Jabra PanaCast joins the Microsoft devices platform

Together they present a video solution that combines the heritage of Microsoft on platforms, security, management and scale with video technology Jabra.

Jabra y Microsoft have collaborated to introduce the new Microsoft device ecosystem platform to the market in PanaCast 50 Video Bar System. The objective is to take advantage of the benefits of Teams Room para Android.

Microsoft's device ecosystem platform brings together the best of its technology and Android, adapted for shared spaces and optimized for Teams devices.

Based on the Android project Open Source Project (AOSP), the platform offers security, reliability, management and deployment of is known, along with the diversity of hardware and software support that comes with Android. It is designed for innovation, with the extensibility and customization that manufacturers need to offer innovative products with both hardware and software extensions.

Jabra PanaCast 50 Video Bar System is an integrated solution. Includes a state-of-the-art system-on-chip (SOC) of Qualcomm Technologies to IoT and Android, that can be updated to the new Microsoft operating system. Also includes other SoCs, as well as speakers, microphones and video cameras, with network and display interfaces for easy deployment. The solution includes a touch controller 10,1 inches to handle the in-room experience. The system natively and securely runs Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android.

Aurangzeb Khan, SVP of Intelligent Vision Systems at Jabra, has declared: “We are delighted to have contributed to the development of this enterprise-grade Android platform and to offer it with PanaCast 50 Video Bar System as the first video solution for this platform. Together, Jabra and Microsoft present a video solution that combines Microsoft's heritage in platforms, security, manage and scale with Jabra's leading video technology, for the benefit of our clients.”

Built on cryptography Microsoft PKI y Qualcomm Trusted Execution Environment, The platform offers security and tamper resistance with attestation by enabling secure identification of the device and its configuration.

All of this is built with the advantage that the SoC Qualcomm QC8250 para IoT supports multiple simultaneous VPU-based hardware offload instances, with up to 8K video encoding and decoding.

“The security, reliability, management and performance are fundamental for companies around the world and, based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and partner with Qualcomm, We are pleased to offer a solution designed for shared spaces that brings the best that Microsoft has to offer on those fronts, while providing flexibility and diversity in the hardware and software offered”, comment Dave Kearney, general manager of Program Management de Microsoft.

Qualcomm QCS8250 SoC also enables video capture of up to 64 megapixels for high definition videos.

“Qualcomm Technologies is proud to be part of the collaboration to create Jabra Panacast 50 Video Bar System with the incorporation of the QCS8250 SoC”, Dev Singh declared, vice president, Business Development, and head of building & enterprise, and industrial automation de Qualcomm Technologie. “Panacast 50 Video Bar System uses the security and video processing functions of the SoC to bring this pioneering collaboration system to market”.

Security is backed by Microsoft, with a secure government-level development environment, next generation code analysis, threat detection and software updates customers can rely on for shared meeting spaces.

Besides, PanaCast 50 Video Bar System is designed to adapt to the evolution of unified communications experiences and the needs of hybrid workplaces thanks to its software-defined platform powered by artificial intelligence.

It is easy to install, manage and use, with everything you need for video meetings built into PanaCast Control for one-touch start/join without the need for additional devices, allowing for easy implementation and management, secure and scalable in any small or medium sized room.