Rockleigh,
NJ, March 16, 2015 – Crestron
announced today that its Crestron RL 2 group collaboration solution, as well
as legacy Crestron RL systems, will support Skype for Business upgrades. Skype
for Business brings together the familiar experience of Skype with the
security, compliance, and control of Microsoft® Lync®. In combination with
Skype for Business, the Crestron RL 2 and the Crestron RL can enable group
collaboration between people anywhere, anytime.
“We are
pleased to see Crestron deliver UC solutions for Skype for Business to extend
the communications experience in the meeting room and connect people everywhere
to achieve more, together,” said Giovanni Mezgec, GM, Skype for Business
Product Marketing at Microsoft.
The
recently announced Crestron RL 2 delivers the advanced unified communications
and group collaboration solution for the conference room. It combines the power
of Crestron DigitalMedia™ with Microsoft Lync software in a single
device.
Crestron
RL 2 uniquely delivers:
·
A
single solution for group collaboration and sharing with Lync meeting
participants
·
Crestron
DigitalMedia input, for integration with Crestron’s full suite of remote video
transmitters
·
Auto-switching
between VGA, HDMI®, and DM® video sources without a
separate video switcher outside of a Lync session
·
Analog
microphone inputs for ease of custom installation
·
The
power to control everything in the room from one touch screen, including AV
devices, lighting, and shades
·
The
ability to integrate with Crestron Fusion® software, which is used
to monitor, manage, and control all connected rooms across the enterprise
