VC Archives - How can CommsPartner assist you? https://www.commspartner.co.za/category/vc/ Audio Visual, Video Conferencing and Workspace Management Tue, 03 Nov 2020 13:34:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.commspartner.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/CommsPartner-Favicon-128x1281-100x100.png VC Archives - How can CommsPartner assist you? https://www.commspartner.co.za/category/vc/ 32 32 Poly Sync 20 • USB/Bluetooth Smart Speakerphone https://www.commspartner.co.za/poly-sync-20/ Tue, 03 Nov 2020 13:34:19 +0000 https://www.commspartner.co.za/?p=19334 The Poly Sync 20 USB/Bluetooth Speakerphone provides a professional and smart speakerphone experience for your laptop, tablet, or smartphone. The Poly Sync 20 is also Zoom certified for a seamless Zoom communication experience. Most of these devices don't have the best microphone and speaker, so this is the best device to keep with you all the time. It doesn't matter if you are working from home or the office. Having the unit with you will allow you the have a great video call experience that all organisations require.

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The Poly Sync 20 USB/Bluetooth Speakerphone provides a professional and smart speakerphone experience for your laptop, tablet, or smartphone. The Poly Sync 20 is also Zoom certified for a seamless Zoom communication experience. Most of these devices don’t have the best microphone and speaker, so this is the best device to keep with you all the time. It doesn’t matter if you are working from home or the office. Having the unit with you will allow you the have a great video call experience that all organisations require.

Poly Sync 20+

HEAR AND BE HEARD

Focus on what’s being said and help keep echo and noise out of the meeting with the smart multi-microphone array. You and your remote participants sound amazing with the high-performance speaker.

WORKS THE WAY YOU DO

PROGRAM YOUR FAVORITE FUNCTION SO IT WORKS WITH A SINGLE TOUCH

A programable button puts your favorite function at your fingertips—play/pause music, last-number redial and voice assistant—it’s up to you. What’s the status of a call? You’ll know even from a distance by the highly visible light bar.

Poly Sync 20 Front

PORTABILITY

The internal battery is ready to go with up to 20 hours of portable use on a full charge. You can even use it to charge your smartphone via USB.

Poly Sync 20 Portable

GETS BETTER WITH UPDATES

MAXIMISE YOUR INVESTMENT

Easy to stay on top of any updates via Poly device management solutions (some solutions are sold separately).

Poly Sync 20 Top

BUILT FOR COMPATIBILITY

All Poly USB headsets and personal speakerphones are compatible with the most popular voice platforms – we just work. Poly solutions provide excellent audio quality for both you and those on the other end of the call – no matter your platform of choice.

Poly Compatible Platforms

Poly is certified (when offered) with all major communication platforms.

Contact the CommsPartner team today to assist you with selecting the correct audio visual solution for your business!
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Ready to take the next step? Want to work with our professional team to assist with your project?

We will assist you with:

  • Consultation Services. We will identify the correct solution for your project.
  • Design Services. We can quote on a suitable solution for your project due to access to a full range of professional brands from around the world.
  • Project Management Services. We will deal directly with your Interior Designer, Architects, Electricians or Electrical Engineers to ensure a successful project.
  • Installation Services. In addition to South Africa, we also have installation and support teams in Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda and Uganda, making any size Corporate Audio Visual, Video Conferencing and Workspace Management project possible throughout Africa.
  • Preventative Maintenance and Service Level Agreements.
  • 3-Year Guarantee on all installation and programming work.

And a whole lot more! Contact us today for a free consultation meeting.

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]]> Poly Trio C60 Smart Conference Phone https://www.commspartner.co.za/poly-trio-c60-smart-conference-phone/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:01:44 +0000 https://www.commspartner.co.za/?p=18947 The Poly Trio C60 Smart Conference Phone is more than just a VoIP conference phone. It brings people together to launch big ideas beyond traditional conference phones. And ensure everyone at the table can be heard, near or far with Poly signature audio. The builtin NoiseBlockAI technology allows speech to flow naturally, without interruptions.

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The Poly Trio C60 Smart Conference Phone is more than just a VoIP conference phone. It brings people together to launch big ideas beyond traditional conference phones. And ensure everyone at the table can be heard, near or far with Poly signature audio. The builtin NoiseBlockAI technology allows speech to flow naturally, without interruptions.

You can expand the audio pickup area with expansion microphones that deliver brilliant audio for even large conference rooms. The Poly Trio C60 was designed for with simplicity in mind – when using for audio conferences or when paired with a Poly video room solution. Best of all, it’s super easy to use—launch and join meetings at the touch of a button.

And the Poly Trio C60 plays nicely with everyone, delivering native experiences on your favourite collaboration platforms. So simple, yet so powerful.

Key Features

  • Enhance collaboration with Poly signature audio for natural conversations.
  • Drive increased user adoption as the technology in every room is familiar and consistent.
  • Start a meeting in seconds with one-touch join and simplify scheduling with Outlook calendar integration.
  • Maximize flexibility and investments with connectivity to multiple platforms simultaneously, ideal for hybrid environments.
  • Complement your Poly room video solution with a fast, simple control from Trio C60.
  • Reduce time, money, and IT resources with comprehensive management and provisioning for quick deployment and high uptime.

Audio Features

  • Enjoy natural conversations, interruption-free with full-duplex audio. 
  • Make sure every voice is heard clearly from all corners of the room with automatic gain control.
  • Count on audio clarity in any size space with echo and reverb cancellation.
  • Enjoy distraction-free meetings with Poly NoiseBlockAI, which eliminates non-speech background noise.
  • Cater to any size meeting with optional expansion microphones or by daisy-chaining multiple C60 units together. The limit is three units in total.

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Connectivity Features

  • Maximize flexibility and investments with connectivity to multiple platforms simultaneously, ideal for hybrid environments.
  • Get started faster and more efficiently with Wi-Fi audio calling (2.4–5 GHz)—no need to re-cable.
  • Complement your Poly room video solution with a fast, simple control from Trio C60.
  • Give teams freedom plus flexibility with USB, Bluetooth®, or IP connectivity to mobile devices. Share content without running cables—HDMI input makes it simple. The HDMI feature will only be available later in 2020.

Poly Trio C60 – Data Sheet

Ready to take the next step? Want to work with our professional team to assist with your project?

We will assist you with:

  • Consultation Services. We will identify the correct solution for your project.
  • Design Services. We can quote on a suitable solution for your project due to access to a full range of professional brands from around the world.
  • Project Management Services. We will deal directly with your Interior Designer, Architects, Electricians or Electrical Engineers to ensure a successful project.
  • Installation Services. In addition to South Africa, we also have installation and support teams in Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda and Uganda, making any size Corporate Audio Visual, Video Conferencing and Workspace Management project possible throughout Africa.
  • Preventative Maintenance and Service Level Agreements.
  • 3-Year Guarantee on all installation and programming work.

And a whole lot more! Contact us today for a free consultation meeting.

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]]> Poly Studio X Series Video Conference Systems https://www.commspartner.co.za/poly-studio-x-series/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 09:00:01 +0000 https://www.commspartner.co.za/?p=18840 The Poly Studio X Series video conference systems deliver radical simplicity in a small and elegant package. Now you can huddle happily in smaller rooms and connect easily in conference rooms whatever video collaboration software you use.

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The Poly Studio X Series video conference systems deliver radical simplicity in a small and elegant package. Now you can huddle happily in smaller rooms and connect easily in conference rooms whatever video collaboration software you use.

Experience full board-room quality audio, advanced camera capabilities, and wireless content sharing that you can fling your content onto in seconds, all miniaturised into one sleek bar. So, say goodbye to pucks, cords, and cables. Ditch the PC to drive the meeting since the Poly Video OS runs the show. Easy to install, easy to manage—and best of all, easy to use. The new Poly Studio X Series of video conference bars puts the mojo back into meetings.

The Poly Studio X Series video conference systems are available in two versions. The Poly Studio X30 is best used in small rooms with a maximum of four people while the Poly Studio X50 is perfect for rooms with no than ten people.

Easy to use!

  • Get any small or medium room up and running in minutes, with the simple setup process and all-in-one design.
  • Adjusting the camera positions is no longer required with the remote with the builtin smart camera that automatically frames individuals and groups, so everyone always looks their best.
  • Make it easy for anyone, even guests, to share content wirelessly from any personal device—with no unique apps or tools needed
  • Turbocharge users’ productivity – from the desktop to the meeting room—with a consistent, familiar interface
  • Use the Poly cloud device management software, sold separately, to streamline your global deployment and ensure your systems are ready to go every day of the week.
  • Includes user-friendly control options, a dedicated touch interface, and a rich set of APIs to control the system from third party systems.

The focus is on the performance

  • Enjoy legendary audio from Poly, with the crisp, room-filling sound made possible by an innovative acoustic chamber design.
  • Make communicating effortless for everyone on the call, with a next-generation beamforming microphone array that clearly picks up all voices in a room.
  • Block out distractions with NoiseblockAI, powered by machine learning.
  • Acoustic Fence technology keeps outside voices from interrupting your conversation.
  • Create higher intelligibility—and capture less noise—with a 2nd Order gradient microphone array (Poly Studio X50 only).
  • Surround everyone with the rich, legendary sound with stereo speakers that deliver immersive, room-filling audio (Poly Studio X50 only).
  • 4K UltraHD camera to zoom into the action and see the details you missed before.
  • Dual monitor support ensures you have the ideal setup for a room of many sizes. (Poly Studio X50 only).

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Interoperability with other platforms

  • On-board support from cloud service platforms support means you can use your PC for collaboration, not conferencing.
  • Currently compatible with Zoom, and the Microsoft Teams option will become available later this year.
  • Give everyone the confidence that comes from knowing they can connect to any cloud video service easily—with no PC needed.
  • Empower your users to join any meeting, with H.323 and SIP support for connecting to any standards-based video conference.

Poly Studio X Series – Features Comparison

Ready to take the next step? Want to work with our professional team to assist with your project?

We will assist you with:

  • Consultation Services. We will identify the correct solution for your project.
  • Design Services. We can quote on a suitable solution for your project due to access to a full range of professional brands from around the world.
  • Project Management Services. We will deal directly with your Interior Designer, Architects, Electricians or Electrical Engineers to ensure a successful project.
  • Installation Services. In addition to South Africa, we also have installation and support teams in Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda and Uganda, making any size Corporate Audio Visual, Video Conferencing and Workspace Management project possible throughout Africa.
  • Preventative Maintenance and Service Level Agreements.
  • 3-Year Guarantee on all installation and programming work.

And a whole lot more! Contact us today for a free consultation meeting.

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]]> Poly Studio USB Collaboration Bar https://www.commspartner.co.za/poly-studio-usb-collaboration-bar/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 06:00:16 +0000 https://www.commspartner.co.za/?p=18913 The Poly Studio USB Collaboration Sound Bar is the perfect solution for a huddle room and small meeting spaces. The Poly Studio delivers the best audio quality in its class with builtin technology to block distracting sounds that can interrupt meetings.

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The Poly Studio USB Collaboration Sound Bar is the perfect solution for a huddle room and small meeting spaces. The Poly Studio delivers the best audio quality in its class with builtin technology to block distracting sounds that can interrupt meetings.

Teams on both ends of the call catch every word. With group framing and automatic speaker tracking, the connection feels personal. They see all the important details, too—right down to body language and facial expressions. Easy to manage? Of course. The cloud-based management tools let IT push software updates and make settings changes without ever leaving their desk.

  • Acoustic Fence keeps voices outside the room from interrupting your calls.
  • Up to 3.7 meter microphone pickup range.
  • Smart-camera experiences are built in—no drivers or software needed.
  • Centralised management enables high-scale deployments.
  • Works with nearly any video platform.

Benefits of the Poly Studio

  • You’ve never heard a USB video bar sound this good—Poly Studio has the absolute best audio quality and voice clarity in its class.
  • Distracting sounds are eliminated by our patented NoiseBlock technology—and this is the only USB video bar that does it.
  • Be more productive on both ends of your video conference with a smart camera that automatically frames.
    the room or tracks the person speaking for deeper engagement.
  • Eliminate “sneakernet” with centralized management, enabling high-scale deployments without added burden
    on IT.

Poly Studio – Data Sheet

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Ready to take the next step? Want to work with our professional team to assist with your project?

We will assist you with:

  • Consultation Services. We will identify the correct solution for your project.
  • Design Services. We can quote on a suitable solution for your project due to access to a full range of professional brands from around the world.
  • Project Management Services. We will deal directly with your Interior Designer, Architects, Electricians or Electrical Engineers to ensure a successful project.
  • Installation Services. In addition to South Africa, we also have installation and support teams in Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda and Uganda, making any size Corporate Audio Visual, Video Conferencing and Workspace Management project possible throughout Africa.
  • Preventative Maintenance and Service Level Agreements.
  • 3-Year Guarantee on all installation and programming work.

And a whole lot more! Contact us today for a free consultation meeting.

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]]> Poly G7500 Video Conference System https://www.commspartner.co.za/poly-g7500-video-conference-system/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:15:03 +0000 https://www.commspartner.co.za/?p=18972 The Poly G7500 Video Conference System is a modular video solution that allows you to configure the system the way you want, enabling you to overcome those unique challenges that some environments present. The Poly G7500 is loaded with features and provides a simple method to allow a rich collaboration experience while still be easy to use and simple to set up.

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The Poly G7500 Video Conference System is a modular video solution that allows you to configure the system the way you want, enabling you to overcome those unique challenges that some environments present. The Poly G7500 is loaded with features and provides a simple method to allow a rich collaboration experience while still be easy to use and simple to set up.

Features Included

  • Flexible Camera Options – choose the camera that works best for your space.
  • Supports for single and dual displays.
  • Flexible sharing – content can easily be shared wired or wirelessly.
  • Standard ethernet cabling for microphones
  • Poly NoiseBlockAI and Acoustic Fence prevent meeting distracting noises from disrupting your meeting.

The Poly G7500 Video Conference System helps teams share ideas and express themselves clearly—in Ultra HD 4K. No ideas get left behind because anyone can share wirelessly, annotate, and capture content for later use. With detailed visuals and rich audio, people feel like they’re together in the same room. With noise cancellation built-in, audio distractions like background noise and side conversations are a thing of the past. G7500 is deployment-friendly, with an intuitive user interface and flexible setup that increases adoption and utilisation. Backward compatibility with legacy Poly peripherals means there’s no need to rip and replace when deploying the G7500.

Contact the CommsPartner team today to assist you with selecting the correct video conference solution for your business!
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Whether at home or the office, Poly works everywhere that you do. Users can make use Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or the standards-based SIP and H.323 compatibility to connect to different cloud services. Microsoft Teams integration is via the Poly RealConnect Service and sold separately.

Sharing is simple. Collaboration is limitless.

  • Share wirelessly from any device.
  • Touch ready intuitive interface.
  • Infinite whiteboarding for seamless collaboration.
  • Standard ethernet cabling for microphones
  • 4K content to see every detail and catch every expression.

Poly G7500 – Data Sheet

Ready to take the next step? Want to work with our professional team to assist with your project?

We will assist you with:

  • Consultation Services. We will identify the correct solution for your project.
  • Design Services. We can quote on a suitable solution for your project due to access to a full range of professional brands from around the world.
  • Project Management Services. We will deal directly with your Interior Designer, Architects, Electricians or Electrical Engineers to ensure a successful project.
  • Installation Services. In addition to South Africa, we also have installation and support teams in Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda and Uganda, making any size Corporate Audio Visual, Video Conferencing and Workspace Management project possible throughout Africa.
  • Preventative Maintenance and Service Level Agreements.
  • 3-Year Guarantee on all installation and programming work.

And a whole lot more! Contact us today for a free consultation meeting.

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]]> Lifesize Icon 700 • 4K Video Conferencing https://www.commspartner.co.za/lifesize-icon-700/ Sun, 24 Feb 2019 07:46:20 +0000 https://www.commspartner.co.za/?p=18460 With the release of the Lifesize Icon 700, the world’s first true 4K video and 4K full-motion content sharing video conferencing solution, we finally have something new to look forward to in the industry.

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With the release of the Lifesize Icon 700, the world’s first true 4K video and 4K full-motion content sharing video conferencing solution, we finally have something new to look forward to in the industry.

I know there will be several people disagreeing with me on this topic, but the reality is that if you want to eliminate the need to travel to meet with someone in person you better ensure that your experience in a video conference meeting is the same as meeting in person.

The Lifesize Icon 700 at ISE 2019

Top 5 Reasons Why Video Conferencing Never Works

  • Connecting with another person via video is extremely difficult
  • The video and audio experience is so bad that you end up cancelling the meeting
  • Sharing your content doesn’t always work
  • The network is setup incorrectly causing video and voice breakup
  • The room setup is poorly designed

Want to increase sales and productivity?

If you are serious about implementing a business strategy that involves video conferencing you have to meet with the right audio visual partner to make this a reality.  Video conferencing is a great business tool that will increase productivity, profits, and reduce the travel time of your team.

One of the most prominent mistakes executives make today is thinking that implementing a “cost-effective” video conference system will be the right approach to introducing the concept to the team.  How can anyone be so stupid? I do apologise if I offend anyone but this is happening every day, and then those same executives blame it on the cheap technology.

If you want to make a success of anything in business you have to be fully committed and understand what implications it will have on your business.  For that to work your CEO, CFO, and CIO has to be involved with your audio visual partner to discuss your business strategy and what video conferencing must ultimately change in your business.  The first thing that comes to mind is saving money on your travel costs. You only want to reduce an expense if it is not contributing to your sales or productivity in your business.  Travelling costs must not be the motivation, but using video conferencing to increase sales and productivity must be.

Do you employ incompetent people?

If you are an executive reading this article, I challenge you to think about your staff. Do you employ people who are cheap and not going to help your business increase your turnover?  If yes, then video conferencing is not the tool for your business.  I would stop reading this article and continue with business as usual.

If you are the executive or business owner who wants to take your business to the next level and is committed to increasing your sales and profits in your company, then make contact with the CommsPartner team today.  We will advise you on the correct solution that will work for your business. I guarantee you that your team will be more productive, reach more customers in different locations, and align the vision of your staff no matter where they are around the world.

If you are the CEO, CFO, or CIO of your business you can contact me directly by phoning our office to schedule an appointment. Derek Olivier – Managing Director
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]]> Crestron UC Video Conference Smart Sound Bar & Camera https://www.commspartner.co.za/crestron-uc-video-conference-smart-sound-bar-camera/ Wed, 02 Jan 2019 16:29:27 +0000 https://www.commspartner.co.za/?p=18336 The future of simplified and clear video communication is here thanks to the new Crestron UC Video Conference Smart Sound Bar & Camera system!

Now is the time to stop low productivity and wasted time in your business caused by your outdated teleconference and legacy video conference systems. These outdated systems are forcing your teams to fly between cities or even countries for that vital customer and internal staff meetings which need to happen more frequently and without any delays. While you waste your time travelling between cities and to other countries, your competitors are delivering their services and products to your customers via crystal clear video collaboration systems. More frequent face time with customers and teams will improve sales and productivity. Don't waste your limited time this year.

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The future of simplified and clear video communication is here thanks to the new Crestron UC Video Conference Smart Sound Bar & Camera system!

Now is the time to stop low productivity and wasted time in your business caused by your outdated teleconference and legacy video conference systems. These outdated systems are forcing your teams to fly between cities or even countries for that vital customer and internal staff meetings which need to happen more frequently and without any delays. While you waste your time travelling between cities and to other countries, your competitors are delivering their services and products to your customers via crystal clear video collaboration systems. More frequent face time with customers and teams will improve sales and productivity. Don’t waste your limited time this year.

Crestron Flex B100 Series Wall-mount Smart Soundbar

What makes the Crestron UC Video Conference Smart Sound Bar & Camera so amazing is the fact that no additional microphones, speakers, or camera are required because it is all built into the soundbar. Mounted on the wall beneath your display the Crestron UC Soundbar looks great and sounds even better. Its high-powered stereo speakers, adaptive beamforming microphone, and advanced Crestron Avia™ digital signal processing deliver exceptional speakerphone performance with profoundly clear, echo-free voice clarity. Its compact, all-in-one design reduces clutter on the conference table, and even accommodates rooms with no meeting room table at all.

The new Crestron UC Video Conference Smart Sound Bar & Camera is a revolutionary all-in-one front-of-room device that makes video conferencing effortless. It is the perfect solution for huddle rooms and medium-sized meeting rooms that you want to upgrade into a video collaboration space.

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Key Features

  • A complete conferencing speakerphone and camera solution in one stunning front-of-room device
  • Sleek and stylish soundbar design installs cleanly beneath the room display(s) — mounts on the wall or sits on a credenza
  • Multicolour status bar — stylishly indicates audio volume, mute, and operational status
  • 180° far-field adaptive beamforming microphone array — senses who is speaking and optimises directionality for clear pickup
  • 7 meter microphone pickup range — eliminates any need for tabletop microphones
  • High-powered 2-way stereo speakers — produces full, rich, and natural sound quality
  • Advanced AEC & DSP technology — affords exceptional full-duplex audio performance with highly-intelligible, echo-free 2-way voice quality
  • Built-in Huddly IQ™ camera — a premium conferencing camera fully integrated into the soundbar
  • Ultra wide-angle 150° diagonal field of view — captures the entire room
  • Genius Framing lossless digital auto-zoom — automatically detects people and frames them correctly in the shot
  • Full HD 1080p video resolution, precision optics, and advanced video processing — delivers a crystal clear video image
  • 3 x digital zoom, pan, and tilt — allows manual shot control and presets via software [1]
  • People counting — enables room usage analytics via software [1]
  • USB 3.0 — provides audio and video connectivity through a single USB interface (USB 2.0 compatible)
  • Plug & Play — compatible with major computer OS platforms running any web conferencing software
  • Engineered to Microsoft Teams® and Skype® for Business specifications
  • Available as part of a complete Crestron Flex UC system for Microsoft Teams
  • Analog audio I/O — input and output connections for local source and assistive listening devices
  • Integral hinged mounting bracket — simplifies wall mount installation
  • Low-power standby — wakes and sleeps automatically to save energy
  • Internal power supply — 100 to 240 Volt AC line powered

  1. This feature is not utilised as part of a Crestron Flex system. Requires Huddly™ software or other software that supports this feature.
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Ready to take the next step? Want to work with our professional team to assist with your project?

We will assist you with:

  • Consultation Services. We will identify the correct solution for your project.
  • Design Services. We can quote on a suitable solution for your project due to access to a full range of professional brands from around the world.
  • Project Management Services. We will deal directly with your Interior Designer, Architects, Electricians or Electrical Engineers to ensure a successful project.
  • Installation Services. In addition to South Africa, we also have installation and support teams in Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda and Uganda, making any size Corporate Audio Visual, Video Conferencing and Workspace Management project possible throughout Africa.
  • Preventative Maintenance and Service Level Agreements.
  • 3-Year Guarantee on all installation and programming work.

And a whole lot more! Contact us today for a free consultation meeting.

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]]> Crestron’s Skype for Business System – More Than Just A VC Solution https://www.commspartner.co.za/crestrons-skype-for-business-system/ Thu, 10 Aug 2017 02:02:58 +0000 https://www.commspartner.co.za/?p=17598 Simplifying the operation in your video conferencing rooms has never been easier than with Crestron's Skype for Business System.  It seamlessly integrates with Skype for Business to provide you with a simplified user interface that you might be familiar with on your laptop or mobile device.  Our traditional way of managing video conference rooms are changing on a daily basis and if you can integrate with Skype for Business it does provide a simplified way to connect with people.

When using Skype for Business you don't have to manually update your corporate directory or struggle with complicated IP addresses or other Virtual Meeting Room addresses to connect your meetings.  All you have to do is schedule your meeting and include the Crestron's Skype for Business System in your invite.  When you enter the room the meeting button will be ready for you to join the meeting by pressing one button.

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Simplifying the operation in your video conferencing rooms has never been easier than with Crestron’s Skype for Business System.  It seamlessly integrates with Skype for Business to provide you with a simplified user interface that you might be familiar with on your laptop or mobile device.  Our traditional way of managing video conference rooms are changing on a daily basis and if you can integrate with Skype for Business it does provide a simplified way to connect with people.

When using Skype for Business you don’t have to manually update your corporate directory or struggle with complicated IP addresses or other Virtual Meeting Room addresses to connect your meetings.  All you have to do is schedule your meeting and include the Crestron’s Skype for Business System in your invite.  When you enter the room the meeting button will be ready for you to join the meeting by pressing one button.

Crestrons Skype for Business Interface

Why Use Crestron’s Skype for Business System?

While writing this post I can already imagine several advanced video conference users asking the question why you must use Crestron’s Video Conference System when more cost effective solution are available on the market.  My answer to your questions is simple.  If you are planning to streamline your meeting room spaces and looking for an all-in-one solution to manage your rooms and audio visual services, then the Crestron range of solutions is your best option.  They have excelled in all aspects of the future office spaces and have working solutions that can save you money in the long run.

Features That Is Unique For VC Systems

  • Seamlessly Integrate With Skype for Business (On-premise or Office365)
  • Control Your Audio Visual Equipment, Lights, Shades, And More From The Same Touch Panel
  • Manage The Room Via The Crestron Fusion Room Management Solution
  • Add Additional Features Like Crestron’s PinPoint and AirMedia
  • Managed All Rooms From One Easy To Use Interface

Expand The System With The Solutions Below

Room Booking Panel
Crestron TSS-752
Hallway Sign
Crestron A-SSW

Ready to take the next step? Want to work with our professional team to assist with your project?

We will assist you with:

  • Consultation Services. We will identify the correct solution for your project.
  • Design Services. We can quote on a suitable solution for your project due to access to a full range of professional brands from around the world.
  • Project Management Services. We will deal directly with your Interior Designer, Architects, Electricians or Electrical Engineers to ensure a successful project.
  • Installation Services. In addition to South Africa, we also have installation and support teams in Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda and Uganda, making any size Corporate Audio Visual, Video Conferencing and Workspace Management project possible throughout Africa.
  • Preventative Maintenance and Service Level Agreements.
  • 3-Year Guarantee on all installation and programming work.

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]]> Polycom Pano – Add Wireless Content Sharing To Your VC System https://www.commspartner.co.za/polycom-pano/ Fri, 09 Jun 2017 13:36:49 +0000 https://www.commspartner.co.za/?p=17549 Polycom has recently announced the released of their new Polycom Pano wireless presentation solution. The unit is not yet available in South Africa and based on my discussion with Polycom it will hopefully be available for sale around the end of September 2017.

Once we receive the unit, we will update this post with more information and how the unit performs if compared to other leading brands. Most of the wireless units work fairly well, but when it comes to video playback, it regularly fails.

Ok, let’s jump in and give you a quick breakdown of all the features you can expect from this unit.

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Polycom has recently announced the released of their new Polycom Pano wireless presentation solution. The unit is not yet available in South Africa and based on my discussion with Polycom it will hopefully be available for sale around the end of September 2017.

Once we receive the unit, we will update this post with more information and how the unit performs if compared to other leading brands. Most of the wireless units work fairly well, but when it comes to video playback, it regularly fails.

Ok, let’s jump in and give you a quick breakdown of all the features you can expect from this unit.

Quick Look At The Polycom Pano

Feature List

  • Supporting the most robust wireless sharing technologies for easy connections through Windows Miracast and Apple Airplay
  • Connect with legacy operating systems with Pano App
  • Industry-leading security in the room with revolving PIN Code and over the air encryption for data protection
  • See every detail in crystal clear 4K60 fps, RGB: 4:4:4 resolution and colour depth
  • Get fully interactive collaboration by simply connecting Polycom Pano to optional touch-capable displays with a USB cable
  • Experience intuitive multi-touch interface for adjusting layout, zoom, and pan images or even live video
  • Annotate over content, brainstorm with the infinite whiteboard, and save from your Pan App
  • Extend the sharing experience over distance with RealPresence Group Series integration
  • Encrypted media streams ensure data protection from malicious attacks

Conclusion

From the videos and the specifications provided it looks like the Polycom Pano will be a quality contender in the wireless presentation market. We can now only hope that the Polycom Pano will be competitively priced and that the video performance will be on par or even outperforming its competitors.

Just a note for our customers who need to ensure the unit can integrate with an enterprise network. The Polycom Pano doesn’t include a built-in wireless access point. We recommend you create a dedicated VLAN for your Polycom Pano devices and then ensure that only traffic from your Guest and Corporate LAN can access the subnet in the said VLAN. It is also important that the “Polycom Pano VLAN” will be blocked from communicating with the Guest and Corporate VLAN’s. If you are using a dedicated VLAN for your video conference systems, you will have to provide access to the Polycom Pano and Video Conference VLAN’s.

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  • Project Management Services. We will deal directly with your Interior Designer, Architects, Electricians or Electrical Engineers to ensure a successful project.
  • Installation Services. In addition to South Africa, we also have installation and support teams in Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda and Uganda, making any size Corporate Audio Visual, Video Conferencing and Workspace Management project possible throughout Africa.
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]]> Crestron Mercury Tabletop Conference System https://www.commspartner.co.za/crestron-mercury-tabletop-conference-system/ Tue, 07 Feb 2017 15:33:20 +0000 https://www.commspartner.co.za/?p=17189 ISE 2017 have just started, and Crestron has released the new Crestron Mercury Tabletop Conference System that will simplify installations in huddle rooms forever. The new Crestron Mercury Tabletop Conference System is a compact solution that now incorporates, Voice Calling & Audio Conferencing, BYOD Multimedia Presentations, Videoconferencing & Web Collaboration, Workplace Integration, and an HD Colour Touch Screen.

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ISE 2017 have just started, and Crestron has released the new Crestron Mercury Tabletop Conference System that will simplify installations in huddle rooms forever. The new Crestron Mercury Tabletop Conference System is a compact solution that now incorporates, Voice Calling & Audio Conferencing, BYOD Multimedia Presentations, Videoconferencing & Web Collaboration, Workplace Integration, and an HD Colour Touch Screen.

These features combined makes up all the requirements for a collaborative huddle room.  Connect your laptop to the unit and start making video calls using your choice of video collaboration platform.  You can now use Skype for Business, Google Hangouts, StarLeaf, Cisco, Polycom, and many more leading video conferencing applications.  Don’t be limited by hardware and make your changes in your business a lot quicker without changing the original hardware in your meeting room.

What Is Included?

  • Full open SIP conferencing speakerphone
  • Bluetooth® pairing with mobile phones
  • USB connectivity for laptops running web conferencing or other software [1]
  • High-definition USB room camera [1]
  • AirMedia® wireless BYOD presentation capability [1]
  • HDMI® input for full-motion HD video sources [1]
  • HDMI output for room display device [1]
  • Exceptional full-duplex audio performance
  • Extremely natural 2-way wideband voice quality
  • Integrated 360° quad microphone array
  • High-powered full-range speaker
  • Limes Audio TrueVoiceTM AEC technology
  • High-visibility mic mute indication
  • Available add-on mic pods for extra coverage
  • 7” (178 mm) HD colour touch screen
  • Consistent and intuitive user interface
  • LDAP corporate directory access
  • Microsoft Exchange Server® integration
  • Crestron Fusion® Cloud and PinPointTM App integration
  • Built-in PinPoint beacon
  • Integrated room scheduling capabilities
  • Built-in PIR occupancy detector
  • Persistent occupancy awareness (patent-pending)
  • Customizable welcome screen on the room display [1]
  • Cloud-based provisioning
  • Web browser configuration
  • Enterprise-grade security
  • Dual LAN ports
  • PoE+ powered [2]
  • CEC, IR, or RS-232 display control [1]
  • Complete system packages

Crestron Mercury Room Setup

Features In More Detail

  • Mercury is a full-featured VoIP conferencing speakerphone that’s fully compatible with major SIP-compliant phone systems. Its advanced design provides highly intelligible, full-duplex communication for every participant around a conference table. Dialing and answering calls is easy and intuitive using the large HD colour touch screen. Corporate directory access (LDAP) enables one-touch dialing from the customer’s centrally managed directory.
  • Pair Mercury with any mobile phone using Bluetooth® to make calls or join a call in progress. Mercury instantly transforms a personal phone call into a whole-room audio conference with clear, echo-free audio the ability to start and stop a call, adjust volume, mute, and display caller ID on Mercury’s touch screen. Bluetooth-enabled phones appear automatically on the touch screen, enabling instant connectivity with the press of a button.
  • Connect a laptop computer via USB to enable enhanced audio performance for any softphone application running on the laptop.
  • Mute the microphone by simply tapping the mute bar on top of the Mercury device. Its extra-bright, bi-color indicator bar ensures that the mic and mute status are clearly visible to the whole room.

  • Connecting an HD display device to Mercury’s HDMI® output enables the presentation of all types of multimedia from BYOD sources with ease.[1]
  • Its built-in AirMedia® gateway allows the wireless presentation of content from a laptop, smartphone, or tablet device via the room’s Wi-Fi® wireless network. Wired LAN connections are also supported.[1]
  • Any AV source can be plugged in via HDMI to present full-motion HD 1080p60 video on the room display, with high-fidelity audio playing through Mercury’s high-powered speaker.[1]

  • Mercury behaves like any USB Audio device, enabling use as a speaker and/or microphone for all types of multimedia applications running on a laptop computer.

  • Mercury can turn any space into a videoconference room by simply connecting a laptop running
    Skype® for Business, Cisco WebEx®, GotoMeeting®, Slack®, or another web conferencing or UC application.[1]
  • Connect the laptop via USB and Mercury provides enhanced audio along with a high-definition view of the whole room through the included USB camera.[1]
  • No more huddling around a laptop to interact and share content with remote participants. Connect the laptop’s HDMI output to allow the whole room to view content and camera images on the main display.[1]

Notes

  1. Only enabled on models CCS-UC-1-AV KIT and CCS-UC-1-AV W/PS KIT.
  2. The system may be powered using PoE+ except when a CCS-UCA-MIC microphone pod is connected. To enable support for up to two microphone pods, the system must be powered using the PW-2420RU power pack (available separately or included with models CCS-UC-1 W/PS KIT and CCS-UC-1-AV W/PS KIT).
  3. HDMI connections require an appropriate adapter or interface cable to accommodate a DVI or Dual-Mode DisplayPort signal. CBL-HD-DVIinterface cables are available separately.
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We will assist you with:

  • Consultation Services. We will identify the correct solution for your project.
  • Design Services. We can quote on a suitable solution for your project due to access to a full range of professional brands from around the world.
  • Project Management Services. We will deal directly with your Interior Designer, Architects, Electricians or Electrical Engineers to ensure a successful project.
  • Installation Services. In addition to South Africa, we also have installation and support teams in Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda and Uganda, making any size Corporate Audio Visual, Video Conferencing and Workspace Management project possible throughout Africa.
  • Preventative Maintenance and Service Level Agreements.
  • 3-Year Guarantee on all installation and programming work.

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