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Poly room solutions for Microsoft Teams
Poly has unveiled a new se- ries of Poly Room Solutions for Microsoft Teams Rooms – Poly G10-T, G40-T and G80-T. These solutions include audio and video tools that deliver su- perior meeting experiences for users on Microsoft Teams, and gives IT managers the ability to easily scale for meeting rooms of all sizes. Teams
usage continues to
skyrocket with more than 75 million daily active users, fur- ther deepening the need for consistent cloud collabora- tion experiences across devic- es. With the rapidly changing work environments expanding into the home and across dif- fering room setups, users, IT managers and administrators need flexible, hybrid devices. Poly Room Solution for Teams Rooms provides customisable room tools that enable seam- less virtual collaboration expe- riences with little to no-touch control. They join the previ- ously announced Poly Studio X family that will also offer native Teams video experiences. “As more and more users rec- ognise the value of video-based collaboration while working from anywhere, they will need to stay connected and produc- tive with tools that integrate easily with cloud collaboration
Rooms offers the latest tools to deliver best-in-class audio and video experiences from auto- matic group framing to speaker tracking technologies, turning even passive meetings into powerful communication expe- riences. Poly Room Solution for Teams Rooms not only delivers the premium Poly audio and video for Teams, but also pro- vides a clutter-free experience from start to finish with simple installation and maintenance in any size room. The lack of messy cords means that not only is it simple to set-up and use but ensures that the focus remains on collaboration and output, not on tangled wires. Poly Room Solution for Teams Rooms is just the latest in Teams Rooms technology from Poly. Poly has been working alongside Microsoft for over 15 years and now has the most certified
headset and speak-
erphone devices for Teams available, including: Trio C60, Calisto 5300, Calisto 5200, Calisto 3200, Voyager 4200 Office and UC Series, Voyager 5200 Office and UC Series, Voyager 6200 UC, Voyager 8200 UC, Blackwire 3300 and 5200 Series, and most recent- ly, Blackwire 8225.
“Customers look to Poly and Microsoft to deliver a seam-
ClickShare Conference - timely for the hybrid workplace
The workplace has undergone massive changes and the key socio-economic trends have only
accelerated with the
COVID-19 pandemic. A whole workforce is moving into the era of hybrid working, and for most of us the laptop has be- come the prime window to the world for communicating and conferencing. This dynam-
and many more). Remote work- ing was already on the rise and the new ClickShare technology enables a truly flexible way of working.
Customer needs
AV industry professionals, part- ners and consultants unani- mously loved the new product
Conference takes a lot of these concerns away.
It is a real
Bring Your Own Meeting solu- tion that will provide users the comfort, as people return to the office, of using their own device to drive the meeting." Gerald Schleicher, Team Smart Workspaces at Daimler AG, adds: “For us, ClickShare Conference is a consistent
Lockdowns and quarantines have forced employees world- wide to work, meet and col- laborate from home with tech- nology as vital link between them. Today, organizations are embracing a more hybrid ap- proach to remote and in-office working. As IT departments are looking to equip the workplace with
flexible and productive
ClickShare Conference brought a revolutionary solution to respond to the increasing need for BYOM (Bring Your Own Meeting) in the workplace.
ic, often described as BYOM (Bring Your Own Meeting), is exactly why customers love us- ing ClickShare Conference in their meeting rooms to run all their Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Webex and other calls. ClickShare Conference brought a revolutionary solu- tion to respond to the increas- ing need for BYOM (Bring Your Own Meeting) in the workplace. With BYOM you walk into any meeting room, plug in the Con- ferencing
Button
Poly Room Solution for Teams Rooms will begin shipping upon Micro- soft Teams certification, in the coming months to select regions.
platforms like Teams,” said Tim Root, vice president and gener- al manager, room collaboration, Poly. “Poly Room Solutions for Microsoft Teams Rooms are de- signed to make meetings feel natural and effortless with the highest quality in audio and video, so all participants feel like a true part of the conversa- tion. Poly partnered with Leno- vo’s ThinkSmart team to deliver an enterprise-class compute appliance, built on Intel vPro technology, to provide a secure, reliable platform for our Poly Room Solution for Teams.” “Lenovo is excited to join forces with Poly to deliver Poly Room Solution for Microsoft Teams, featuring ThinkSmart Edition Tiny,” said Joseph Min- gori, general manager, Lenovo Smart Office Business. “This offering allows us to deliver a joint solution designed to meet our shared customers collabo- ration space needs.”
As many enterprise and SMB customers prepare to deploy their organisation to Teams, Poly Room Solution for Teams
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less collaboration experience across collaboration, calling and meetings,” said Ilya Buk- shteyn,
partner director for
Microsoft Teams devices, Mi- crosoft. “Poly brings our joint customers a broad portfolio of devices, all delivering a con- sistent
Microsoft Teams user experience, and enabling those users to collaborate and com- municate easily, quickly, and seamlessly wherever they are working.” Poly’s
Room Solution for
Teams Rooms comes in a vari- ety of different configurations and can comfortably equip small to large rooms, depending on individual need. Poly Room Solution for Teams Rooms will begin shipping upon Microsoft Teams certification, in the com- ing months to select regions. For more information, please visit:
https://www.poly.com/us/ en/solutions/platform/micro- soft/teams-rooms
and easily
host a video conference from your own device. Within sec- onds you benefit from the AV setup of the room you are in. Of course, using your preferred conferencing solution (e.g. Mi- crosoft Teams, Webex, Zoom
range designed to bring flexi- bility and productivity for wire- less conferencing in any type of meeting room. Sam Taylor, EVP at Almo Pro AV, says: “Barco’s Clickshare Conference is to me the most revolutionary technology to come to market, since the launch of the original ClickShare seven years ago. It changes the paradigm of UC from BYOD to BYOM which no other solution out there can compare to.”
Simon Kitson, General Man- ager Maverick Europe, quotes: “Platform is the number one decision users tend to make before investing in VC / UC technology but, as 62% of or- ganisations use 3 or more dif- ferent platforms, ClickShare
further development to the previous ClickShare solutions. The topic of BYOM as well as the simplification of meeting room installations,
is becom-
ing increasingly important, and ClickShare Conference came on the market at just the right time. The possibility to use the meeting room technology, with the communication solutions available on your own comput- er, is a great added value. In addition, the central manage- ment is becoming more and more of a focus for us.”
Hybrid meetings
Today, the importance of con- necting people remotely has never been more relevant.
solutions to merge physical and virtual worlds, the benefits of ClickShare Conference in the hybrid meeting room are clear. Enhancing the intuitive meet- ing experience for both in-room and remote users, enabling easy collaboration and content sharing, and all of this secure- ly. Users can now use their own devices and preferred solutions - the ones they were working with from home - for immer- sive, wireless videoconferenc- ing in the office. Neil Smith, Director, IT Busi- ness Partnership & Planning – Digital Guest Experience at Marriott International, says: “The CX-20 unit has worked flawlessly for us. I’ve spent the last 3 weeks with it work- ing from home, holding calls and video conferences with the Logitech Meetup connected to ClickShare Conference. It has been so convenient and easy to use. Can’t wait to get this into our hotel spaces and see our guests take to it!”
Roy Salfarlie, Head of AV Ser- vices at Arup, a multination- al
professional services firm
for challenging architectural design and engineering, com- ments: “Arup needs a flexible solution that allows our people to connect from anywhere, at any time, and from any device. We have staff working out of 92 offices in 35 countries, so we are reliant on the best tech- nologies to bring our workforce together. A glitch-free, flexible experience is key as working while on the move is a large part of what we do.”
Vivitek expands Ultra Short Projector range
Vivitek has added two 1080p projectors to its successful Ul- tra Short Throw (UST) range. Both models - the DH772UST and DH773USTi – are said to be ideal for the budget-con- scious education sector. They offer the choice of the latest in interactive technology and support for 4K with an excep- tionally high ROI. This makes them a practical and cost-ef- fective alternative to flat panels in environments where a big- ger screen size - like 100” - is more suitable for covering the viewing distance
For interactive collaboration and in-class learning, the DH773USTi comes with built- in interactivity support for mul- tiple users thanks to two pens or an optional Finger Touch Unit with 10 touchpoints. For further convenience, the inter- active pen can be used like a
computer mouse without the complications
of installing a
driver (HD driver-free). Designed with the future in mind, both models support 4K
(3840 x 2160) video, ensuring image clarity and crispness for all viewers wherever they’re seated in the classroom. Fur- thermore, thanks to an upgrad-
ed laser module, the projec- tors are capable of delivering class-leading performance in all ambient light environments. They are perfectly suited to
The DH772UST and DH773USTi are available immediately for summer installation and offer a five year warranty. List price for the DH772UST is £1,135 ex VAT, and £1,310 ex VAT for the DH773USTi.
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