousands of vir- tual microphones for true full-room pickup. Simple


installation, autocalibration and plug-and-play connectivity make the sys- tem an easy add-on to other recommended


components and technologies in the room. The addition of the HDL300 system to


Zoom’s recommended hardware list is part of Nureva’s ongoing initiative to de- liver a seamless collaboration experience to its customers through third-party inte- grations, plugins, certifications, APIs and more. Visitors to ISE 2019 in Amsterdam this February can receive a live demo of the HDL300 audio conferencing system on Nureva’s stand 11-B180.


“The Nureva HDL300 system has a re- markable ability to pick up the voices of


meeting participants wherever they are in the room,” said Chris DeNovellis, Zoom’s partnerships development manager. “Com- bined with ease of integration with other room components and technologies, we see it as an exciting addition to our line-up of recommended hardware for Zoom custom- ers.”


“After one of our Zoom Rooms clients installed the HDL300 system enterprise wide, trouble tickets for poor audio pickup went down by 99 percent,” said Ryan Pinke, founder of Video Conference Gear, an autho-


rized Nureva and Zoom Rooms reseller. “The HDL300 system is an excellent alternative to costly and complex audio systems, and clients are becoming a believer after the first call.” “We are delighted that Zoom has added the HDL300 system as a recommended product for one of their Zoom Rooms,” says Nancy Knowlton, Nureva’s CEO. “We’re excit- ed to see the response from Zoom customers to a new and innovative audio-conferencing option for their spaces.”


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