Microsoft has announced that it is expanding access to Copilot for Microsoft 365 to businesses of all sizes, with no minimum seat requirement for commercial plans. Microsoft has previously required a 300-seat purchase minimum for Copilot for Microsoft 365 commercial plans. Copilot for Microsoft 365 gives priority access to the…
Collaboration and videoconferencing
Research debunks ‘myth’ that remote work stifles innovation
The narrative that in-person work environments are the sole breeding grounds for innovation and collaborative breakthroughs is outdated and fundamentally flawed in the context of the technologically driven world. That's according to Gleb Tsipursky, chief executive of future-of-work consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts, writing in an article in Fortune. Tsipursky cites…
How SPOD can help deliver AV projects faster at lower cost
Professional AV has seen unprecedented change over the past few years due to many factors, including a global pandemic, supply chain constraints, reduced reliance on technology advancements and, of course, network convergence. The result is that professional AV has been flipped 180 degrees, from delivering low-volume, highly complex proprietary solutions…
Samsung and KSCAPE team up to declutter meeting room
Samsung has collaborated with KSCAPE, part of the K-array professional audio ecosystem, to transform the meeting room experience at the Samsung Display Experience Centre in Frankfurt. The solution is based on the KSCAPE RAIL, which aims to eliminate the chaos of cables via integrated lighting and audio capabilities within a…
Buying Advice: A meeting space of minds
It is one of modern life’s little ironies that the average meeting space is no longer a space where people meet – at least, not all of them. With hybrid working obviously here to stay, equipping meeting spaces now involves a delicate balancing act to satisfy the needs of both…
User View: Distance learning about freedom
For Black History Month, NVCEG partnered with video conferencing and collaboration vendor, DTEN to deliver an inspiring virtual workshop to 30 classrooms across 14 schools. In October 2023, over 600 Year 6 and Sixth form pupils based across the UK, Poland, New York and Taiwan, joined the series of meetings,…
Inside Tech: Cutting the umbilical cable
The ‘Spaghetti Junction’ of cabling that once surrounded the average AV system can now be replaced by wireless networking technologies. Some are already well established, and applications such as Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex and Zoom now enable wireless sharing of content directly from the application. “Wireless is becoming more popular…
Vodafone Studios, Germany: Stretching reality
Hi-tech companies like to be seen to practise what they preach. So when Vodafone Germany opened its own extended reality (XR) studio at its Düsseldorf headquarters in December 2022, it went for something absolutely state of the art. “When we designed Vodafone Studios, I don’t think anyone in Germany had…
Lightware joins the GPA Global Partner Program
Lightware has joined the GPA Global Partner Program. Teaming up with GPA will expand Lightware’s global efficiency and scale, allowing the company to deploy to, deliver and support customers in more than 50 countries. The partnership will allow GPA teams to leverage Lightware's engineering and solutions expertise to address evolving…
Fast-growing events firm installs motivational video wall
Systems integrator Runtech has teamed up with The Bluum Group to fit out the expanded HQ of one of the UK’s fastest-growing events businesses. The project involved upgrading the AV systems for Nineteen Group's sales floor, six meeting rooms, town hall, boardroom and multimedia room when the company moved into…