Microsoft encourages collaborative work with Surface Hub 2S

The new version of its interactive screen will be available in a model of 80 inches and another 50 with integrated battery. Besides, is supported on Windows 10, Teams, Office 365, Whiteboard and the smart cloud.

Microsoft has presented a new version of its Surface interactive whiteboard in a more compact and versatile device, which will have a model of 85 inches and another 50 with integrated battery.

Surface Hub 2S is a device created to engage and enhance teamwork by developing links between digital and physical workspaces., in line with the evolution in the way of working.

“Our best ideas are the result of teamwork.”, we focus on a goal, we are committed and connected. When Surface was born, we were a team of 12 people working together in a secret laboratory in Redmond. Collaboration was constant and simple thanks to the fact that we shared the same location. Today we are a team spread all over the world, “which works closely with Microsoft groups to create complete and connected experiences”, comments Panos Panay, corporate vice president of Microsoft Surface.

Surface Hub 2S harnesses Microsoft's potential with Windows 10, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Whiteboard and the intelligent cloud to boost the productivity of work teams. The new version of the device offers more features in a more compact design, light and versatile.

With a 40% less weight than its predecessor and a screen a 60% thinner, Surface Hub 2S adapts to any space, from a traditional boardroom to small meeting rooms. Besides, offers unmatched graphics performance 50% superior al original.

Surface Hub 2S gives teams the flexibility to meet wherever they work best. One of the most common meeting room tools, screen sharing, transforms into a portable device. Al combinarse con Steelcase Roam Mobile Stand y APC Charge Mobile Battery, Provides a mobile collaboration experience that frees teams from the meeting room and lets ideas flow anywhere, without having to have a plug nearby.

With standard integration with Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business, meetings can be started with just one touch. The true-to-life display equipped with a 4K camera, Discreet high-fidelity speakers and highly sensitive microphone array allow all members of a team to, locally or remotely, experience everything that happens during the meeting in a much closer way.

At the end of the year, Microsoft will launch Surface Hub 2 Display, intended for those spaces that need an interactive touch screen and with the possibility of using a digital pen, but they do not require an integrated computer. In the same way, A new configuration option will also be available for Surface Hub 2S customers, that allows you to run Windows 10 Pro o Enterprise, something especially useful to respond to specialized scenarios.