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The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the way we work. Social distancing has made connection and collaboration more of a challenge, yet all the more important to achieve. Office and meeting rooms, always at a premium, must now work even harder. Going forward, seamlessly working together, regardless of which conference room or what building we’re in or which video conferencing application we or a guest happens to be using will be the hallmarks of the successful workplace.
 
The question: how best to get there?
 
Crestron Flex MX. Video Conferencing with Native and BYOD Support in one device.
 
Crestron Flex MX is the first and only Unified Communications (UC) product to support every type of meeting on any platform, including one-touch join for Microsoft Teams^® or Zoom Rooms^™ applications, and BYOD for all other software.
 
For organizations where Microsoft Teams or Zoom Rooms are the standard, Crestron Flex MX delivers those native experiences, while guests can use whichever software they’re running. The risk that a meeting room can’t support a call has, quite simply, been eliminated.
 
Ensure outside calls are within your capabilities.
 
Today, a majority of medium to large-sized companies have a preferred video conferencing platform that handles, roughly, 80% of their calls. And as the market moves increasingly from UC to UCaaS (Unified Communications-as-as-Service), many companies have chosen Zoom Rooms or Microsoft Teams. To minimize distractions and maximize productivity, these firms have equipped meeting spaces of all types with a device that lets people join Microsoft Teams or Zoom conferences with one-touch ease.
 
Still, this situation also presents a problem: what if an outside party initiates a call hosted on a platform other than Teams or Zoom?
 
Productivity, regardless of platform.
 
The entire team huddled  awkwardly around a laptop with a mediocre built-in camera. Until now, that was the solution for an outside call not hosted on Microsoft Teams or Zoom. Crestron Flex MX eliminates this problem. Now everyone can connect their device, regardless of conferencing software. Flex MX also offers HDMI® and USB connectivity for content sharing and video conferencing. In addition, an intelligent camera with a 150° field of vision and a 360° quad microphone array with a 20’ range, ensures everyone is seen and heard.
 
And with fast, secure cloud provisioning and management, along with just a single cable to connect to the room display Crestron Flex MX is also a better solution for IT managers.
 
Meet the need for better meetings.
 
25 million. That’s how many meetings happen every day, in the US alone. And in a changing world, we need to stay committed to improving each and every one of them.  
 
Learn more about Crestron Flex MX.