QSC brings Room Solutions for Microsoft Teams to the table

QSC Room Solutions for Microsoft Teams has been launched by the Californian AV manufacturer and comprises a singular package capable of delivering all AV elements of the room, including computer, audio, video and room control capabilities, certified for Teams. As a part of this offering, QSC has also announced new Microsoft Teams-certified accessories for Q-Sys and a host of new Teams Rooms-related software innovations.

The new QSC Room Solutions are built around the manufacturer’s existing portfolio of Teams Rooms-certified accessories, along with products from partners. Additionally, the Q-Sys native PTZ-IP conference cameras, which are currently in the process of testing and validation to attain certification for Teams, are said to be able to further simplify room deployments in high-value specialty rooms such as divisible spaces, training rooms, executive boardrooms and all-hands spaces. They are also accompanied by a comprehensive suite of QSC software for the Teams Rooms experience that aims collectively to simplify the integration process, enable full room control and Teams Rooms call control onto a single device, as well as to unify the experience for the end user.

The upcoming v9.0 release of Q-Sys Designer software will include specific software components for Teams Rooms to allow for direct integration and collective control of Q-Sys and the room’s third-party devices, all from a singular Microsoft-certified controller device, and has been optimised for the Logitech Tap controller. It will also add remote monitoring capabilities for QSC Room Solutions-certified devices via cloud-based Q-Sys Reflect Enterprise Manager.

“We have worked closely with our partners and the market to identify and deliver a premium Teams experience through software and hardware innovations to high-value spaces,” commented Jason Moss, VP of alliances and market development, QSC. “We believe these tools and integrations will lead to far greater empowerment of IT professionals to take control and effectively manage their specialty collaboration spaces.”

Other software innovations include sample room designs that adhere to Microsoft’s audio performance standards, a configuration wizard for simple room audio optimisation, a Q-Sys UCI for Teams Rooms to deliver the familiar aesthetic, commissioning tools for your Teams Rooms workflow and a Teams Rooms feature licence to enable the necessary Q-Sys user control interface deployment functionality and Q-Sys control engine.