- New innovations help organizations achieve a seamless hybrid
work experience, including an industry-first partnership with
Microsoft that runs Microsoft Teams natively on Cisco collaboration
devices expected for certification in March
2023
- The new Cisco Table Microphone Pro introduces spatial audio and
sophisticated noise cancellation to enable remarkably
distraction-free, elevated sound in hybrid meetings
- New interoperability with third-party audio systems ensures
frictionless collaboration across customers' preferred audio
devices
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JOSE, Calif., Jan. 31,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at Integrated Systems
Europe (ISE) 2023, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) showcased its new range of
collaboration devices for Microsoft Teams and unveiled the new
Cisco Table Microphone Pro, a digital and multi-directional table
microphone for hybrid workspaces, along with audio interoperability
advancements. The innovations meet the needs of hybrid workers,
delivering more inclusivity and choice for meetings, while
improving the manageability, configuration, and security required
by IT.
"The future of work is now and it's hybrid, which requires a
truly exceptional and inclusive experience that's not confined by
location, device, or meeting platform," said Jeetu Patel, EVP and GM, Security &
Collaboration, Cisco. "Cisco is bringing true audio intelligence to
its best-in-class devices and software with interoperability,
flexibility, and security."
Optimized workspaces with Cisco devices certified for
Microsoft Teams
Customers deserve more choice in how they
do hybrid work, which is why Cisco and Microsoft partnered to
bring more choice, flexibility, and capabilities to customers. The
industry-first solution is available in beta now for
enterprise customers and partners, and expected to be certified and
available for Cisco Board Pro, Room Bar, and Room Kit Pro in
March 2023. It will deliver
immersive, intelligent, and inclusive meetings experiences to
Microsoft Teams customers, leveraging Cisco's experience in
designing award-winning, reliable, and secure video collaboration
systems.
Cisco is the first vendor to offer devices with Microsoft Teams
Rooms as the default experience with support to join Webex meetings
with all the features and functionality customers enjoy today –
without rebooting or reconfiguration by IT. Powered by the RoomOS
and Microsoft Teams Rooms platform, mutual Cisco and Microsoft
customers will benefit from the option to run fully-featured
Microsoft Teams and Webex meetings natively on their Cisco devices,
while leveraging advanced device management and analytics in
Control Hub.
Cisco offers a comprehensive lineup of purpose-built video
devices for all workspaces and collaboration scenarios.
Additionally, the company offers a rich set of camera and audio
intelligence capabilities available in the market today. Cisco
collaboration devices to be certified for Microsoft Teams will
include the Cisco Board Pro 55 and 75, Cisco Room Bar, Cisco Room
Kit Pro, Cisco Room Kit EQ, Cisco Room Navigator, and Cisco Desk
Pro, alongside remote work peripherals such as the Cisco Desk
Camera 4K, the Cisco Headset 320 and
the Headset 720.
New Cisco Table Microphone Pro
An optimal meeting
experience means all participants must be heard equally regardless
of distance from a meeting device or background noise. Unlike
standard microphones, the new Cisco Table Microphone Pro is
multi-directional and achieves precisely this. Harnessing advanced
audio intelligence capabilities, the microphone only picks up
in-room participants' voices with high precision using four
built-in microphone elements and offers advanced noise cancellation
for a variety of workspaces – from huddle rooms to large conference
rooms and custom AV deployments. Benefits of the Cisco Table
Microphone Pro include:
- Supreme audio quality for users: Sophisticated AI
technology and multi-directional architecture help intelligently
capture voices in meeting rooms and enables a spatial, true-to-life
audio experience for remote meeting attendees. The microphone
features a noise-cancelling hardware architecture and advanced
audio processing while working seamlessly together with Cisco's
industry-leading noise removal to enable remarkably
distraction-free, elevated sound in hybrid meetings.
- Easy deployment and unified monitoring for IT: Powered
by Ethernet connectivity, the Cisco Table Microphone Pro is simple
to set up and scale, with a plug-and-play experience into Cisco
video devices, such as the new Cisco Room Kit EQ or the Room Kit
Pro. The microphone can be configured, customized, and monitored in
Control Hub for effortless, centralized cloud management
alongside other Cisco collaboration devices.
- Enhanced security: End-to-end encryption ensures
security without the risk of exposing sensitive, confidential, or
regulated interactions to the network.
Enhanced Audio Interoperability
Cisco works alongside
an ever-growing ecosystem of hardware solution providers to ensure
its collaboration devices work seamlessly with third-party
offerings and peripherals. Doing so puts choice in the hands of
customers – to work on their terms.
Cisco is extending its video and device interoperability to
enable frictionless, IP-based integration with third-party audio
systems. This innovation brings robust support for the AES67
standard for reliable, low-latency audio interoperability, offering
customers a cost-optimized and flexible integration with Cisco
collaboration bars, room kits, and integrated room systems. Audio
equipment manufacturer Shure is the first partner Cisco is
supporting with seamless integration into the company's
microphones, including the MXA920 Ceiling Array or MXA710 Linear
Array.
"The new generation of IP-based audio interoperability between
Cisco and Shure provides flexibility and seamless collaboration to
future-proof video conferencing environments and provide end users
with world-class audio experiences," said Brian Woodland, Vice President of Global
Business Development at Shure. "Customers invested in the Shure
Microflex Ecosystem can leverage easy manageability, pristine
quality, and plug-and-play compatibility with industry-leading
Cisco video collaboration endpoints."
This Cisco Table Microphone Pro is generally available today for
customers using the Cisco Room Kit EQ, Cisco Room Kit Pro, and
Cisco Room Panorama. Additionally, it will support Cisco Room
and Board Devices which are expected for certification for
Microsoft Teams Rooms in March
2023.
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About Webex by Cisco
Webex is a leading provider
of cloud-based collaboration solutions which includes video
meetings, calling, messaging, events, polling, asynchronous video
and customer experience solutions like contact center and
purpose-built collaboration devices. Webex's focus on delivering
inclusive collaboration experiences fuels our innovation, which
leverages AI and Machine Learning, to remove the barriers of
geography, language, personality and familiarity with technology.
Its solutions are underpinned with security and privacy by design.
Webex works with the world's leading business and productivity apps
– delivered through a single application and interface. Learn more
at webex.com.
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