This past year, I’ve been excited to see our collaboration shift from having individual solutions for specific needs to providing a platform that embraces every need. Workplace transformation goes beyond simply placing devices into new conference rooms. It is about connecting devices in different spaces supporting different styles with how you already work. It is about making your workspaces come alive.
We have made great strides toward one unified application for all collaboration, as mentioned in Sri’s latest blog, Cisco’s Single Platform Advantage Drives Workplace Transformation. In my view, Webex Devices are the tip of the spear in experiencing the power of our unified platform. To that end, our software engineers have been hyper-focused on moving all devices to operate on a single operating system: RoomOS (Monthly OS updates released here). I’m excited as I truly believe our devices engage your existing workflows helping you to shorten the time it takes to get stuff done.
As announced yesterday at Cisco Partner Summit, we launched two amazing innovations – all operating on RoomOS and powered by the Webex Platform. I am proud of our entire Webex Device portfolio and am exceptionally excited about the new Room Panorama and the Desk Pro. These new devices go WAY beyond functional video collaboration. We are taking years of workplace transformation research to understand new ways of working and are crafting simple and engaging products that are delightful to install, set up, manage and use.
Room Panorama improves experience and room flexibility. The wall becomes your window to any other room in the world. With a smaller footprint in the room, adaptable design, and video and audio that reflects an in-person meeting, the experience is truly transformative for cross-table communication.
Unlike the IX5000, the Room Panorama runs on the same operating system as our Webex Rooms portfolio. You are no longer required to choose between on-premise and cloud. Gone are the days of having a dedicated room and painful room remediation – we just made it super easy. The Room Panorama allows you to not only experience the new immersive but leverage a consistent video experience with non-immersive rooms. In addition, when you choose to modernize your boardroom with the Panorama system, you automatically get access to Webex Control Hub for unified management and analytics, advanced cognitive intelligence, and the assurance of enterprise security you come to expect from the Webex platform.
The system will be available for order in the first half of CY2020. If you are interested in becoming an early field trial – please contact your partner or account representative.
The Desk Pro is incredibly versatile – Whether it’s for one on one or team collaboration. Because it’s AI enabled right out of the box, the Desk Pro gives you the same Room Series features that you are accustom to:
We are excited to partner with NVIDIA to help power cognitive collaboration with this and other Webex Room devices built for the modern workplace. Commenting on the collaboration, Deepu Talla, VP and General Manager of Autonomous Machines at NVIDIA, noted, “We’re teaming with Cisco to leverage the power of AI to transform the way we work. Cisco’s Webex Devices portfolio, enabled by NVIDIA Jetson, brings advanced intelligence and performance to embedded computing systems at the edge.”
This isn’t just video – this is a new way of working – and it’s changed my own outlook on how I get stuff done. Join me as we continue evolve our workplace.
What does this mean for current Cisco Webex Device Users?
If you are interested in adding these new devices to your workspace, we’ve improved that experience, too. We introduced Webex Edge for Devices which means you can keep your device deployment on-premise while taking advantage of new cloud enabled features. Stay tuned to next week’s blog by Rich Bayes who will explain more.
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