Technology Record - Issue 26: Autumn 2022

115 to perform at our best, we need to help the brain adapt to artificial sound environments. Ultimately, it all comes down to understanding how the brain makes sense of sound. A great audio experience only happens when technology supports the brain’s listening process, helping it to perform as intended. EPOS has collaborated with Microsoft to develop a range of speakerphones and video conferencing solutions that help employees worldwide communicate and perform better. In early 2022, we announced our newest meeting room solution, an all-in-one video bar with the EXPAND Vision 5. Paired with its EXPAND Control, the EXPAND Vision 5 is Microsoft certification pending and includes two integrated speakers and four microphones. It is ideal for small meeting rooms and enables businesses to easily control meetings using the large touchscreen display on the EXPAND Control tablet, allowing users to easily join meetings without needing their own laptops. Now that we have accepted and successfully transitioned into this ‘new normal’ and the hybrid workplace, it is important to recognise that we have reached a critical moment in time. There is a big opportunity for businesses to really rethink the meeting room and adapt it to fit the modern way of working. By doing this, businesses can create an environment where their employees, customers and partners can all be productive, regardless of their location. The first step is to invest in advanced intelligent technology, such as speakerphone and video solutions, to deliver even richer experiences for remote and in-room meeting participants. Joe Debold is vice president of sales at EPOS

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