Technology Record - Issue 42: Autumn 2026

25 MARKETWATCH Crestron’s Collab Compute platform has achieved Microsoft certification for Teams Rooms, validating the solution’s compatibility, performance and reliability for enterprise deployment. Collab Compute is a purpose-built hardware platform powered by an Intel Core Ultra processor with an integrated neural processing unit that offloads AI tasks from central and graphics processing units, enabling platform-native AI features without overtaxing the system. The solution combines powerful compute, extensive professional audiovisual connectivity and a streamlined, integrated design to make modern collaboration easier to manage and scale. Other solutions from the Crestron workplace portfolio have also recently received certification, most notably the 1 Beyond i12D camera and Crestron scheduling panels. Conga embeds unified commerce platform in Dynamics 365 and Teams Conga has introduced a series of new connectors to embed its Conga platform directly into the tools organisations already use. Designed around the principle that precision pricing and rapid quoting are central to closing deals faster, the integrations allow sales and procurement teams to configure, price, quote (CPQ) and get deals approved without leaving their primary system. For Microsoft Dynamics 365 users, this includes the ability to create governed contracts directly from a Conga Smart CPQ quote in Dynamics, removing the hand-off friction between quoting and contract execution entirely. Conga’s Approvals Connector for Microsoft Teams brings both CPQ and customer lifecycle management approval workflows directly into Teams, surfacing quoting approvals, contract alerts and obligation reminders where stakeholders are already working. Barco expands ClickShare Hub bundle portfolio for Microsoft Teams Rooms Global technology company Barco is expanding its portfolio of certified-forMicrosoft Teams Rooms bundles built around ClickShare Hub, its modular wireless conferencing system for seamless hybrid meetings. The portfolio includes solutions for a range of meeting spaces, from small rooms with the ClickShare Hub Core and Logitech MeetUp2 or Sennheiser TeamConnect Bar S, to medium rooms with ClickShare Hub Pro and Sennheiser TeamConnect Bar M. For small to medium-sized spaces, ClickShare Hub Pro is also available with Huddly C1. Each bundle combines native Microsoft Teams Rooms experiences, wireless 4K content sharing, enterprise-grade security and simple, engaging collaboration for every participant. Crestron solutions gain Teams Rooms certification

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