Smart Conferencing Systems for the Hybrid Workspace
Discover a New Way to Work
We love retro décor, retro movies, and music. But retro office technology? Not so much.
The modern workplace is an all-new experience. Some of your staff may work remotely while others are in the office. More than ever, you’ll find teams are communicating with clients, customers, and other branches virtually.
In this new hybrid landscape, many businesses are struggling to figure out how to bridge the gap between in-person and virtual collaboration. Should everyone join a virtual meeting from their personal laptop? But then again, doesn’t that negate the purpose of returning to the office? It’s confusing for everyone!
Luckily, technology solutions like Crestron Flex and Biamp make it easier than ever to switch between in-house and virtual collaboration. Read on to see how it could benefit your Iowa City, IA business!
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Crestron Flex: One Platform to Integrate It All
Crestron is an automation system that unifies and controls home and business technology. Its conferencing platform, Crestron Flex, works similarly for home and commercial offices. It syncs systems like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and more across screens, consoles, speakers, and microphones.
With Crestron Flex, your team can join video conferences, share content, schedule meetings, manage room technology, and more—all from the same system.
So, whether your workplace uses Apple or Windows devices, Teams or Zooms, Crestron Flex gets its name for flexibility on any platform, in any room.
Conferencing Features to Incorporate
Tabletop Devices
Is everyone at the conferencing table and ready to join a meeting? With Crestron’s tabletop device, all you need to do is to tap the screen, and your room’s display, microphones, and speakers instantly connect to the meeting on the calendar. Crestron’s phone systems also include an HD touchscreen that lets users quickly swipe through calendars and contacts.
Wireless Sharing
Say goodbye to incompatible cables with wireless presentation sharing. Crestron’s wireless sharing product, AirMedia, allows users to seamlessly switch between presenters, sharing content from phones, laptops, other USB-C devices. Presenters can connect to the Crestron system through the AirMedia network or AirMedia Connect Adaptor.
Biamp is another big name in the conferencing industry, and its Modena Hub offers wireless sharing that lets team members bring their own devices to meetings. The Modena Server supports up to seven collaboration spaces, allowing wireless sharing from room to room. The server can work as a management system for other products in the Modena family, but Biamp’s solutions can also be integrated into the Crestron system.
Beam-Tracking Microphones
A common issue with conference room calls is that on the other line, they can’t understand what your team is saying! But with a superior microphone and acoustic treatments on the wall, you’ll ensure everyone’s input is heard without echo and clashing voices.
Biamp’s Devio microphones include acoustic echo cancellation and three 120-degree listening zones, so folks won’t need to cluster over the console to get a word in. Devio microphones intelligently mix conversations around the table and can be mounted flush to the ceiling for a small visual footprint.
Conferencing Soundbars
Make sure everyone is seen, heard, and can hear perfectly with an all-in-one conferencing soundbar. Crestron’s soundbars include professional microphones and loudspeakers with a 4K camera—all in one. The 150-degree viewing angle will capture everyone’s smiling faces, and with one-tap access, virtual calls will no longer be a headache.
Ready to bring your Iowa business into the 2020s with upgraded conferencing solutions? Reference Audio Video & Security designs and installs commercial systems that tie everything into one easy-to-use platform.
Contact our team here to discuss your business’s needs today!
