Technology Record - Issue 29: Summer 2023

24 MARKETWATCH Crestron Electronics expands product portfolio Crestron Electronics is releasing a range of new products that will provide ways for businesses to allocate workspaces easily and improve the quality of meetings for all participants. The new Crestron Desk Q and Crestron Desk Touch will allow users to reserve and schedule office desks. The Desk Q uses QR codes, ideal for community stations and hot desks, whilst the Desk Touch has a touch screen interface suitable for semi-private offices and cubicles. The Crestron Flex Pods is a tabletop wireless microphone and speaker solution that communicates wirelessly with up to four Crestron Flex Pods that can be placed throughout the room to provide a high-definition spatial-audio experience. Also designed for meetings, the Crestron Videobar 70 is compatible with Microsoft Teams and will feature four high-quality cameras to capture participants with intelligent cropping to ensure a consistent frame. The Desk Touch will be available from July 2023, while the Flex pods will be released in autumn and the Desk Q and Videobar 70 will be available this winter. ITSCREDIT streamlines mortgage applications for Banco Montepio Credit solutions provider ITSCREDIT has developed a digital mortgage platform for Portuguese bank Banco Montepio. The solution will streamline the mortgage application process by allowing customers to easily select their credit purpose with their own chosen values and to receive approval and customised mortgage rate quotes quickly. “At Banco Montepio tradition and innovation go hand in hand. Our commitment is to use technology to improve our clients’ lives, as we enhance the financial services we provide,” said Alexandra Ponciano, marketing director at Banco Montepio. “The digital mortgage journey is the latest example of our commitment to make the homebuying process faster, easier, and more convenient for our clients.” Mazars moves global ocean freight firm to the cloud Mazars has provided global ocean freight firm MID-SHIP with a tailored solution to help its transition to the cloud. The solution uses Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement, as well as Finance and Operations, to handle complex voyage management operations. With its new cloud presence, MID-SHIP can easily track client correspondence, identify new opportunities with shipowners and charterers, and quickly adapt business operations with a flexible and scalable solution. Photo: Pexels/Ketut Subiyanto Photo: Mazars Photo: Crestron

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