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Optimizing a Professional Space for Executive Meetings & Team Collaboration

Boardrooms are, unarguably, one of the most important spaces for many companies. It’s the room where vital stakeholder and executive meetings take place, and potential clients develop trust and confidence in your team and product or service. 

As flexible work models have become the norm, many boardrooms are performing double duty, adding another room where remote video conferencing and team meetings occur. This functionality requires an integrated setup, creating an uncluttered and professional environment no matter the task at hand.

Let’s explore some of the latest boardroom AV technology that can turn your boardroom into a versatile space, ideal for client, executive, and virtual team meetings.

Meet, Collab, & Share with Zero Hassle

A hybrid workforce is becoming increasingly common among companies attempting to bridge the gap between employees in the office and those working remotely. Sometimes, communicating effectively with everyone can be a challenge. Still, even with teams in different locations, the proper audio-video setup can maintain and improve communications for everyday operations.

Upgrade your boardroom AV for the best user experience for everyone involved. When you can communicate and collab with your whole Dallas, TX team without any delay or trouble, you’ll find overall morale and productivity at an all-time high as well.

Want to find out more about bringing this upgrade to your commercial setup today? Keep reading on below for more.

If you had mentioned smart boardroom AV systems or HD video conferencing just a couple of decades ago, people would have seen the prospect as too futuristic to ever happen. Collaborating with stakeholders across the globe? Communicating with remote teams thousands of miles from your Dallas, TX, office?

Now, however, these notions feel commonplace, as modern offices demand the best AV tools and an ever-faster internet connection to piece all the components together. As we head into the new decade, don’t neglect to update your boardroom to suit your video-conferencing needs. Keep reading to see why it’s so vital to your profitability, employee satisfaction and more.

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The Future of Meetings

Automation and enhanced AV solutions speed up those once-daunting tasks, urging business owners to take more risks and optimize every meeting.

Meetings are no longer location-dependent, meaning owners can reduce expenses needed to fly contacts into their physical office. Similarly, you no longer must search for employees within 50 miles of the Dallas area: Find top talent from virtually anywhere. Not to mention, your in-house employees gain some flexibility to work from home if a need arises.

The integrated boardroom AV system in your Dallas, TX business should function efficiently and deliver the results you want. Whether you’re using multiple systems simultaneously or you’re operating individual controls, you need a user interface that’s simple to navigate and user-friendly. With the latest update to its Mercury software, Crestron aims to streamline its already-simple user interface with more intuitive navigation features. Plus, new updates also include integration with Microsoft Teams. To learn more, keep reading.

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Mercury UI Updates

The latest updates are intended to make it easier for users to find what they need. More information is available on the home screen, including room schedule, status, and availability. With a glance, users will know precisely how and when the room is being used.

Other updates include integration with AirMedia 2.0 for more straightforward wireless presentations, which simplifies presentations on your boardroom AV system. The software automatically detects the user's browser for instant wireless sharing.

The firmware comes pre-loaded onto all current Crestron Mercury products and is available as an automatic update on existing systems.

Everyone has been spending more time at home in light of recent events, and that potentially includes your offices. This, of course, means typically in-office employees are joining their work-from-home coworkers in this new remote workspace environment that everyone is getting used to.

But did you know that commercial boardroom AV solutions are still beneficial for your Dallas, TX company – perhaps now more than ever? Smart technologies can help bridge the physical distance between your employees today as well as down the road, once your offices are operating as usual.

In this blog, we’ll dive into the top features of commercial Crestron products and how they can elevate your company completely. Find out more by reading on below!

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How Crestron Gives Your Office a Boost

When your company finds itself running normally again, you’ll find that added Crestron products blow your typical way of business out of the water. With Crestron Flex solutions, you can make booking boardrooms, setting up presentations, and calling various remote employees a breeze.