The RoomReady Review – February 2022

The RoomReady Review - September 2020
Vol 23 •February 2022
IN THIS ISSUE
Briana Henning Announced as Chief Revenue Officer, Welcome Channel Manager
Blog: Making My First Call Using Microsoft FrontRow
Latest AV Industry News
LETTER FROM CEO AARON MCARDLE
As we work our way through the first few months of 2022, we’re thrilled to tell you that big things are happening at RoomReady.
 
We live by the approach that simple is better when it comes to our products and our organization. That’s why we are simplifying our operations by bringing together our channel management, marketing and business development departments.
 
What does this mean for you? This new structuring will help us operate more efficiently, so we can bring more to our relationships and ensure we continue to provide everything you need for better meetings.
 
In the coming weeks, we are excited to share these changes and look forward to showing you why 2022 is going to be the best year to work with RoomReady.

Sincerely,
Aaron McArdle
CEO, RoomReady
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH ROOMREADY
RoomReady Promotes New Chief Revenue Officer and Adds Channel Manager

RoomReady has made some exciting changes to the Sales Organization including Briana Henning being promoted to CRO and Suzann Clark joining the company as Channel Manager.

FEATURED
Making My First Call Using Microsoft Front Row
In late January 2022, Microsoft began to roll out a public preview of Front Row. Our friends at Microsoft have shared a lot of content highlighting the features Front Row offers to enhance collaboration, so I was eager to enroll my Windows MTR system and experience what the excitement was all about. I have a weekly call with my technology leadership team, which was a perfect opportunity to test it out.

MEETING ROOM FACT OF THE MONTH
89%
of companies use more than one video conferencing platform.
The demand for interoperability is growing as companies embrace a multi-platform work model.
LATEST MEETING ROOM NEWS
Increase Usage of UC&C Solutions Is Giving
The increased usage of UC&C solutions is also bringing up more issues for IT departments as they try to support workers that are using a variety of different vendors and their lack of interoperability. CEO & Founder, Aaron McArdle, shared his insights on how IT departments can help ease the headache of UC&C issues.

What's New in Webex: February 2022
Webex has released innovations such as optimize for all voices, a Webex App integration within HubSpot, new Socio capabilities that unify the physical and virtual event experiences and more.

New and Exciting Features Available for Microsoft Teams Breakout Rooms
Microsoft has released several new features that simplify the management and creation of breakout rooms while improving overall meeting efficiency.

Listen Technologies Announces ADA Compliant Wi-Fi Assistive Listening Systems
Listen Technologies launched the new LWR-1020 WiFi audio receiver, a dedicated assistive listening receiver for venue operations.

Sennheiser Introduces TeamConnect Intelligent Speaker for Teams Rooms
Sennheiser introduced TeamConnect Intelligent Speaker, known as TC ISP, as its new Microsoft Teams-certified unified communications solution.