Highlights
• One of the first Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows video bars to enable Microsoft IntelliFrame with multiple video streams, making hybrid work meetings more collaborative and inclusive.
• Jabra PanaCast 50 is one of the first front of room devices to work with Microsoft’s intelligent speaker functionality for Teams Rooms
• Dynamic Composition / IntelliFrame enables multiple ways to get a better view of who is speaking in the room
Jabra, a leader in personal sound and hybrid work solutions, announced new AI-powered features for its PanaCast 50 and PanaCast 50 Room System at InfoComm 2023. Hybrid meetings are top of mind for businesses, with Jabra research* revealing that 80% of all meetings globally are either fully virtual or hybrid. So, it is important that employees get the most out of their meetings, regardless of where they are joining from.
To address this need, in collaboration with Microsoft, Jabra is introducing new updates to its PanaCast 50 video bar, including Microsoft IntelliFrame with multiple video streams, as well as face and voice recognition functionality**. These new features aid Microsoft’s next-generation AI tools, including intelligent meeting recap in Teams Premium to revolutionize meeting experiences.
PanaCast 50 enable productivity powered by AI
As organizations strive to increase productivity in light of hybrid working, Jabra’s collaboration with Microsoft unlocks a new era of inclusive and dynamic communication. The PanaCast 50 will be one of the first intelligent front-of-the-room Teams Rooms on Windows video bar to enable Microsoft IntelliFrame with multiple video streams. Additionally, with Teams’ voice recognition capabilities, the PanaCast 50 allows in-room participants to maintain their identity in the meeting transcript, aiding AI based productivity tools.
With intelligent recap in Teams Premium, you’ll get automatically generated meeting notes, recommended tasks, and personalized highlights to help you get the information most important to you, even if you miss the meeting. Meanwhile, Microsoft IntelliFrame gives each in-room participant a dedicated camera view, providing a more inclusive remote experience and providing an optimized front row experience in room-to-room meetings.
Both features play a key role in helping employees to have more productive meetings, get up to speed on focus topics, organize key discussion points, and summarize actions so that the entire group understands the next steps.
PanaCast 50 enables dynamic communication by facial and vocal identity technology
The new multiple video stream functionality enables remote users in the Teams meeting to have a better view of who is in the meeting room with three video streams: the first stream is the current speaker, the second stream is for the previous speaker, and the third stream is the full panoramic room view of the meeting room or space, so no individual is excluded. The upcoming face recognition functionality allows in room participants – upon authorization with individual enrollment – to display their names to remote users and populate the meeting room roster.
Voice recognition functionality – upon individual enrollment – enables in room participants to maintain their identify in the meeting transcript, enabling more precise intelligent recaps for users with a Teams Premium license.
Hybrid meetings are also taken to the next level as the system comes equipped with the Jabra Intelligent Meeting Space. The new features allow customers to set a meeting room or space virtual boundary with PanaCast 50, so that people within the defined space are fully included, whereas people outside of the boundary are not inadvertently included. The new feature allows PanaCast50 to exclude people who are visible through glass walls and are not part of the meeting.
Peter Jayaseelan, Vice President & Managing Director – South Asia and Head – Public Sector (APAC), Jabra says, “As technology advances, our commitment to enhancing the modern workplace is becoming increasingly unwavering. Like we say Hybrid working is here to stay and we, at Jabra, are constantly looking for ways to harness the power of cutting-edge AI technologies to revolutionize the modern working environment, which requires right tech deployment. With the AI-powered updates to Jabra PanaCast 50, we are transforming the way professionals connect and collaborate. These features will help professionals foster productivity and connectivity like never before. Now unlock the power of true collaboration with PanaCast 50.”
Albert Kooiman, Senior Director, Microsoft Teams Devices Partner Engineering and Certification at Microsoft says, “Microsoft Teams leverages the power of AI to create unique user experiences before, during and after Teams meetings, to enhance employee inclusion and drive natural collaboration. Jabra and Microsoft closely worked together on the PanaCast 50 to make this device an essential component of unlocking these AI powered features for individuals, teams, and businesses.”
Building a next generation device management platform.
Jabra is looking to bring the same level of innovation into the device management side of our collaboration solution space. With IT managers and partners, the task of managing their installed devices is a vital success factor and Jabra PanaCast customers are no different. Jabra’s intelligent meeting room solutions require a management platform that takes full advantage of all the capabilities on offer, while also ensuring we reduce time and effort spent managing them. This reimagined management platform is planned for wider availability by the end of this year.
* According to Jabra’s 2022 Hybrid Ways of Working Global Report
* Identification of face and voice will only be possible providing an organization has opted into these features and individuals have enrolled their biometric data.
Faqs
1) Jabra Panacast 50 Integrates Microsoft’s AI Tools.Details?
Ans) Jabra announced at InfoComm that it is adding Microsoft’s AI-powered features to its Panacast 50 and Panacast 50 Room System.
Microsoft IntelliFrame is being integrated into its Panacast 50 video bar, featuring multiple video streams, plus face and voice-recognition capabilities, making it one of the first Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows video bars to do so.
Describing itself as a “leader in personal sound and hybrid work solutions”, Jabra believes the introduction of Microsoft’s AI tools will revolutionise meeting experiences.
Aurangzeb Khan, Senior Vice President of Intelligent Vision Systems at Jabra, said: “At Jabra, we are always looking for ways to harness the power of cutting-edge AI technologies to revolutionize hybrid and remote meetings.
2) Jabra launches AI-Powered Features for Hybrid Video Conferencing.Details?
Ans) Jabra, which provides personal sound and hybrid work solutions, has unveiled innovative AI-powered capabilities for its PanaCast 50 and PanaCast 50 Room System during InfoComm 2023. As hybrid meetings continue to dominate the business landscape, Jabra’s research indicates that 80% of global meetings are now either fully virtual or hybrid. Recognizing the significance of optimizing meeting experiences, Jabra’s latest enhancements ensure that employees can maximize the value of their meetings, regardless of their location or mode of participation.
Jabra in collaboration with Microsoft, is introducing new updates to its PanaCast 50 video bar, including Microsoft IntelliFrame with multiple video streams, as well as face and voice recognition functionality. These new features aid Microsoft’s next-generation AI tools, including intelligent meeting recap in Teams Premium to revolutionize meeting experiences.
PanaCast 50 enables productivity powered by AI
In the era of hybrid work, organizations are actively seeking ways to enhance productivity and foster inclusive communication. Jabra and Microsoft together unlock a new era of dynamic collaboration, empowering teams with advanced features. As one of the pioneering intelligent front-of-the-room Teams Rooms on Windows video bars, the PanaCast 50 brings forth the power of Microsoft IntelliFrame, supporting multiple video streams. Furthermore, leveraging Teams’ voice recognition capabilities, the PanaCast 50 ensures that participants’ identities are preserved in the meeting transcript, enabling seamless integration with AI-based productivity tools. This unlocks a range of possibilities for organizations to facilitate efficient and inclusive collaboration in their hybrid work environments.
With intelligent recap in Teams Premium, you’ll get automatically generated meeting notes, recommended tasks, and personalized highlights to help you get the information most important to you, even if you miss the meeting. Meanwhile, Microsoft IntelliFrame gives each in-room participant a dedicated camera view, providing a more inclusive remote experience and providing an optimized front-row experience in room-to-room meetings.
Both features play a key role in helping employees to have more productive meetings, get up to speed on focus topics; organize key discussion points, and summarize actions so that the entire group understands the next steps.
PanaCast 50 enables dynamic communication through facial and vocal identity technology
The new multiple video stream functionality enables remote users in the Teams meeting to have a better view of who is in the meeting room with three video streams: the first stream is the current speaker, the second stream is for the previous speaker, and the third stream is the full panoramic room view of the meeting room or space, so no individual is excluded. The upcoming face recognition functionality allows in-room participants – upon authorization with individual enrollment – to display their names to remote users and populate the meeting room roster.
Voice recognition functionality – upon individual enrollment – enables in-room participants to maintain their identity in the meeting transcript, enabling more precise intelligent recaps for users with a Teams Premium license.
Hybrid meetings are also taken to the next level as the system comes equipped with the Jabra Intelligent Meeting Space. The new features allow customers to set a meeting room or space virtual boundary with PanaCast 50 so that people within the defined space are fully included, whereas people outside of the boundary are not inadvertently included. The new feature allows PanaCast50 to exclude people who are visible through glass walls and are not part of the meeting.
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