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With roots going back more than two decades at the MIT Media Lab, Oblong Industries’ innovative technologies change the way people work, create, and collaborate. Oblong recently announced an extended product range and series for its flagship immersive visual collaboration solution, Mezzanine.

The optimal collaboration solution has to work for you, not against you, and removing the user frustration related to technical problems in meeting environments saves time and improves performance. Poorly designed collaboration solutions can turn creative discussions and idea sessions into non-productive meetings. It’s been two years since Microsoft re-branded its enterprise unified communications solution from Lync to Skype for Business (S4B).

Updated: 21 November 2018 | Originally Posted: October 2016 Back in 2016, Microsoft announced the launch of Skype Room Systems (v1) which were introduced to simplify the meeting room experience using Skype for Business. Skype Room Systems offer organisations the ability to deliver an improved Skype/Teams video experience in meeting rooms at a cost-effective price. But what are Skype Room Systems? What are the options? And what do you need to consider before deploying?

The past decade has seen dramatic technological advances, allowing the workplace to grow more connected, global, collaborative and flexible. Today, businesses operate smarter and the exponential growth of mobile devices, have led us to rethink the physical environment and how we collaborate in the workplace.