HP Presence Meeting Space

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Hybrid-Based Teamwork Solutions

On October 27, 2021, HP Inc. introduced HP Presence, a portfolio of solutions for teamwork on projects, providing the effect of the presence of all participants in the process, wherever they are.

Despite the fact that the transition to hybrid technologies allowed people to work from almost anywhere, the nature of collaboration both in the office and outside it is constantly changing. According to the company, 80% of executives change office space in their companies so that employees can focus more on teamwork. IT teams are tasked with maintaining user-to-user communication through current and secure technologies, so conferencing and collaboration solutions remain a priority for 67% of IT departments.

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HP has many years of experience in the development of complex solutions in the field, cyber security thanks to which specialists combined hardware and software methods. protection PERSONAL COMPUTER HP Presence Portfolio offers hybrid solutions that deliver high quality communications in conference rooms.

"The transition to hybrid mode of operation has changed the requirements for developing collaboration solutions. With current technologies and tools for conference calls, each idea and every opinion will be heard by colleagues, regardless of where the participants are - in a cafe or in a conference room. Solutions from the HP Presence portfolio cope with familiar and basic tasks, current requirements for collaboration, "- says Andy Rhodes, global head of commercial systems at HP Inc.

HP Presence Meeting Space Solutions Components

HP Presence Meeting Space Solutions

The concept of a hybrid workplace is not limited to one. remote work format Companies are investing in the modernization of conference rooms, as the office has ceased to be a place where people come just to work, now it is a space for joint and collective work. HP Presence Meeting Space is a package of solutions that combines equipment and services for conference rooms of any size. Users interact intuitively with meeting solutions through enhanced meeting capabilities and real-time analytics. time The development of HP for conference rooms uses technologies in the field of safety personal, computers including from means of protection cyber threats and camera privacy functions, which allows IT departments not to worry about the resources entrusted to them, and users - to work without fear of hacking.

HP Presence Meeting Space solutions offer the ability to organize meetings that make virtual meetings more natural due to high-quality sound, improved thanks to artificial intelligence technologies, as well as cinematic video and understandable controls. When creating solutions, recycled plastic was used.

HP Presence Meeting Space offers several packages focused on the needs of small, medium, and large meeting rooms, and offers the ability to scale to changing requirements. Each package includes an HP Presence mini-PC, an HP Presence Control Center, color-coded cables, and mounting equipment. HP Presence solutions come with a step-by-step configuration application that simplifies system installation.

HP Presence Meeting Space solutions include:

• The HP Presence Mini-PC for conferencing is a high-performance computer with high processing power, equipped with integrated management tools and protected by HP Wolf Security for Business for added security.
• HP Presence Control and HP Presence Control Plus are intelligent space management tools that allow organizers to meet efficiently enough. They feature a minimalistic design and adaptive sound from Bang & Olufsen, whose settings are optimized using artificial intelligence. HP Presence Control is suitable for mid-sized meeting rooms and meeting rooms, and HP Presence Control Plus is suitable for medium to large rooms. The system provides for the connection of up to three such controls to provide control to more people.
• The HP Presence See camera 4K AI supports 4K resolution, uses, artificial intelligence provides cinematic sound and image, and guarantees users privacy. When the lens is turned down, the camera is automatically turned off.
• The HP Presence Audio Video Bar is designed for large conference rooms requiring a large amount of audio and video equipment. This device combines cinematographic video, privacy functions, as well as audio tuned by Bang & Olufsen engineers on an individual order so that meeting participants remain in the frame, and voiced ideas are not lost behind background noises. In cases where video broadcasting is not used, the camera is closed with a special shutter, ensuring confidentiality for all those present.
• HP Presence Hub и HP Presence Talk Satellite Microphones. HP Presence Hub is designed to provide sound quality even in large rooms, with the ability to easily add two satellite microphones to better capture replicas on the periphery, and a visible LED indicates whether microphones are turned on.

Obviously, employees feel the impact of remote work. Since a number of companies are moving the staff back to the office for part-time work, this forces employees to look for collaborative solutions that ensure good communication quality. Users want to be heard and seen, and do not want to experience system delays, hang-ups, or other audio and video problems.

HP Speaker Frame Workspace

HP Presence Meeting Room solutions allow you to:

• Start meetings instantly. When people appear in the meeting room, HP Meeting Ready automatically activates room management and turns on the camera so that meetings start on time. One touch is enough to start work, after which a meeting in Microsoft Teams or Zoom will start. "Guest mode" allows you to easily start appointments from any communication device that supports sound transmission.
• Get a good picture. The HP Speaker Frame mode (in the "picture in picture" format) highlights the speakers in the room, due to which the participants feel that everyone is sitting at the same table. HP Auto Frame allows you to better see participants in the conference room, forming a white background (framing out white space) for the convenience of remote employees during conferences.
• Move around the room without interrupting meetings. HP Speaker Tracking allows speakers to move around the room and stay in the frame. Three tracking modes are available: slow (slow), cinema (cinema) and fast (fast), which is suitable for different presentation conditions.
• Ensure that speakers are clearly audible. In time noisy discussions, when the conversations of the participants in the room drown out the speaker, the HP Auto Volume function allows you to adjust the volume for remote speakers so that they do not drown out and can participate in the discussion on equal terms. If the speaker in the room speaks too quietly, too loud, or moves to the far corner of the room, HP Voice Leveling optimizes the volume level so that meeting participants who connect remotely can hear it clearly.
• Quickly request help when needed. To do this, you should notify IT professionals about the problem with the room. HP Presence Room Assistant (not available in all countries) allows you to quickly report problems to the IT department, technicians and other personnel, for example, problems with the device, lack of chairs or markers, or cleaning drinks from the room, etc.

IT teams need solutions that not only allow employees to interact with each other, but also solve problems with manageability and security. Employees information security of the department cannot ignore the growth of cyber threats, the number of which, according to the information company, pandemics has increased by 400% since the beginning.

HP Presence Meeting Space solutions enable IT and maintenance technicians to:

• Deploy and configure the system in conference rooms of any size. Customization is carried out without the use of tools through wires with color coding, a special application for customization allows IT specialists to configure and test devices, as well as exchange user settings remotely. During setup, the calibration function from Bang & Olufsen adapts the sound to suit the features of the room, creating a custom audio profile designed for a particular room. Calibration depends on the size, shape of the room, the arrangement of devices in it, and other surrounding items, such as columns or furniture. Also available to users is the HP Screen Clean mode, which allows you to safely clear HP Presence Control and HP Presence Control Plus devices in two clicks without interrupting the meeting.
• Make sure that the workplace of employees is properly protected. IT can protect virtual meetings from cyber threats with HP Wolf Security for Business, which provides sufficient security. IT can be confident that cameras will be turned off in a timely manner with HP Auto Privacy Camera privacy features.
• Take control of the room. When it comes to room management, HP Presence Manager allows IT professionals to see when the next version is available and ON allows them to fully control the installation process. Devices also support Windows Windows Update Microsoft and Teams Admin Center.
• Solve potential problems and increase room productivity with intelligent analytics. IT and technical support can improve employee service by monitoring equipment status, identifying room problems, and tracking user experience. With intelligent analytics, you can explore the possibility of making changes, such as reconfiguring a room or changing device settings. Customizable dashboards and detailed reporting from HP Presence Insights (not available in all countries) help predict when hardware will fail, allowing IT professionals to solve potential problems in advance before users notice them.

Technologies Enhanced by HP Presence

Since almost any space can be used for meetings, HP Presence provides enhanced capabilities outside the conference room that allow teams to work together even when they are away from each other. According to the company, during the months that employees worked from home, their expectations about how they look on device screens, how their voice sounds and how they listen and respond to others' replicas have changed markedly. 73% of people judge others on video quality and 75% judge people on sound quality.

Technologies improved by HP Presence use HP's achievements, including the intellectual property of HP laboratories, as well as the company's deep expertise in printing and image processing. When creating HP Presence, engineers used the capabilities of hardware and software to make sound and video more adapted to hybrid work. HP offers HP Presence-enhanced products from the HP Elite Dragonfly Max laptop to the HP EliteOne 800 G8 All-in-One monoblock.

Technology optimized with HP Presence enables employees to:

• Look in a better light on device screens, regardless of lighting conditions. The upgraded camera with light adjustment algorithms automatically adapts to the ambient lighting conditions of the work places. The camera lens analyzes the volume of incoming light and balances the final image. The low light correction function, if the room is too dark, makes the faces brighter so that the interlocutors can be seen better.
• Exit the table and move around the room during collaboration. HP Auto Frame focuses the camera on the user and holds it in the frame, even if it stands up to blur its legs. Three modes - only the head, head and shoulders and upper body - allow employees to choose what they will look like on device screens, and whether they want to use their hands to express their ideas. Dynamic voice alignment automatically adjusts the volume of speech so that the voice does not depend on whether the speaker is in front of his computer or moving around the room.
• Hear and be heard, regardless of distractions or background sounds. The built-in AI-based noise cancellation system filters unwanted background noises, such as door calls, dog barking and sirens from the street, so users do not have to worry that they are not being heard. So that other participants in the meeting are not distracted by extraneous sounds, noise cancellation technology also filters out unwanted incoming background noises.
• It is clear to hear even interlocutors in a mask. The HP AI-based Clear Voice voice optimization feature uses current technologies to determine muted voices and uses microphone amplification to compensate for this effect, so that participants in the meeting can fully hear the voice even in the mask.

Pricing and availability information

• The HP Presence Small Space solution includes an HP Presence Control unit with sound and an HP Presence Mini Conferencing PC. The decision will go on sale in February 2022. Prices will be announced closer to its availability.
• HP Presence Small Space with AI Camera includes HP Presence Control with audio, HP Presence Mini Conferencing PC and HP Presence See 4K AI camera. The decision will go on sale in the spring of 2022. Prices will be announced later.
• The HP Presence Small Space solution with the AI Video Bar includes an HP Presence Control unit without audio, an HP Presence Mini Conferencing PC mini PC and an HP Presence Audio Video Bar. The decision will go on sale in spring 2022 Prices will be announced later.
• The HP Presence Medium Space solution includes an HP Presence Control Plus unit with audio and an HP Presence Mini Conferencing PC. The decision will go on sale in the spring of 2022. Prices will be announced closer to its availability.
• HP Presence Medium Space with AI Camera includes HP Presence Control Plus with audio, HP Presence Mini Conferencing PC and HP Presence See 4K AI camera. The decision will go on sale in the spring of 2022. Prices will be announced closer to its availability.
• The HP Presence Medium Space solution with the AI Video Bar includes the HP Presence Control Plus module without audio, the HP Presence Mini Conferencing PC mini-PC and the HP Presence Audio Video Bar. The decision will go on sale in the spring of 2022. Prices will be announced closer to its availability.
• The HP Presence Large Space solution includes an HP Presence Control module without audio, an HP Presence Mini Conferencing PC mini-PC, and a 30 m USB-C cable. The solution will go on sale in the spring of 2022. Prices will be announced later, closer to its availability.
• The HP Presence Hub and HP Presence Talk Satellite Microphones will go on sale in the spring of 2022. Prices will be announced closer to availability.
• The HP Elite Dragonfly Max laptop and HP EliteOne 800 G8 AiO All-in-One with HP Presence optimizations will go on sale in November 2021.