• The Jabra PanaCast 50 intelligent video bar is now shipping worldwide
• Intel Edge AI processing enhances the meeting experience and provides extra security
• Fully certified for Microsoft Teams and Zoom Rooms
Jabra has announced that the PanaCast 50, the world’s first intelligent video bar designed for the “new normal” workspace, is now shipping and certified for Microsoft Teams and Zoom rooms. The PanaCast 50 has been carefully engineered to revolutionize meeting room video, audio, and intelligence, and Jabra worked closely with Intel to create a computer vision solution that facilitates engaging and productive meetings.
The PanaCast 50 is specifically designed to help businesses navigate the flexible hybrid way of working, combining immersive video, world-leading audio technologies, and cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence. By leveraging these advanced technologies, the PanaCast 50 enables businesses to completely reinvent their meetings and collaboration, delivering a seamless and dynamic experience for all participants.
With its powerful capabilities and certifications for top video conferencing platforms, the PanaCast 50 is well-positioned to meet the demands of modern businesses as they embrace the new normal of flexible and hybrid working environments.
More natural and productive collaboration
To deliver an optimized and streamlined conferencing experience, Jabra collaborated with Intel to leverage its technology for intelligent zoom, active speaker detection, and other innovative capabilities. These advanced features power the Virtual Director functionality, allowing the Jabra PanaCast 50 to detect active speakers and the flow of conversation in a meeting and automatically adjust the frame accordingly, delivering a fully immersive and responsive remote meeting experience.
With three 13-megapixel cameras, the PanaCast 50 creates an immersive 180° field of view in Panoramic-4K that covers the entire room. The patented real-time video stitching technology utilizes advanced algorithms to live-stitch the video streams together in real-time with ultra-low latency, ensuring that everyone is included in the most optimum way – from single-person calls to full team meetings.
The PanaCast 50 is also equipped with eight beamforming microphones that feature precision voice detection, supported by intelligent algorithms that eliminate disruptive noise. Furthermore, four powerful Jabra-engineered speakers, comprising two 50mm woofers and two 20mm tweeters, are arranged in a zero-vibration stereo setup that fills the room with premium, high-definition audio. The latest 2-way audio technology ensures that conversations are more natural and realistic.
Enhanced workplace safety
In order to prioritize employee safety in the workplace, businesses need to take steps to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Jabra has incorporated Intel-powered AI into the PanaCast 50 to deliver real-time people detection and counting, promoting compliance with infectious disease protocols. With its 180° field-of-view, the PanaCast 50 can achieve 100% coverage of the meeting room, providing the best opportunity to count everybody in the room and ensure that safety measures are being followed.
Moreover, through the network interface, IT administrators can access longer-term analytics data, enabling the business to make data-driven decisions about how they are utilizing their meeting spaces. This provides an overview of how many rooms are being used, even when there is no active meeting, which can inform decisions on office space and facility management. By leveraging the PanaCast 50’s advanced technology and analytics capabilities, businesses can promote a safer, more productive, and efficient workplace for their employees.
Data security
Organizations prioritize security and privacy when it comes to their collaboration tools. The Intel Edge AI processing capabilities integrated within the PanaCast 50 help ensure sensitive data is kept secure by eliminating the need to transmit video and audio data to the cloud. By performing the analysis directly on the device, cloud security and data-in-transit risks are removed from the collaboration experience. This not only minimizes security breaches but also maximizes the accuracy, speed, and overall quality of the experience.
Aurangzeb Khan, Senior Vice President of Intelligent Vision Systems at Jabra, expresses excitement over the PanaCast 50’s availability for shipping and highlights the importance of Jabra’s partnership with Intel to make their vision of effortless collaboration a reality. He also praises Intel’s outstanding Edge AI technology for enabling Jabra to deliver the world’s first video bar of its kind, with intelligent features that make meetings in the hybrid work environment as inclusive and collaborative as possible.
Brad Haczynski, Vice President and General Manager, IoT Sales at Intel, adds that Jabra is delivering a smart, secure, and natural collaboration experience with the PanaCast 50, powered by the Intel Movidius VPU. The AI technology enables more engaging and productive meetings, which can lead to increased collaboration and innovation in the hybrid workplace. With the PanaCast 50’s advanced security and AI capabilities, organizations can have peace of mind and focus on driving productivity and innovation in their collaborative efforts.
Jabra PanaCast 50 Key features and specifications:
- Astounding sound from the world leaders in professional audio
- Unique 180° field of view keeps everyone in the picture at a safe distance2
- Virtual Director intelligently adjusts the video in real time for more immersive meetings2
- Safety Capacity and Room Usage Insights generates anonymous room occupancy data for all your meeting rooms at once
- Network-connected system enables easy remote management and data delivery
- Real-time whiteboard streaming for more inclusive remote collaboration
- Uniquely advanced system architecture and built-in dual Edge AI processors powers a range of intelligent features
- Plug-and-play for fast setup and maximum ease of use
- Easy installation, with a choice of wall mount, table stand and screen mount (VESA)3
- Certified for Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Zoom Rooms, and works with Microsoft Teams Rooms as well as optimized for all leading UC platforms
Jabra PanaCast 50: Now available in Black and Grey, MSRP: $1,447
Find out more at https://www.jabra.com/panacast50
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