Rack & Room
A briefing on the commercial AV industry for the people who design, install, and run meeting rooms: vendors and devices, Teams and Zoom Rooms, integrators, deals, and security advisories. New episodes Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Episodes
5 episodes-
Q-SYS Teams Expansion, Lightware's MTR Toggle, and Cisco on Zoom
Q-SYS expands its Microsoft Teams Rooms hardware certification with the RoomSuite Collaboration Bar and modular active speaker framing systems. Lightware introduces a physical GPIO button for Taurus UCX switchers to streamline switching between native Teams Rooms and BYOD laptop connections. Meanwhile, Zoom certifies Cisco's collaboration room bars as Gartner reports only 13% of CIOs have realized transformational value from enterprise AI investments.
Sources (8)
- Q-SYS expands Microsoft Teams-certified portfolio | Pro AVL Asia
- Lightware adds button for moving from MTR mode to BYOD
- Predictions: What Gartner, Zoomtopia and the PM Changelogs Delivered — UC Today
- InfoComm EDGE Collective to showcase end-user-led approach to connected environments - Connected Magazine
- Acuity Inc. files 10-K: annual report
- AV Security: A Checklist for Canadian IT Teams | Evolution AV
- InfoComm 2026 muestra el potencial de la IA en la industria audiovisual
- Go-go universal technician: Smart evolution or headcount tool? - Connected Magazine
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Atlona Omega 2 HDBaseT 3.0, tvONE AVoIP Validation, and BrightSign Edge NPUs
Atlona introduces its Omega 2 product family on HDBaseT 3.0 with integrated Dante audio, while Visionary and tvONE complete validated interoperability between 1Gb AV-over-IP and the CALICO PRO processor. Plus, BrightSign advances on-device neural processing units for digital signage edge AI, and Microsoft prepares Teams Rooms updates for webinars and IntelliFrame.
Sources (8)
- Atlona Expands Omega Series With Four Omega 2 Products
- Visionary and tvONE validate AVoIP integration
- The State of Displays 2026: BrightSign
- MAXHUB Brings Full-Scenario Collaboration Solutions to InfoComm América Latina 2026
- AVer Information Inc. USA's VB150 Achieves Zoom Rooms Certification
- MC1519863 - PowerPoint Live support for webinars and structured meetings on Teams Rooms on Android
- MC1521614 Microsoft Teams Retirement of the Turn off IntelliFrame option for online participants
- The connected hospital: Rethinking AV as healthcare infrastructure - Installation
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Teams-Zoom Interop Truce, Extron Single-Cable USB-C, and PE Buys Almo Parent
Microsoft and Zoom partner on Cross-Platform Meeting Connect to restore dual displays, wired HDMI content ingest, and 1080p video across cross-service room calls by 2027. Extron debuts NAV Pro endpoints delivering 100-watt USB-C connectivity and peripheral USB routing across standard gigabit networks. Meanwhile, One Equity Partners agrees to acquire Almo Pro AV parent company Nexora for $725 million as DCC Energy exits tech hardware distribution.
Sources (8)
- Microsoft and Zoom Announce Cross-Platform Meeting Connect for Teams Rooms
- Extron brings single-cable USB-C connectivity to NAV Pro
- One Equity Partners purchasing Almo Pro AV parent company
- La línea de digital signage de Sony se prepara para su llegada a InfoComm América Latina 2026
- Zoom Adds 15 New AI Services and Brings Microsoft 365 Copilot Into Its MCP Lineup
- Netgear Enterprise extiende sus servicios al diseño y optimización de workflows NDI
- USSI Global appoints chief technology officer
- Allen & Heath Releases Qu V1.2 Firmware Update
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Logitech Rally Bar 2 Debut, Webex Media Streaming, and Crestron Showrooms
Logitech introduces the Rally Bar 2, integrating environmental sensors, edge AI, and MDEP support for Microsoft Teams Rooms. Cisco rolls out Webex Media Intelligence with its bot-free Real Time Media Streaming API for real-time application capture. Plus, Crestron outfits its new European experience centers with Sony Crystal LED and Pro BRAVIA commercial displays.
Sources (7)
- Logitech Rally Bar 2 Adds Room Air-Quality Sensors and Microsoft Teams Rooms Support
- Announcing Media Intelligence
- Sony equipa los centros de experiencia de Crestron en Europa
- D-Tools and Portal.io bring users together for 2027 conference
- Sennheiser India at InfoComm: Spectera,TCC M and a market that has outgrown the emerging label
- The State of Displays 2026: NDI
- DisplayNote appoints head of sales
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Q-SYS Expands MDEP Alignment, Extron Dual-4K Fiber, and Android 15 Display Retrofits
Q-SYS deepens its partnership with Microsoft by integrating with MDEP and Microsoft Places for workplace telemetry. Extron launches the FOX3 302 Series, delivering two visually lossless 4K60 video feeds over a single fiber strand for mission-critical command centers. Plus, i3Connect introduces an OPS cartridge upgrading aging interactive flat panels to Android 15, Lightware adds AVIXA credits to German training, and Planar prepares to open a Nashville showroom.
Sources (8)
- Q-SYS and Microsoft Deepen Teams Rooms Alignment — UC Today
- Extron Adds Dual HDMI Extenders to FOX3 Platform
- i3Connect to extend display life with plug-in PC module
- Lightware adds AVIXA credits to Düsseldorf training
- Untethered: Yealink's MP Portfolio Frees the Desk Phone — UC Today
- Navori Labs launches Qompose digital signage platform
- Planar debuts Nashville showroom
- why av integrators need to think beyond the meeting roo - Inavate Magazine