News Summary:
- New Cisco Devices bring seamless collaboration to every corner
of the office, providing customers with increased choice and
flexibility in how they work.
- Cisco Board Pro G2 provides optimized camera views and
AI-powered collaboration features that enhance hybrid
teamwork.
- Cisco Desk Phone 9800 Series empowers customers with the
ability to turn any desk into a personalized workspace.
ORLANDO,
Fla., March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At
Enterprise Connect, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today unveiled new
purpose-built, multifunctional devices that deliver modernized
collaboration experiences to today's hybrid workforce. The company
announced the launch of the Cisco Board Pro G2, an AI-fueled and
touch-enabled collaboration device and Cisco Desk Phone 9800
Series, designed to bring a modern and personalized productivity
hub to any desk.
While research finds that employees are increasingly open to
coming to the office, over 50% of employers and employees do not
think the office is equipped with the technology needed to power
meaningful collaboration at scale. The Cisco Board Pro G2 and
Cisco Desk Phone 9800 series are the company's latest
innovations designed to support organizations as they
transition into permanent hybrid models and reconfigure workspaces
to enable seamless collaboration.
"Cisco is expanding our portfolio of collaboration devices to
deliver modern experiences to every corner of the office — from
individual workspaces, to meeting rooms of all sizes and
configurations," said Jeetu Patel, Executive Vice President
and General Manager, Cisco Security and Collaboration. "With AI
built in from the ground up, our voice and video devices are
changing what's possible for hybrid workers, delivering tangible
outcomes that matter."
Cisco Board Pro G2
In this era of hybrid work,
people expect workspaces to be equipped with everything needed for
rich and engaging Distance Zero collaboration
experiences. The new Cisco Board Pro G2 harnesses the collective
power of team collaboration with its multifunctional, AI-powered
room device designed for a range of small and medium-sized
workspaces, including huddle spaces, meeting rooms, classrooms and
more. This all-in-one, touch-enabled meeting and collaboration
Board provides equitable experiences for everyone joining a meeting
-- whether they're sitting around the table in a long meeting room,
using the device for ideation or presentations or joining remotely.
The Cisco Board Pro G2 also provides:
- Inclusive and expanded views: The Board Pro G2 is
the only collaboration board that features an intelligent
96-megapixel dual-lens camera system. Remote participants get
better views of people in the room whether they are working
close-up to the board or further away. A new AI virtual zoom
capability uses advanced image processing to extend camera reach in
longer rooms without compromising video quality. Additionally, new
multi-stream layouts in Webex Meetings allow people to see an
overview of the entire room plus a close-up of the active speaker
at the same time.
- Advanced, AI-powered capabilities: In addition to
providing optimized camera views and enhanced audio, an NVIDIA
chipset and computing engine enable the device with clearer video
quality, improved performance and better capacity to run web
applications.
- Flexible collaboration: Customers have the
flexibility to use this device for a range of collaborative
workflows, with the ability to use the device for seamless video
conferencing, interactive annotation and digital whiteboarding
— including Microsoft Teams Rooms certification for Microsoft,
Miro, Mural and Webex visual collaboration applications.
- Simplified deployment and scalability: Unlike other
solutions limited to be used as companion devices to video
conferencing systems while lacking peripheral connectivity and
requiring camera extensions, the Board Pro G2 features an
all-in-one design that allows IT and facilities teams to
standardize deployments and scale faster. Powered by the RoomOS
secure operating system, it natively supports Cisco Rooms and
Microsoft Teams Rooms on the same device to provide organizations
with the flexibility to select their platform experience.
Cisco Desk Phone 9800 Series
To accommodate the
flexible workstyles and schedules of today's hybrid
and transient workforce, offices have evolved from traditional
layouts in which employees are assigned cubicle desks to
open floorplans with shared desk spaces. The
Cisco Desk Phone 9800 Series was designed with this modernized
office landscape in mind, with a goal to deliver seamless,
personalized collaboration experiences that have the flexibility to
run on-prem or on a cloud calling platform. In
addition to bringing enterprise calling features such as premium
audio and AI-powered noise removal to every desk, the 9800 series
provides:
- Personalized productivity at any desk: With the
ability to reserve desks in advance and use wayfinding to locate
them, the 9800 series delivers an end-to-end personalized
experience. Employees can reserve a desk in Cisco Spaces or
scan a QR code to check-in, view contacts and call history and
connect to their calendar to seamlessly join any meeting at the
touch of a button. The phones are also equipped with a quick-access
action button that can be customized for evolving organization
needs spanning IT support, emergency calls and more.
- Enterprise-grade security: Customers benefit from
secure log-in protections as well as end-to-end encryption for
meetings and calls with the help of Trusted Platform Module 2.0
hardware for secure encryption, an industry first for enterprise
phones.
- Simplified and seamless user experiences: Based on over
20 years of experience and 100M units
shipped, we've created a sleek, modern take on a classic and
familiar design. With Cisco's newly released PhoneOS software,
customers can seamlessly transition between desks and
RoomOS-powered meeting spaces without compromising the quality of
their experience.
- Simplified manageability: The 9800 series reduces
deployment and manageability complexities by providing IT admins
and facilities with a single device for desk reservation and
enterprise calling – delivering a more connected, manageable and
affordable solution. The series also has zero touch provisioning
and increased visibility to easily identify and troubleshoot issues
with ThousandEyes.
- Product sustainability: Cisco Desk Phone 9800
Series are our most sustainable enterprise desk phones, comprised
of more than 74% post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastics. They are
also equipped with new low power modes to ensure optimal energy
efficiency, as well as energy usage and carbon emission insights
available in Control Hub. In addition, two phones in this series
have received EnergyStar certification, with complete certification
of the series expected this year.
Both Board Pro G2 and Cisco Desk Phone Series 9800 integrate
with Cisco Spaces and Control Hub, simplifying IT management and
providing insights that enable IT and corporate real estate teams
to make informed workplace technology investment decisions. Please
see here and here for more information and availability
info.
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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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