It happens during every conference call; those routine questions that are asked when launching a web or audio conference. “What’s the dial-in number”, “Who’s moderator ID?”, “Can everyone hear me?”, “Can you see my screen?”. If this sounds like your typical meeting experience, read on to learn about a better way…
Fresh off an impressive initial public offering (ticker symbol = ZM), Zoom is the leader in modern web meetings and video communications. Zoom offers an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, collaboration, chat, and webinars across mobile devices, desktops, telephones, and room systems. Square28 has really come to enjoy using Zoom and it certainly lives up to the slogan, “IT JUST WORKS!”. Zoom solves the typical challenges associated with virtual meetings. The controls for audio and video sharing are right in your face and cannot be missed. Sharing your screen or specific window is a breeze with intuitive controls. Give and take mouse / keyboard control are also included enabling remote participants to take control of local computers.
Zoom also offers a conference room audio/video solution known as a “Zoom Room”. A zoom room is a software-based room system that provides a fully integrated experience for audio conferencing, screen sharing, and video conferencing.” Since the platform is software based, companies are not tied to one video conferencing hardware provider. A mix of Mac and PC combined with a variety of video and audio hardware can be used. This enables a tailored blend of devices to fit the room profile.
Our clients love the upgraded meeting experience and the ease with which Zoom Room meetings are started. Meetings kick off with the touch of a button on the room’s controller. This opens up the audio line without the assumed delay of having to dial-in using a conventional conference phone and enter in the lengthy meeting and participant codes. We’ve seen the dial in sequence alone take several minutes to complete with other teleconferencing systems.
One Square28 client committed to converting 12 conference rooms into Zoom Rooms following a successful pilot. The client’s previous room configurations were plagued with audio issues from the company’s phone provider. Additionally, once configured, Zoom Rooms enable wireless screen mirroring to the meeting room display(s). No more HDMI cables strewn across the conference table!
As an added bonus, Zoom includes a room scheduling app with every Zoom Room subscription. This is typically an iPad mounted to wall by the room entrance. Meeting check-ins prevent zombie meetings from occurring (scheduled meetings that never happen but keep the room booked). If not checked in, the meeting room is freed up for others to book.
Contact Square28 Technologies to learn more about Zoom and how your meeting experience can be taken to a whole new level.
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