New partnership brings Microsoft Teams to Cisco meeting room devices
Microsoft and Cisco announced a partnership to enable the running of Microsoft Teams natively on Cisco’s Room and Desk devices, enhancing customer choice in hybrid work environments. This integration, set for early 2023, will allow customers to set Teams as the default experience while maintaining support for Webex meetings. Initial offerings include six Cisco devices certified for Microsoft Teams, along with high-quality video technology from Cisco. This collaboration aims to improve the digital workplace by providing reliable, intelligent meeting solutions.
- New partnership between Microsoft and Cisco enhances device interoperability for users.
- Teams will run natively on Cisco devices, improving user experience in hybrid work settings.
- Initial certification of six popular Cisco devices for Microsoft Teams expected by early 2023.
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Customers will now have the option to run Microsoft Teams by default on Cisco Room and Desk devices
REDMOND, Wash., and SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cisco and Microsoft Corp. Wednesday announced at Microsoft's annual Ignite conference a new partnership that will provide customers with more choice. In the first half of 2023, Cisco and Microsoft will soon offer the ability to run Microsoft Teams natively on Cisco Room and Desk devices Certified for Microsoft Teams, with the option of Teams as the default experience. Cisco will become a partner in the Certified for Microsoft Teams program for the first time.
"Interoperability has always been at the forefront of our hybrid work strategy, understanding that customers want collaboration to happen on their terms — regardless of device or meeting platform," said Jeetu Patel, EVP and GM, Security & Collaboration, Cisco. "Our partnership with Microsoft brings together two collaboration leaders to completely reimagine the hybrid work experience."
"Our vision to make Teams the best collaboration experience for physical spaces is brought to life by our incredible ecosystem of hardware partners," said Jeff Teper, president, collaborative apps and platforms at Microsoft. "By welcoming Cisco as our newest partner building devices Certified for Microsoft Teams, we are excited to bring leading collaboration hardware and software to market together for our joint customers."
Initially, six of Cisco's most popular meeting devices and three peripherals will be certified for Teams, with more to come. The first wave of devices, expected to be certified by early 2023, will include the Cisco Room Bar, the Cisco Board Pro 55-inch and 75-inch, and the Cisco Room Kit Pro for small, medium and large meeting room spaces, respectively. The Cisco Desk Pro and Cisco Room Navigator will follow. Customers will have the option to make Microsoft Teams Rooms the default experiences, and the devices will continue to support joining Webex meetings with all the features and functionality customers enjoy today. The first peripheral — the Cisco Desk Camera 4K — is an intelligent USB webcam and will be available by the end of October 2022, followed by two headphones with a Teams button by early 2023.
Microsoft Teams customers will enjoy the digital workplace where they connect and collaborate with teammates, partners and customers, combined with Cisco's high-quality, reliable video technology with powerful camera intelligence and noise removal technologies that enable inclusive and collaborative meeting experiences. All certified devices will be manageable in the Teams Admin Center and the new Teams Rooms Pro Management Portal, as well as through the Cisco Control Hub device management.
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