HP Presence aids into new era of hybrid work

HP Inc. unveiled HP Presence, a new range of conferencing and collaboration solutions designed to let people work together and feel connected even when they aren’t in the same room.

While the shift to hybrid has offered workers the option to work from nearly anywhere, the way people collaborate in the workplace and out is changing. Eighty percent of executives are redesigning their workspaces to emphasise collaboration. Keeping people linked with productive and safe technology is also a challenge for IT departments, with 67 percent of IT departments prioritising conferencing and collaboration solutions.

“With hybrid here to stay, pre-COVID technology simply can’t solve for the new ways people work. Without the right technology, people aren’t being heard and their ideas are getting lost.Every voice deserves to be heard – whether they’re sitting in the meeting room or at their kitchen table,” said Andy Rhodes, Global Head of Commercial Systems and Display Solutions at HP Inc.

He added, “HP Presence fits the work world of yesterday, the world of today, and is future proofed for tomorrow’s collaboration needs, so no matter where you work, no thoughts are left behind.”

HP’s commitment to end-to-end collaboration solutions prompted the business to create a new approach of combining its PC hardware and software advances with its long-standing security expertise. With meeting room solutions, PCs, and peripherals built for enhanced conferencing experiences, HP Presence ushers in a new era of hybrid work.

Introducing HP Presence Meeting Space Solutions

Working in a hybrid environment entails more than just working from home. The office is transforming from a location where people go to work to a place where people congregate to work together, with 80 percent of employers investing in ways to modernise conference rooms. HP Presence Meeting Space Solutions are a set of scalable, packaged hardware and service choices for meeting spaces of all sizes, from small huddle rooms to large conference rooms.

 The meeting room solutions interact with users naturally to give a better meeting experience and provide IT with vital real-time statistics. HP’s PC security technologies, such as cyber threat protection and camera privacy capabilities, are also used in the new meeting space solutions features, giving IT peace of mind and allowing people to collaborate without fear of being hacked.

HP Presence Meeting Space Solutions are available in small, medium, and large room packages, and may be scaled to match your specific meeting space requirements. An HP Presence Mini PC, an HP Presence Control Center, color-coded cables, and mounting tools are included in each kit. The HP Presence Solutions come in a compact box with a step-by-step setup programme, making deployment a breeze. The following are new features:

• HP Presence Mini Conferencing PC – High-performance processing powerhouse PC that gives IT peaceof mind with HP Wolf Security for Businessand integrated management.
• HP Presence Control and HP Presence Control Plus- Intelligent room controls that put the meeting host in charge with sleek low-profile designs andadaptive AI-enhanced Audio by Bang & Olufsen. HP Presence Control is perfectfor huddle rooms to medium-sizedmeeting spaces, while HP Presence Control Plus can accommodate medium to large meeting spaces.Connectup tothree room controls to provide control to more people.
• HP Presence See 4K AI Camera- This 4K AI camera combines intelligent cinematic audio and video experiences with privacy so users can rest assured the camera is off when it mechanically rotates to face the floor.
• HP Presence Audio Video Bar- For larger meeting spaces that require more audio and video, this devicecombines intelligent cinematic video experiences with privacy,and audio custom-tuned by Bang & Olufsen, so people can beseen,heard, and hear clearly in the room, and when video isn’t being used, the privacy shutter closesand shuts the camera off.
• HP Presence Hub and HP Presence Talk Satellite Microphones- Make sure everyone can be heard in large room deployments with HP Presence Hub, and easily add up to two satellite microphones for additional voice pickup range with an easy-to-see status LED, so people know when mute is on or off.

People are clearly feeling the effects of working from home. Staff are looking for collaboration experiences that give them a sense of connection as some organisations send employees back into the office part-time. They want to be heard and seen, and they don’t want to have to deal with system lags, delays, or other audio and video problems. People can use HP Presence Meeting Room Solutions to:

Start meetings quickly. Upon entering a meeting room, HP Meeting Ready automatically wakes up the room control and brings the camera to life so people can begin meetings on time. Get started in seconds with one-tap to launch a Microsoft Teams or Zoom meeting. “Guest Mode” makes it easy to launch meetings with any UC device.

• Be seen clearly.HP Speaker Frame, a picture-in-picture mode, spotlights in-room speakers so everyone feels like they have a seat at the table. HP Auto Frame puts meeting room attendees into perspective by framing out white space for a better conferencing experience for remote attendees.
• Move around the room without disrupting the meeting flow.HP Speaker Tracking allows v to move around the room while keeping them in frame. Three tracking modes – slow, cinema, fast – accommodate to different presentation styles.
• Be heard clearly. When the in-room crowd gets loud, HP Auto Volume adjusts the volume for remote attendee speakers so they don’t get drowned out and can still contribute to the discussion. If anin-room speaker talks quietly, loudly, or sits in the back of the room, HP Voice Leveling optimises the volume of the in-room speaker so they can be heard clearly by remote attendees.
• Request help quickly when you need it. Report a room issue in two seconds. HP Presence Room Assistantmakes it easy to report room issues like device issues, missing chairs or markers, clearing catering from a room, and more to IT, facilities, or the café admin.

IT teams are looking for solutions to keep their workforce connected, but also solve their manageability and security challenges.Forty-two percent of IT don’t expect management solutions will provide an easy and fast break-fix resolution, and IT teams cannot overlook the growth of cyberthreats which have increased 400% since the pandemic began.HP Presence Meeting Space Solutions empower IT and facilities teams to:

• Easily set up and deploy for meeting spaces of any size. The tool-free, colour-coded setup with a dedicated setup app allows IT to configure and test the solution and share custom settings remotely. During setup, Bang & Olufsen room calibration creates a custom audio profile dedicated to that space based on size, shape, device placement, and additional room characteristicssuch aspillarsor furniture.In two taps, launch HP Screen Clean to safelywipeHP Presence Control or HP Presence Control Plus without meetingdisruption or interference.
• Feel confident employees can collaborate securely. IT teams can ensure virtual meetings are protected from cyber-threats with HP Wolf Security for Business and know users can collaborate with strong security. IT can feel confident users’ cameras are off with HP Auto Privacy Camera.
• Take control of room management. When it comes to room management, HP Presence Managergives IT visibility to when a new update is available and gives them the control over what updates are applied to which devices and when. The devices also support Windows Update and Teams Admin Center.
• Proactively resolve potential issues and maximise room productivity with intelligent insights.IT and facilities teams can improve the employee experience withvisibility to device health, room issues, and experience metrics.With intelligent analytics,they can consider modifications such as revising room configurations orchanging device settings. Customisable dashboards and rich reportingfrom HP Presence Insights helpspredict when equipment will fail, allowing IT to proactively resolve potential issues before users notice.

AdvancingTechnology Enhanced by HP Presence

Because every area can be a meeting space, HP Presence provides better experiences outside of the meeting room, allowing individuals to collaborate even when they’re not in the same room. During the months when people worked from home, expectations for how people appeared on screen, how they sound and listen, and how they interact to others in a meeting changed. Seventy-three percent of individuals pass judgement on others based on video quality, and seventy-five percent pass judgement on others based on audio quality.

Technology enhanced by HP Presence

combines the finest of HP technology, including intellectual property from HP laboratories, with the company’s extensive printing and imaging skills. HP Presence is a hybrid audio and video experience that is offered through a combination of hardware and software architecture. Starting with the HP Elite Dragonfly Max and the HP EliteOne 800 G8 All-in-One, HP offers products enhanced by HP Presence.

Technology enhanced by HP Presence deliver key experiences that allow people to:

• Look their best on screen no matter the lighting condition. Upgraded camera hardware with integrated lighting enhancements automatically adapts to the lighting conditions of variousworkspaces. Backlight adjustment detects if there is too much light coming into the camera lens and adjusts to balance out the light .Lowlight adjustment detects if the room is too dark and brightens faces so people can be seen.
• Break free from their desk and move around while collaborating.HP Auto Frame focuses the cameraon the user and keeps them in frame even if they get up to stretch their legs.Three modes – head only, head and shoulders, and upper body –let people choose how they wantto be seen and whether theywant to use theirhands to help express theirideas.Dynamic voice leveling automatically adjusts voice volume so it’s consistent whether the usersits in front of their PC or movesaround the room.
• Hear and be heard clearly no matter the distractions orbackground sounds.Integrated AI-basednoise reduction filters unwanted background noises like doorbells, dogs barking, and sirens from the street, so people don’t have to worry about going off mute.To minimise distractions from background noises by othermeeting attendees, the noise reduction technology also filters out their unwanted incoming background noises.
• Be heard clearly even when wearing a mask.HP AI-based Clear Voice uses technology to identify muffled voices and applies microphone gain to compensate and ensure your original voice is what is heard in a meeting.

For more information about HP Presence, visit www.hp.com/presence. For press, please visit the online press kit at the HP Press Center.