Technology Record - Issue 38: Autumn 2025

23 Jabra launches PanaCast 40 VBS Jabra’s newest meeting room camera, and the first 180-degree Android-powered video bar designed for small rooms, is now available. The Jabra PanaCast 40 VBS features advanced audio technology for voice clarity and is designed for quick installation with Express Install for Microsoft Teams Rooms. Furthermore, the camera comes with new packaging, which enables rapid deployment and provisioning without the need to remove the product from the box. Shure’s new IntelliMix Room Kits, which are designed to scale from small to large meeting spaces to support different organisations, have been certified for Microsoft Teams. In addition, the IntelliMix Room Kits are built with high-quality audio technology to accurately capture participant speech, which will help improve transcription and feedback in AI tools such as Copilot in Microsoft Teams. For more information, visit: www.shure.com/IntelliMixRoomKits Shure IntelliMix Room Kits certified for Microsoft Teams CentrePal becomes first to receive Unify certification for Teams series CentrePal has become the first contact centre solution to achieve Microsoft’s new Unify certification for Teams, powered by Teams Phone Extensibility and Azure Communication Services. The Unify model enables contact centres to run directly on Teams Phone infrastructure, eliminating the need for legacy session initiation protocol systems or complex integrations. For customers, this unlocks AI-powered capabilities such as natural language call routing, real-time transcription and sentiment insights, and automated post-call summaries. These features are delivered natively within Teams, helping organisations reduce complexity, improve service consistency and boost agent productivity.

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