CONTENTS FEATURED PARTNERS 11 139 A selection of Microsoft partners operating across all business sectors 144 THE LAST WORD Many organisations are using AI today, but as findings from a Microsoft-sponsored IDC report show, the real difference to their success lies in how they’re implementing it IN FOCUS: TEAMS 50 Making meetings more meaningful Microsoft’s Ilya Bukshteyn tells us about the next frontier for Microsoft Teams 64 Rósa Stensen provides insight into Huddly’s vision for AI-native collaboration as a tool to empower teamwork 66 Ryan Kahan of Smarsh explains why the company acquired CallCabinet and how Teams customers will benefit 68 Barco has collaborated across the Microsoft partner ecosystem to strengthen its Teams Room solution, reveals Oliver Van Camp 72 Sennheiser’s Christoph Härtwig discusses the firm’s range of Teams-certified solutions designed to ensure every voice is seen and heard 74 Continuant’s Peter Rogers highlights how interoperability helps organisations unlock digital transformation 76 Mark Bunnell explains how NUWAVE Communications’ iPILOT solution enables carriers and other partners to rapidly deploy Teams at scale 78 Jonathan McCormick shows how Intermedia brings unified communications and contact centre services together in a single platform 81 Nathan Glotfelty from Q-SYS reveals how taking a platform approach to Teams Rooms helps organisations enable AI capabilities 82 Crestron’s Ed Wenck discusses how and why Microsoft turned to Crestron to outfit its Signature Teams Rooms boardroom 84 Good enough audio is not good enough. Shure’s Josh Blalock explains how high-quality sound is transforming meetings 86 Mike Plumer from Altigen Technologies explains how the company can help make the most of the capabilities of Teams Phone 87 Cisco has strengthened its partnership with Microsoft to deliver enhanced security and device management with MDEP integration, says Espen Løberg 88 Pexip is working with Microsoft to overcome meeting blockers and make Teams the natural default for the AI-powered workplace, explains Anders Løkke
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