A lot of companies today are mandating their workforce to return to the office. Whether your preferred way of working is from the office, hybrid or remote, one thing is for certain - video conferencing endpoints and meeting rooms in offices need to be flexible enough to include all working models.
We are pleased to announce that Synergy SKY has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification, the internationally recognized standard for information security management systems (ISMS). This certification shows that we take information security and risk seriously both for our customers and ourselves.
Presentation sharing and application sharing, interaction and control features on the Cisco devices supporting macros (Touch 10 panel, DX-series, Desk Pro etc.) improved audio and video quality and a dedicated loading screen are new features that will enhance your video meeting experience and business collaboration
Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) service continuation is essential in the NHS for the health and well-being of patients and the collective expertise of specialists involved in a patient’s pathway. This includes the discussion of the diagnosis, pain management, support, welfare or treatment, and recovery.
In June 2020, the NHS announced an agreement with Microsoft that would lead to the rollout of Microsoft Teams to 1.2 million users, across 450 organisations supporting patients in the NHS. It was highlighted in a study by the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust* that this roll-out saved NHS users 2.9 million hours of NHS time. According to NHS Digital, it replaced 14.5 million phone calls and hosted more than 32 million virtual meetings. Needless to say, it has been a huge success and became “the norm” for users across the NHS.
Many organizations need a more inclusive and complete solution for interoperability right away. Synergy SKY CONNECT, which was launched earlier this year, can enable organizations to continue to use Cisco and Poly/Polycom devices in meeting rooms with Microsoft Teams.
At Microsoft Ignite, Cisco announced that in the first half of 2023 their latest generation Room OS devices will run Microsoft Teams natively. I applaud this development as users and administrators need simpler videoconferencing experiences when in the office. As significant as this announcement is, it unfortunately does not provide a solution for the millions older generation but high quality Cisco / Poly SIP devices which do not have the onboard processing power to support either native MTR and Webex device interoperability.
One too many business meetings have been compromised due to the sheer availability of multiple video conferencing platforms in the industry, leaving users frustrated, output impacted, and potentially millions of dollars lost. Video users and meeting participants would like to walk into a meeting room and start their meeting on time, without thinking about the platform, interface, invite links, passwords, and other complex video conferencing challenges.
Is Synergy SKY better than CVI?
3 solutions in 1: Interoperability, Meeting workflow, Management suite
In Microsoft Teams meetings the new presenting experience with PowerPoint Live, Whiteboarding, and Hand raising introduces interactivity beyond traditional static presentation sharing (BFCP).
Only Synergy SKY gives you a similar native MS Teams experience on SIP devices.
Cross-platform video meetings shouldn’t be complicated. Watch Sean Lessman discuss the multi-vendor video complexities and potential solutions for easy collaboration at this year’s Cisco Live.
As the first Cisco Live! hybrid event ever and the first in-person one since 2019, the excitement couldn't have possibly been higher to finally meet industry professionals face-to-face and discuss collaboration in a hybrid work environment.
Seeing is believing! One thing is to read information about the award-winning interop solution Synergy SKY CONNECT online. Another entirely different thing is to see it in action.
While recently catching up with some old friends at Poly(com) over email and we decided to get together on video. Poly has partnerships with many of the different cloud meeting services, so a meeting with a Poly person could mean meeting on any one of the major platforms today.
Communication on different video conferencing platforms and devices can create a number of pain points. Meeting data security and user experience are amongst the top ones. Synergy SKY CONNECT for Government fully addresses these concerns. Video meetings made easy for the public sector.
We're proud to announce that we won the Global New Product Innovation Award in the video conferencing interoperability market attributed to the prestigious consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan.
Visit our booth to meet the team, get a demo and enjoy the best of Norwegian hospitality. Experience the new award-winning SIP to Teams interop designed to give you full flexibility.
It has become more important than ever to know what "hybrid work" is, how it will develop and what its impact on how we use meeting rooms actually is.
The SIP to Teams interop and our management suite can now be found under one name.
As the home office backdrop slowly loses its charm and the need for a professional meeting setting increases, people are beginning to travel into the office to make use of meeting rooms for their video meetings.
Video conferencing utilization will increase even after we return to the office, which highlights the need for proper video conferencing equipment in all meeting rooms and a strategy for UC interoperability.
With Synergy SKY in-room booking* you can book both room and video meeting ad-hoc from your touch panel if the room is available.
In addition, the 2.3 SW release has: Cisco Endpoint Phone Books, Room Issue Notifications, Webex Fedramp OBTP
There are 3 crucial factors you need to have in order to achieve a frictionless meeting experience across technologies and generations of products: Compatibility, Interoperability, and Consistency.
Cisco TelePresence Management Suite and Cisco TelePresence Management Suite XE (Cisco TMS/ Cisco TMS XE)) is a portal for administering and monitoring your videoconferencing network from a single, organized interface. Both of them offer centralized control for on-site and remote video systems, as well as deployment and scheduling for the whole video network.
How do you avoid painting yourself into a technology corner? Does the simple fact that everyone now has adopted video conferencing technology actually make business meetings easier?
Having been with the company for almost four years as VP Products, we are excited to announce that Mark Dumas now is stepping up to the role of Chief Operating Officer and President.
How often have you found yourself diving into an empty meeting room that is shown as being pre-booked? You say - “let’s grab this meeting room quickly, if someone comes along we’ll find another”. It’s all too common in office spaces, and there's a very real reason for this.
I recently created a poll to ask a question on LinkedIn about whether my network works Fridays. This was after a comment an acquaintance made that surprised me: “MOST PEOPLE TAKE FRIDAYS OFF NOW THAT THEY WORK FROM HOME”. Once my poll received over 70,000 views and thousands of votes I realized it was a very prevalent topic with mixed opinions.
Video meetings from a PC are easy and uncomplicated. Video meetings between typical meeting rooms and external participants are still very complicated. We decided to do something about it.
Even though you might have upgraded your VTC systems since the Tandberg days, it doesn’t mean your older generation systems can’t achieve interoperability with the newer ones, as well as with your mixed workflow.
Making it easier for Cisco Webex devices to connect to internal and external Microsoft Teams meetings with support for One Button To Push (OBTP) Easy Join Services for WebRTC Guest Join.
Synergy SKY CONNECT, SIP to Teams Interop, was introduced after this blog was written but the workflow in this blog might still be relevant for some
If there was ever a time to get your video conferencing technology and platforms optimized, this is it. Here's how you can make your video conferencing endpoints do the work for you.
Beyond all the given features the number one video conferencing manufacturer provides, such as a 4K intelligent camera, integrated microphones, and auto noise reduction speakers, it also has smart IoT sensors that provide Presence Detection and People Count.
For all meetings booked in Outlook or Google calendar where there is a video conferencing resource involved, the Synergy SKY management suite can notify the administrator if there is a potential problem with a scheduled meeting.
Although video meetings make it possible to continue business operations as normal, the day-to-day social interaction between colleagues can be just as important for moral, drive, and mental health. And, with the right tools, you can make a pretty decent virtual lemonade out of your home office lemons.
Learn how to easily connect your Cisco IX Series immersive telepresence endpoints to a Microsoft Teams or Zoom meeting with one click, while scheduling natively in Outlook or Google Calendar.
With Synergy SKY management suite you can now get video dial-in details automatically inserted when you schedule a meeting, without having to click the Microsoft Teams plug-in or adding @webex in the location field. You will never forget to add the video option again.
When deciding on software to streamline your set-up and eliminate your challenges, it is important that this software gives you the needed features today, tomorrow, and for the future.
Synergy SKY has once again raised the functionality bar for organizations with a multivendor (“best of breed”) Collaboration strategy. Version 2.2 of the Synergy SKY management suite is now available.
We have the hardware; we have the software – but where are the company guidelines for video conferencing culture?
From Beijing to Boston and everywhere in between, events and meetings are being cancelled. Starbucks has cancelled the company’s annual shareholder meeting and is holding a virtual meeting instead. TED’s conference in Canada is not going ahead, postponed along with hundreds of other trade shows.
Do you book meetings? Do you have to go through a complex process each time you’re booking meetings in order to align the room, session, and team required? Do you need to make it easier for your organization to get things done?
Experienced Videoconferencing and Collaboration/Workspace Technology teams have long understood the value of endpoint management tools such as Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (Cisco TMS).
As an offshoot from old Tandberg which was acquired by Cisco in 2010, Synergy SKY has now gone full circle by becoming a Cisco Solutions Plus Partner.
With the recent acquisition of an IoT platform and a fresh certification from Cisco, Synergy SKY opens its doors to millions of new meeting rooms.
Synergy SKY is now increasing its reach to all meeting rooms by acquiring an existing IoT technology platform. The technology will make it possible to detect presence in meeting rooms without videoconferencing equipment, by using low-cost IoT sensors that are quick and easy to deploy.
Learn how to easily connect your Cisco or Poly video conferencing endpoints into a Microsoft Teams, Skype, or any other VMR meeting with one click, while scheduling natively in Outlook or Google Calendar.
It is an interesting time. We see new technologies emerging everywhere that allow us to adapt to new and unfamiliar situations.
Popping in on Ståle's summer vacation road trip down the coast of Norway, we talked about building teams internationally. He also gave a few tips for others looking to do the same. See what he had to say:
Synergy Sky welcomes on-board its first South African Certified Global Partner, Prosirius Collaboration Systems & Technology.
Growth in the American video conferencing market doubled Synergy SKY’s results last year. And there’s more to come.
Synergy SKY is excited to announce the expansion to the Middle Eastern and African markets. Meet the talented Caroline Sorton who is taking the lead as Regional Manager.
Having grown up in the collaboration field, there is no doubt Adele Thornton is a perfect addition to the Synergy SKY team. With more than 17 years of industry experience, she is now taking on the role of the new Regional Sales Manager in the UK and Ireland.
Synergy SKY is growing further and establishing a strong presence in France with Regional Sales Manager Jerome Boissy and Senior Sales Engineer Thomas Geindreau joining the team.
In our effort to deliver simplified meeting technology to a wider market, we are excited to introduce our new Director of Sales in Canada, Gabriel Gely. With more than 40 years of experience in the industry, he is ready to elevate the video meeting experience for Canadian companies.
Synergy SKY receives $6.5 million USD backing as the Swedish investor Håkan Roos becomes major shareholder.
This post is a translated version of a news article published by the Norwegian leading business news publication "Finansavisen".
The global pandemic has forced people to quickly establish and adapt to remote ways of collaborating and communicating. Many have been creative in finding new apps and systems to keep business running. So, when the pandemic subsides and we prepare for “the new normal”, IT and video administrators will be challenged by colleagues who have now settled into their own preferred tools for video conferencing.
Collaboration Week is a week of information exchange coordinated by the IMCCA where manufacturers, partners, and customers can get together to discuss the current industry issues. There are many presentations and panels involving industry thought leaders and experts from both sides of the experience as well as networking meals and social gatherings to discuss the content. And of course, there were prizes and giveaways!
Whether you want to admit it or not, throughout our working lives, many of us have bent the rules when it comes to business meetings.
First; a very warm welcome to the team Sean, we very much look forward to working closely with you and having fun together. Sean will take on the role of VP Business Development with a focus on new markets and developing relationships with Cisco and Microsoft. Read his own exciting and insightful words about the journey that lead him here and beyond:
We are leading the way in making all meetings more efficient to save time, space, and money.
As a result of the rapid growth Synergy SKY is experiencing and to better serve our customers, employees, and partners, it is with great pleasure that we introduce our Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Remy Engelsen, a senior member of the leadership team.
We have added more than 30 Fortune Global 500 companies and hundreds of others to our software solutions for easier video meetings. Find out why...
How do you schedule and start meetings when you have six platforms to choose from?
To record and later playback a video meeting used to be quite an exercise. Now we've made it as easy as scheduling ordinary meetings with people and rooms
Synergy SKY has today made its Enterprise Edition available to customers and partners. Organizations that manage their own video infrastructure can now get instant access to the popular Synergy SKY reporting functions through a new hybrid cloud service.
“What gets measured gets managed”
Last year's participation was a massive success for Synergy SKY with an avalanche of visitors who were interested in the Synergy SKY management platform and saw several signed deals and partnerships as a result.
The Synergy SKY solution provides provisioning of clients and virtual meeting rooms, monitoring, and reporting to ensure resources are used in an optimal way.
SKC Twist is a scalable and secure cloud-based video conferencing solution providing virtual meeting rooms for an unlimited number of users.
Version 4.0 includes enhanced support for Microsoft Lync and a new meeting booking solution, which works in conjunction with MeetingIQ to efficiently utilize MCU resources across multiple vendors.
Ubiety is the first service from Collaboration Squared, which was founded by industry veterans Daryl Hutchings and Stephen Sevastopulo in 2014.
Synergy SKY will work with both existing and new video-as-a-service and UC-as-a-service providers to ease their pain points in offering a scalable service delivery platform to their customers.
