Ricoh and IBM develop a solution that will be the cornerstone of corporate meetings

With this objective, new cognitive interactive whiteboards incorporate Watson IoT capabilities, that uses real-time analytics to help drive conversations, so teams can make decisions quickly and more informed.

The new cognitive interactive whiteboards IBM y Ricoh use Watson intelligence and voice technologies to actively support people in meetings by responding to voice commands, taking notes, carrying out actions and, even, translating into other languages.

This smart work solution for corporate meeting rooms combines the capabilities of IBM Watson IoT and Ricoh interactive whiteboards. It aims to change the way teams meet and collaborate through new intuitive features accessible through natural language..

Watson doesn't just listen, but is an active participant in meetings, that uses real-time analytics to help drive conversations, so teams can make decisions quickly and more informed.

Ricoh is incorporating this intuitive solution into its service offering to help customers improve their meeting productivity and collaboration.. Also, IBM envisions a wide range of more complex support functions in meetings of the future, thanks to Watson's learning capabilities.

“Our goal is to provide employees and businesses with effective and intelligent tools that automate administrative tasks and, besides, can empower people to focus on tasks and ideas of business value. Together with IBM, we have created a smart work solution – Intelligent Workplace Solution- that will revolutionize meetings. Instead of being a screen, This cognitive interactive whiteboard will be another active participant in meetings, collecting notes and actions, and building bridges between employees and different locations”, afirma Hidetsugu Nonaka, Senior Corporate Vice President of Ricoh Company.

IBM is installing more than 80 Ricoh interactive whiteboards at their new Watson IoT headquarters in Munich, Germany. This will allow the company's product development teams to hold proactive meetings with their colleagues in other locations., like japan, Brazil or the USA.

“With Watson IoT technologies, Ricoh interactive whiteboards can not only run meetings, “But they encourage an open exchange of ideas and make it easy for teams to work together and take meetings to a new dimension.”, comenta Harriet Green, general manager de Watson IoT.

Features:

• Simple, global voice control in meetings. Once the meeting starts, any employee, either in person or remotely, can control what's on the screen, including advanced presentations or simple voice commands.
• Translation of meetings into another language. You can translate the speaker's words into multiple languages ​​and play them on the screen or transcribe them.
• Meetings that are easy to join. At the click of a button, You can record attendance and track topics to ensure all of them have been discussed.
• Ability to capture parallel discussions. during a meeting, Team members can also have parallel conversations that will appear on the same whiteboard..