Logitech Is Raising the Bar for the Video Conferencing Industry
January 14 2021 - 2:46PM
Business Wire
The Hybrid Office is Radically Better with
Simple, Flexible and Scalable Video Bar Solutions
Today, Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) is raising the bar on
the video conferencing industry with a next generation portfolio of
appliance and PC-based solutions that work with today’s leading
video conferencing services such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom. The
new Logitech Rally Bar, purpose-built for mid-sized rooms, and
Logitech Rally Bar Mini for small rooms, transform meetings with
cinema-quality video and crisp, clear audio in an all-in-one
design. Rounding out large meeting rooms, the new Logitech RoomMate
is a computing appliance that allows customers to run video
conferencing services on Logitech conference cams like Rally Plus
without a PC or Mac. Now, you can dramatically simplify setup,
management, and use of video conferencing equipment for radically
better meetings in today’s hybrid and rapidly evolving work
environments.
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“We’ve always methodically focused on what customers want, and
that’s products with premium quality at a reasonable price,” said
Scott Wharton, general manager and vice president, Logitech Video
Collaboration. “From ease of use and manageability, to bringing
scale to businesses, we want to make products bigger and better,
while reducing complexity. Our goal is to put video in every
meeting space in the world. In order to do that, we need to make it
easy, simple and cost-effective, which is what we believe we’ve
achieved with this new portfolio of products.”
As video conferencing continues to become an integral part of
every business, Logitech’s latest portfolio sets a new precedent
for truly flexible room solutions. You can run supported video
conferencing applications natively on Rally Bar and Rally Bar Mini,
like Microsoft Teams and Zoom, or connect them via USB to virtually
any room PC or Mac. You can even BYOD (bring your own device),
which allows you to plug in your laptop and run your chosen video
service. Logitech’s new portfolio will also support other popular
video conferencing services such as GoTo, Pexip and
RingCentral.
From a second camera on the video bars dedicated to AI and room
analytics, to extensible audio coverage with Rally Mic Pods,
businesses now have scalable solutions that are both incredibly
versatile and simple to use. With Logitech’s next generation
portfolio, organizations can now ensure that every meeting room, no
matter the size or deployment model, can keep every employee,
including those tuning in remotely, connected without missing a
beat.
“Our team has had the opportunity to use Logitech Rally Bar, and
we were impressed with its performance,” said Tomer Mekhty, vice
president, global IT operations, ServiceNow. “From the improved
video and audio performance to the quick and easy install, Rally
Bar is an ideal solution for our modern, connected meeting
rooms.”
Rally Bar and Rally Bar Mini particularly shine when it comes to
performance and include these noteworthy features:
- Brilliant optics at resolutions up to 4K: Feel like
you’re meeting in person, but from anywhere, with smooth motorized
pan and tilt in a video bar form factor and razor sharp optics up
to 4K. Rally Bar boasts lossless image quality up to 5X optical
zoom, which will be digitally enhanced up to 15X total zoom.
- Every voice is heard clearly: Thanks to advanced audio
engineering, both video bars feature ultra low distortion speakers
delivering crystal clear, room-filling sound to every corner of the
room. An adaptive beamforming mic array picks up voices at every
seat with outstanding conversational clarity, focusing on the
active talker and auto-leveling louder and softer voices while
suppressing unwanted noise. Plus, a patented anti-vibration
suspension system minimizes speaker vibrations that can travel
through walls, stands, and tables so you can hear and be heard with
outstanding clarity.
- Stunning design: Rally Bar and Rally Bar Mini feature
sleek, rounded edges for an elegant, minimalistic look. Featuring
recycled polyester fabric on the speakers, both video bars are
available in Graphite or White to seamlessly complement the
aesthetic of modern conference rooms.
- Super smart with built in AI: Both video bars come
equipped with Logitech RightSense technology and AI Viewfinder, a
second camera dedicated to computer vision. The camera detects
human figures and processes where they are in real-time, enhancing
the precision of Logitech RightSight auto-framing and camera
control so meeting participants are always in focus, whether they
are late joining or moving about.
- Incredibly simple to set up, manage and monitor: Beyond
versatile, all-in-one design, Rally Bar and Rally Bar Mini come
with exceptional cable management and flexible mounting options
that ensure easy, confident installs with minimal footprint. Setup
takes minutes out of the box and you can easily monitor and manage
the video bars from one single platform using Logitech Sync or your
preferred device management dashboard. Plus, get insights into how
your conference rooms are being used with metrics like people
count, especially important for room occupancy limits in the hybrid
workplace.
Pricing and Availability
Logitech Rally Bar is the first from the next generation
appliance portfolio that will be broadly available at the end of
this quarter. Rally Bar also comes with built-in support for
Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android and Zoom Rooms Appliances, with
Zoom available immediately. Rally Bar Mini and Logitech RoomMate
availability will follow. Pricing for Rally Bar starts at $3,999;
Rally Bar Mini starts at $2,999; and Logitech RoomMate starts at
$999. Logitech’s portfolio will also work with GoTo, Pexip and
RingCentral. To learn more about Logitech’s newest solutions, visit
our website.
About Logitech
Logitech designs products that have an everyday place in
people’s lives, connecting them to the digital experiences they
care about. More than 35 years ago, Logitech started connecting
people through computers, and now it’s a multi-brand company
designing products that bring people together through video, music,
gaming, and computing. Logitech’s Video Collaboration goal is to
make video meetings accessible and affordable to every business and
every individual, without sacrificing quality. We want to
video-enable every meeting room, every workspace, and every home.
Find Logitech and more on its video collaboration products at
www.logitech.com/vc, the company blog or @LogitechVC.
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products, visit the company’s website at www.logitech.com.
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