Tweet Now: Logitech raises the bar for today’s hybrid workplaces with a next generation portfolio of small, medium, and large room solutions. #RaiseTheBar #videobar 

“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."

"In this unique period where the normal course of business is disrupted, Ricoh highly recommends Logitech's video collaboration solutions for their advanced and broad product portfolio in the AV collaboration space. Logitech is working at a lightning pace to bring cutting edge technology to market and to keep their solutions and software simple and robust. They are consistently listening to and thinking of the end user experience, which is key to the successful adoption of any technology. The Logitech Rally Bar products will benefit our customers by providing ultimate flexibility and an agnostic approach to meeting spaces,” said Andrew Nelson, EMEA sales director, Ricoh Europe PLC.

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.

The tech challenges in meeting rooms, for example starting video calls and managing the remote control, have continued to plague workers despite advancements in conferencing technologies. With the addition of Tap, Logitech Room Solutions simplify the deployment and use of video conferencing in any meeting room. Coupled with intuitive software from leading collaboration service providers, it’s easier than ever before to deliver functions like one-touch start, calendaring, and seamless content sharing.

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“Over the past five years, we’ve changed the video conferencing market by bringing simple, high-quality, video devices to the masses. With Tap, we are extending our approach to meeting control,” said Scott Wharton, vice president and general manager of Logitech Video Collaboration. “In addition to enabling one-touch video with the world’s leading collaboration providers, Tap challenges the complex and costly status quo of touch controllers by delivering an affordable, premium solution that can be used for a variety of applications well beyond video conferencing.”

“Legacy meeting room control interfaces are far from ideal. Handheld remotes have too many buttons and are hard to use. AV controllers can be expensive and typically require custom programming. Generic tablets are more affordable, but need charging, rely on Wi-Fi, and often walk away,” explained Ira M. Weinstein, managing partner at analyst firm Recon Research. “With Tap, Logitech is tackling the meeting room UI problem head on by offering a low-profile, enterprise-ready universal controller that works with any compute platform and collaboration app, yet is cost-effective enough to fit almost any budget.”

As an integral component of Logitech Room Solutions, Tap couples the purpose-built utility and robust build quality of a meeting room touch control panel with the affordability and flexibility of a tablet. It delivers one-touch video calling simplicity for users in an IT-friendly design ideal for mass deployments. Logitech Room Solutions with Tap include all necessary components in one package: the Logitech Tap touch controller, a small form factor computer with room-optimized video conferencing software from Google, Microsoft or Zoom, and a Logitech conferencecam.

Featuring a 10.1-inch touchscreen, HDMI input for content sharing, and robust cable retention, Logitech Tap is designed and engineered for reliable convenience in the meeting room. A range of table, riser and wall mounts offer tremendous placement flexibility, while in-wall rated cabling enables topologies and room layouts that please the eye as well as IT.

Logitech Tap is on display this week in Amsterdam at ISE 2019, the world’s largest AV and systems integration show. Visit Logitech in booths 11-C110 and 15-C255. You can also pre-schedule a meeting with Logitech by clicking here.

Pricing & Availability

Logitech Tap is expected to be available globally in Q2 2019 as part of pre-configured room solutions for Google Hangouts Meet Hardware, Microsoft Teams Rooms (formerly Skype Room Systems), Zoom Rooms and other leading collaboration platforms. Customers may purchase a standalone unit at a suggested price of €1'199 via Logitech's European authorized resellers. For more information, please visit our blog.

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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 music, gaming, video and computing. Brands of Logitech include Logitech, Ultimate Ears, Jaybird, Blue Microphones, ASTRO Gaming and Logitech G. Founded in 1981, and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI). Find Logitech at www.logitech.com, the company blog or @Logitech.

Logitech and other Logitech marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Logitech Europe S.A and/or its affiliates in the US and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For more information about Logitech and its products, visit the company’s website at logitech.com.

Today, Logitech introduced a new application to simplify video content creation, Logitech® Capture™. This powerful software, which works with the popular Logitech C920, C922 and BRIO 4K Pro webcams, helps aspiring content creators easily create polished and memorable content directly with their Logitech webcams. Capture aims to help creators engage with their communities in new and deeper ways.

“The video content we all see on YouTube and other content platforms is often top-notch, but behind the scenes, content creation is still complicated, confusing and cumbersome,” said Guillaume Bourelly, senior portfolio and product manager of webcams at Logitech. “Combined with our webcams, Logitech Capture aims to simplify video recording so anyone can easily create videos that look like they were created by a pro. Creators can take advantage of transitions, filters and other effects and share their videos on the most popular social sites like YouTube Facebook, Instagram and more.”

With Logitech Capture, you can record from multiple sources, meaning you can record from two webcams simultaneously or combine screen recording with your webcam feed. For example, you can record webcam video and your desktop screen, or two webcams simultaneously, for creating picture-in-picture content, and then use Logitech Capture to arrange those picture-in-picture frames.

You can also create vertical video. Logitech Capture lets you record in 9:16 format for a portrait viewing experience optimized for mobile phones and social media posts. You can even stream directly from your webcam to YouTube without having to use a complex encoder. You’ll keep access to all the editing and customization options in Logitech Capture during your stream.

Plus, Logitech Capture offers studio style control. You can enable ChromaKey recording, apply transition effects when switching sources, and change the size and color of borders. You can also take still images and adjust mic input volume without leaving the app.

Lastly, Logitech Capture enables camera customization, so you can select your field of view, aspect ratio and recording resolution. Advanced users can also adjust white-balance, auto-focus and frame-per-second settings. Logitech Capture saves all your settings in your user profile.

Availability

Logitech Capture is supported by Windows 7 and above and is available at Logitech.com through a free software download.This software replaces and enhances the features that were previously available through Logitech Webcam Software (LWS). For more information, please visit our blog.

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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 music, gaming, video and computing. Brands of Logitech include Ultimate Ears, Jaybird, Blue Microphones, Logitech G and ASTRO Gaming. Founded in 1981, and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI). Find Logitech at logitech.com, the company blog or @Logitech.

Logitech and other Logitech marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Logitech Europe S.A and/or its affiliates in the US and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For more information about Logitech and its products, visit the company’s website at logitech.com.

Today, Logitech announced Logitech® Rally, a premium, modular conferencecam that delivers studio-quality video, exceptional audio clarity, and an automated video conferencing experience that can be tailored to your meeting space. Rally features Ultra-HD 4K video, modular audio components, expansive PTZ capabilities, and Logitech RightSense™ technologies that automatically frame people, optimise colour and luminance for human faces, and improve vocal clarity for better meetings. The modular design makes it ideal for everyday conference rooms as well as boardrooms, classrooms and large meeting spaces.

“Just a few years ago, a high quality video and audio system like Logitech Rally would have easily been a five-figure investment,” said Scott Wharton, vice president and general manager of the Logitech Video Collaboration. “Now, with the Rally portfolio of products, customers get a premium, modular system that raises the bar for USB-connected AV solutions - all at a fraction of the price of other high-end systems.”

"Logitech has enjoyed great success with its affordable USB conferencecams which work well in traditional meeting rooms and huddle spaces,” said Ira M. Weinstein, managing partner, Recon Research. "But until now, Logitech lacked a premium offering for larger spaces. The Rally portfolio gives Logitech the opportunity to move up-market and extend the reach of its conferencecam lineup. Based on what I’ve seen, Rally has the potential to be as disruptive as the earlier Logitech conferencecam solutions.”

Unlike traditional video conferencing systems, Rally separates the speakers from the microphones. By mounting speakers near the display, the audio is better aligned with video, and voices of far-end participants come from the front of the room, which is what people intuitively expect.

A modular approach makes Logitech Rally an ideal solution for meeting spaces of almost any size and shape. Rally Camera features 4K optics and intelligent PTZ features to capture every seat in room. The standalone microphones provide a superior audio experience and more effectively suppress noise and echo. The front-of-room speakers offer richer sound than tabletop speakerphones. Thoughtful cable management enables custom deployments and integration by AV professionals. Premium materials, streamlined cabling, and sleek industrial design complement architectural spaces and high-end furnishings.

Logitech Rally is compatible with almost any video conferencing service, such as Microsoft Skype for Business, Microsoft Teams, Google Hangouts Meet, Zoom, BlueJeans and more.

Pricing and Availability

Customers may purchase Logitech Rally through the Logitech Video Collaboration reseller network. The standalone Logitech Rally camera will be available this summer for a suggested retail price of €1,399 / £1,299. Logitech Rally system, which includes Rally Camera, plus table and display hubs that minimize cross-room cabling, one speaker and one mic pod, will be available this Autumn at a suggested retail price of $1,999, and Logitech Rally Plus, which adds a second speaker and mic pod, will be available at a suggested retail price of $2,499. Euro and sterling prices are TBC. The system can be expanded with additional Mic Pods, available at a suggested retail price of $349. For more information, please visit Logitech.com or our blog.

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 music, gaming, video and computing. Brands of Logitech include Ultimate Ears, Jaybird, Logitech G and ASTRO Gaming. Founded in 1981, and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI). Find Logitech at www.logitech.com, the company blog or @Logitech.

Tweet Now: No more hide and seek, @LogitechVC introduces MeetUp, a new premier conferencecam with a super-wide FOV for #huddlerooms: http://blog.logitech.com/?p=25896

“As companies move to open floor plans, huddle spaces are becoming increasingly popular in workplaces today. But until now, the devices in these meeting spaces have been scaled-down versions of large room systems, offering a subpar video experience,” said Scott Wharton, vice president and general manager of Logitech Video Collaboration. “Logitech MeetUp is purpose-built for the huddle room and its unique video and audio requirements, making sure everyone at the table is clearly seen and heard. It provides a truly remarkable collaboration experience.”

“In our recent State of the State report on Enterprise Video Conferencing, we estimate that there are 30-50 million huddle rooms globally, and that affordability, self service, and ease-of-use will be key factors for video adoption in these rooms,” said Andrew W. Davis, senior analyst and partner at Wainhouse Research. “Logitech MeetUp meets all the criteria for success in these meeting spaces. It’s a sleek, simple, and affordable solution that has been designed from the ground up for small conference rooms. Logitech’s prowess in audio-video for real-time communications combined with the all-in-one design of MeetUp makes it very easy for customers to extend their video conferencing deployments.”

Logitech MeetUp is designed to work with virtually any video conferencing software application and cloud service, including Skype^® for Business, Cisco collaboration applications, and all Logitech Collaboration Programme partners such as BlueJeans, BroadSoft, Vidyo and Zoom.

MeetUp captures a super-wide 120-degree field of view with the option to pan an additional 25 degrees to the left and right. A Logitech-engineered, low-distortion lens, UltraHD 4K optics, and three camera presets deliver a premium video experience. MeetUp has integrated audio optimised for huddle room spaces, delivering an exceptional sound experience. Three sound-isolating mics and a voice-optimised speaker help ensure everyone is heard as clearly as they are seen. MeetUp is Microsoft Cortana^® certified for precision voice commands with any Windows 10 system. For larger rooms, where meeting participants are more than eight feet from the microphone, customers may also purchase the Logitech Expansion Mic for MeetUp.

Logitech also introduced its ConferenceCam Soft Remote, an app that easily turns a smartphone or tablet into a remote control for Logitech MeetUp. ConferenceCam Soft Remote features all the controls available on the Logitech remote. It is compatible with both Android and iOS devices and will be available in July free-of-charge from the Google Play or Apple App stores.

Pricing and Availability

Logitech MeetUp will be available in July 2017. Business customers may purchase MeetUp through the Logitech Video Collaboration reseller network, on Amazon.com or on Logitech.com at a suggested retail price of $899 in the U.S, €1099 in Europe and £999 in the U.K. Logitech Expansion Mic for MeetUp will also be available at a suggested retail price of $219 in the U.S, €249 in Europe and £229 in the U.K.

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 music, gaming, video and computing. Brands of Logitech include Jaybird, Logitech G and Ultimate Ears. Founded in 1981, and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI). Find Logitech at www.logitech.com, the company blog or @Logitech.

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Today, Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) announced a premier conference cam offering, Logitech^® MeetUp. Designed specifically for small conference rooms and huddle rooms, MeetUp’s 120-degree field of view makes every seat at the table clearly visible during a meeting. With acoustics custom-tuned for huddle rooms and a compact all-in-one design that minimises cable clutter, MeetUp is USB plug-and-play designed to work right out of the box.

“As companies move to open floor plans, huddle spaces are becoming increasingly popular in workplaces today. But until now, the devices in these meeting spaces have been scaled-down versions of large room systems, offering a subpar video experience,” said Scott Wharton, vice president and general manager of Logitech Video Collaboration. “Logitech MeetUp is purpose-built for the huddle room and its unique video and audio requirements, making sure everyone at the table is clearly seen and heard. It provides a truly remarkable collaboration experience.”

“In our recent State of the State report on Enterprise Video Conferencing, we estimate that there are 30-50 million huddle rooms globally, and that affordability, self service, and ease-of-use will be key factors for video adoption in these rooms,” said Andrew W. Davis, senior analyst and partner at Wainhouse Research. “Logitech MeetUp meets all the criteria for success in these meeting spaces. It’s a sleek, simple, and affordable solution that has been designed from the ground up for small conference rooms. Logitech’s prowess in audio-video for real-time communications combined with the all-in-one design of MeetUp makes it very easy for customers to extend their video conferencing deployments.”

Logitech MeetUp is designed to work with virtually any video conferencing software application and cloud service, including Skype^® for Business, Cisco collaboration applications, and all Logitech Collaboration Programme partners such as BlueJeans, BroadSoft, Vidyo and Zoom.

MeetUp captures a super-wide 120-degree field of view with the option to pan an additional 25 degrees to the left and right. A Logitech-engineered, low-distortion lens, UltraHD 4K optics, and three camera presets deliver a premium video experience. MeetUp has integrated audio optimised for huddle room spaces, delivering an exceptional sound experience. Three sound-isolating mics and a voice-optimised speaker help ensure everyone is heard as clearly as they are seen. MeetUp is Microsoft Cortana^® certified for precision voice commands with any Windows 10 system. For larger rooms, where meeting participants are more than eight feet from the microphone, customers may also purchase the Logitech Expansion Mic for MeetUp.

Logitech also introduced its ConferenceCam Soft Remote, an app that easily turns a smartphone or tablet into a remote control for Logitech MeetUp. ConferenceCam Soft Remote features all the controls available on the Logitech remote. It is compatible with both Android and iOS devices and will be available in July free-of-charge from the Google Play or Apple App stores.

Pricing and Availability

Logitech MeetUp will be available in July 2017. Business customers may purchase MeetUp through the Logitech Video Collaboration reseller network, on Amazon.com or on Logitech.com at a suggested retail price of $899 in the U.S, €1099 in Europe and £999 in the U.K. Logitech Expansion Mic for MeetUp will also be available at a suggested retail price of $219 in the U.S, €249 in Europe and £229 in the U.K.

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 music, gaming, video and computing. Brands of Logitech include Jaybird, Logitech G and Ultimate Ears. Founded in 1981, and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI). Find Logitech at www.logitech.com, the company blog or @Logitech.

London. — Logitech announced Logitech^® SmartDock, an AV meeting room solution designed in collaboration with Microsoft. Logitech SmartDock works with Skype^® for Business and qualified devices, including Logitech ConferenceCams, to provide a seamless, user-friendly touch-screen console to launch and manage video calls in any meeting space - from the huddle room to the large conference room.

With Logitech SmartDock, people can start meetings on time with one-touch join, then instantly project to the display in the room and share to remote participants via their Skype for Business clients on a smartphone or laptop. The Skype Room System also includes the ability to place or join an audio-only call. Now with the new Skype for Business meeting experience, users can leave their laptops behind, walk into a SmartDock-equipped conference room, and work together as if they were in the same room.

“Logitech and Skype for Business have teamed for many years to deliver high-quality, easy-to-use devices that provide our customers with a premiere audio and video conferencing experience,” said Scott Wharton, general manager of the Logitech video collaboration group. “With Logitech SmartDock, Skype for Business users can easily start video calls with one touch, share content in a meeting, and streamline the overall collaboration experience. Plus, Logitech SmartDock combines multiple components into a purpose-built, Skype Room System-certified solution, taking the guesswork and clutter out of the conference room.”

“Enterprises and individuals are today using Skype for Business for all of their daily communications needs, from phone calls to rich video meetings. As a key part of Office 365, Skype for Business enhances collaboration across office and business boundaries,” said Zig Serafin, corporate vice president of Skype for Business at Microsoft. “We are excited to see Logitech provide the first next-generation Skype Room Systems solution that brings our customers a low-cost, high-quality, consistent Skype for Business experience to every meeting space.”

“Together, Logitech and Skype for Business are modernizing the meeting experience with a simple-to-use and affordable collaboration solution that works with your existing display or projectors,” said Roopam Jain, industry director of Unified Communications and Collaboration, Frost & Sullivan. “One of the reasons video isn’t more widely deployed in conference rooms is because it’s traditionally been too complex. Microsoft and Logitech are simplifying the meeting experience, which should ultimately help drive greater video adoption.”

Logitech SmartDock offers HDMI input and output, three USB 3.1 ports and gigabit Ethernet, allowing a variety of Skype Room Systems-certified devices to be connected, including Logitech ConferenceCams. In addition, a power-saving sensor conveniently activates the Logitech SmartDock when motion is detected in the meeting space, and automatically turns the display off when the room is empty.

Sharing content via HDMI is also a breeze with 1080p 60fps input and capture, bringing any collaboration experience to life. The optional Logitech SmartDock Extender Box with a single five-meter cable integrating HDMI, USB, LAN and power creates a clutter-free environment, clears extraneous cables from the conference table, and eliminates the need for a separate hub or power brick. With a pivoting, cast-metal base, the dock secures the tablet into place and a combination of tamper-resistant screws and a Kensington® lock help ensure that the tablet is always ready for any meeting.

Pricing and Availability

Logitech SmartDock will be available through authorised distributors in the U.S., Canada, and most Western European countries later this year, with additional availability in 2017. Sample Skype Room System packages include:

• Base Package: Includes Logitech SmartDock and a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 loaded with Skype Room Systems software.
• Huddle Room Package with Audio and Video Capabilities: Includes Base Package and Logitech ConferenceCam CONNECT.
• Large Room Package with Audio and Video Capabilities: Includes Base Package with Extender Box, and Logitech GROUP with two expansion mics.

Logitech SmartDock for Skype Room System can be seen for the first time at Microsoft Ignite in Atlanta Sept. 26–29, in booth no. 1818. For more information, please visit Logitech.com or the Logitech blog.

About Logitech

Logitech designs products that have an everyday place in people's lives, connecting them to the digital experiences they care about. Over 30 years ago, Logitech started connecting people through computers, and now it’s designing products that bring people together through music, gaming, video and computing. Founded in 1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI). Find Logitech at www.logitech.com, the company blog or @Logitech).

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First announced last June, the Logitech Collaboration Programme provides a unique framework for delivering high-quality video collaboration experiences across customer environments. Using a broad ecosystem of solutions ranging from cloud video services to innovative meeting room tools, the programme enables third-party software and hardware companies to integrate and optimise product functionality with Logitech products and ensure creation of video solutions that are easy to use and deploy.

The programme’s inaugural members include video conferencing providers BlueJeans, BroadSoft, Lifesize, Vidyo and Zoom, all of whom are Premier partners in the Cloud Video Conferencing track. New integration partners in the Cloud Video Conferencing track include CounterPath, FreeConferenceCall.com, Fuze, StarLeaf, V-CUBE and VSee. C2G, a Premier partner in the Complementary Technology track, is now joined by IntelⓇ. Also joining the Complementary Technology track are Clary Icon, HD Technology Partners, Iluminari, InFocus, mEdge, Media Network Services (mns.vc), Pexip, and SMART Technologies.

“Our customers are looking for conference room video to be as seamless and easy to join as it is from the desktop,” said Scott Wharton, general manager of Logitech’s Video Collaboration Group. “Working together with industry-leading technology companies on the integration of Logitech products enables us to deliver ease of use without compromising in-room quality and experience.”

Customers who purchase Logitech collaboration products, along with a product or service from an LCP member, will receive a solution that is optimised for groups to collaborate anytime, and anywhere. All LCP partners have access to the Logitech Software Reference Kit (SRK), designed to support integration with Logitech audio and video devices across Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The SRK enables an exceptional user experience by providing enhanced integrations between partner applications and Logitech devices. The SRK includes code samples and documentation for integrations such as call control (answer/ hang up, volume, mute etc.), local pan / tilt / zoom (PTZ), far end PTZ, and LCD content.

In addition to LCP partners, Logitech continues its strong relationships and product integration efforts with Cisco, Google and Microsoft. For more information about the Logitech Collaboration Programme, visit www.logitech.com/lcp and the Logitech blog. Learn more about Logitech Video Collaboration at www.logitech.com/VC, the company blog, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter

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Specially configured and validated by Logitech and Intel to deliver amazing performance, simplicity and compatibility, the GROUP Kit includes a Logitech GROUP ConferenceCam, Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400 PLUS, Intel NUC, Intel® Unite™ application and Iluminari Quicklaunch SE™,all combined to create an intuitive video conferencing and rich collaboration experience.

The solution is compatible with virtually all PC-based video and web conferencing platforms, requiring only a meeting space equipped with a display and internet connection to create a collaboration environment. More than just a video conferencing solution, the GROUP Kit is a full collaboration system for enterprise conference rooms, extending productivity to all meeting spaces.

“Customers across Europe have expressed a need to easily procure, manage and deploy affordable video conferencing in meeting rooms without being locked into a single platform,” says John Howard, EMEA Director, Unified Communication and Collaboration at Logitech. “Logitech and Intel have joined forces to address this need and have taken the guesswork out of the equation with a fully tested solution. The GROUP Kit is easy to deploy and delivers a highly affordable, enterprise-quality video and collaboration experience. We’re pleased to announce Maverick as our elite distributor in EMEA, with the value add of a pre-configured system that can be deployed straight out of the box.”

“Collaboration suites are quickly becoming a necessity in business, especially in our global working world,” adds Jon Sidwick, Vice President at Maverick Europe. “The Logitech GROUP Kit with Intel NUC beautifully blends the converging worlds of AV and IT to provide a solution to businesses that is both easy to use, and fits seamlessly into existing business infrastructures. It will help to enable companies of all sizes to embrace collaborative technologies to empower their business.”

“Fully integrating the Intel NUC and Intel Unite application into the Logitech GROUP Kit provides customers with an easy-to-use collaboration experience. This is part of our broader vision for smart and connected meeting spaces powered by our Intel® Core™ vPro™ processors,” continues Tom Garrison, Vice President and General Manager of Intel Business Client Products.

The GROUP Kit is a multi-purpose collaboration system that extends the flexibility of and lowers the switching costs associated with cloud services in the conference room. The solution, which offers 1080p video and professional-grade audio, is optimised for use with Microsoft Skype for Business, Cisco Webex, Cisco Jabber, and a number of Logitech Collaboration Program members including Blue Jeans and Zoom, ensuring a superior meeting experience when using these video applications.

The Intel NUC powers the system with high performance and reliability to run HD video conferencing with support for multiple HD and 4K UHD displays. Paired with the Intel Unite application, the solution enables wireless content sharing on both PC and Mac, and delivers a clean and elegant meeting room solution. Intel® vPro™ technology gives IT pros remote access to the Intel NUC or management and security tasks.

Iluminari Quicklaunch SE brings a fully configurable and simple user interface to GROUP Kit that brings appliance-like ease of use to the meeting room. Quicklaunch SE offers several intuitive features including one-touch meeting starts, automated room resets, and a locked-down kiosk mode for streamlined IT administration. In addition to video conferencing applications, Quicklaunch SE also allows easy integration of well-known business applications and services, for example project management tools, analytics dashboards or team collaboration applications.

Microsoft Windows® 10 Pro provides a familiar user experience and helps IT departments manage devices, apps, and identities in a way that scales up or down with business needs. It also offers enterprise-grade security features to help protect critical information.

Also included in the GROUP Kit is the Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400 Plus, which offers a multi-year battery life, a wireless range of up to 33 feet, and an integrated touchpad that makes it easy to initiate a video conference from across the room.

Pricing and Availability

The Logitech GROUP Kit is expected to be available in Europe via Maverick from June 6 at an estimated end user price of €2’199 / £1’799, excluding VAT.

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About Logitech

Logitech designs products that have an everyday place in people's lives, connecting them to the digital experiences they care about. Over 30 years ago, Logitech started connecting people through computers, and now it’s designing products that bring people together through music, gaming, video and computing. Founded in 1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI). Find Logitech at www.logitech.com, the company blog or @LogitechVC.

About Maverick

Maverick is Europe's leading specialist audio visual distribution expert, with tailored logistical services supporting IT integration and collaboration needs through its associated distribution business areas. They offer dedicated support for the AV and IT channels through their knowledgeable sales team, product training academy and demonstration services, and has more credit than any other distributor. For more information on Maverick, please visit www.tdmaverick.eu.

London - Logitech announced a transformation in team collaboration. Logitech GROUP provides crystal-clear audio and high-quality HD video conferencing for groups of up to 14 people, or up to 20 with the optional expansion microphones. Logitech GROUP is affordable and enables organisations to use the same room system configuration for whichever unified communications, web conferencing or video conferencing application you already use. The solution deploys in minutes and is simple to use, allowing any meeting space to be a flexible multi-use video collaboration space.

“Until now, people looking to collaborate over video were faced with a choice between installing high priced purpose-built systems or crowding around a laptop that’s placed at the end of a table. This resulted in a poor experience with coworkers packed together like sardines or falling out of the frame,” said Scott Wharton, general manager of the Logitech video collaboration group. “Logitech GROUP provides the best of both worlds, an affordable solution optimised for large rooms with a wide field of view and crystal clear audio quality. Plus, it works with virtually any UC or video collaboration software and is so easy to use that you don’t need IT support to help get your meeting started.”

“Traditional video conferencing systems are no longer the only option for enterprises. We see an expanding variety of category-defying solutions using audio video peripherals in the meeting room to connect to a PC or mobile device,” said Andrew W. Davis, senior partner at Wainhouse Research. "This fast-growing class of easy-to-use and low-cost solutions is creating a new market that traditional solutions could never reach. With its ConferenceCam portfolio, Logitech has a strong leadership position in this emerging market."

Logitech GROUP, the successor to Logitech’s popular ConferenceCam CC3000e, has a full-duplex, sleek speakerphone delivering sound that is crisp, clear, and can be heard by everyone in the meeting. Its metal case helps improve acoustic performance, and by isolating the microphone and speaker it provides premium audio quality. The combination of four omnidirectional microphones, acoustic echo and noise-cancelling technology delivers conversational realism. Conference participants can converse within a 20-foot diameter around the base, or extend the range to 28-feet with optional expansion microphones. It can also be used with a Bluetooth^® enabled mobile devices for audio calls.

The 1080p video quality brings full HD video to conference calls, enabling meeting participants to clearly read expressions, non-verbal cues and movements. A wide 90-degree field of view and smooth pan and tilt controls enhance collaboration by making it easy to see everyone in the room. On-board H.264 with scalable video coding frees up bandwidth by putting video processing within the camera, resulting in a smoother video stream. And the 10x lossless HD zoom allows participants to zero in on close-ups of objects and whiteboard content with outstanding detail and clarity.

GROUP helps businesses facilitate collaboration between distributed workforces with certified software applications (Optimised for Microsoft® Lync® 2013, Certified for Skype for Business, Cisco Jabber® and WebEx® compatible) and enhanced integration with Logitech Collaboration Program members, ensuring a seamless experience with virtually all video conferencing platforms. GROUP works with any computing device with a USB connection (PC, MAC^® or Chromebook™).

Logitech GROUP can be seen in public for the first time at ISE 2016, February 9-12, in booth #9-B125.

Pricing and Availability

Logitech GROUP is expected to be available in the UK in March 2016 at a suggested price of £999. The expansion microphones will be available for £249. For more information, please visit logitech.com or the Logitech blog.

About Logitech

Logitech designs products that have an everyday place in people's lives, connecting them to the digital experiences they care about. Over 30 years ago, Logitech started connecting people through computers, and now it’s designing products that bring people together through music, gaming, video and computing. Founded in 1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI). Find Logitech at http://www.logitech.com, the company blog or @LogitechVC.

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London — Logitech announced a transformation in communication. The new Logitech^® ConferenceCam Connect is a portable all-in-one videoconference solution with a breakthrough design for small and medium sized rooms. It works with any computing device with a USB connection (PC, MAC^®, or Chromebook™), with virtually any videoconferencing software (Cisco Jabber^® and WebEx^®, Citrix GoToMeeting^®, Blue Jeans^®, Google Hangouts™, Lifesize^®, Microsoft^® Lync™ and Skype™, Vidyo^®, Zoom^®, etc.), and it can be easily moved from room to room.

"For about the cost of an office chair, businesses of all sizes can now afford to quickly connect with customers, vendors and remote employees anytime and anywhere with the Logitech ConferenceCam Connect," said Jason Moss, general manager of the Collaboration Group at Logitech. “We believe there is simply no workspace that should not have video conferencing capability, and the ConferenceCam allows us to connect to meetings no matter where we are.”

“Teams are collaborating more frequently than ever before, sharing content and using video conferencing to connect with both local and remote team members,” said Bill Haskins, senior analyst and partner at Wainhouse Research. “At the same time, today’s enterprise is undergoing a massive, and sometimes complex transformation. Our research points to a rise in open seating environments, shrinking conference rooms, more telecommuters, and the use of a growing number of collaborative applications. The Logitech ConferenceCam Connect meets these challenges head-on by providing an intriguing combination of flexibility and portability.”

The ConferenceCam Connect has PC and Mac compatibility for video conferencing, and mobile connectivity for screen-mirror projection through Miracast^®. Windows and Android users can connect wirelessly to the ConferenceCam Connect to screen-mirror presentations, spreadsheets, videos or Internet content from a mobile device to a TV screen through an HDMI connection. The ConferenceCam automatically connects to the display, eliminating extra steps like TV input selection.

The ConferenceCam Connect offers razor-sharp resolution and the ability to clearly see objects and everyone in the room via a 90-degree field of view with digital pan and tilt, mechanical tilt, 4x digital Full HD zoom, and a ZEISS^® glass lens with autofocus. The speakerphone supports both mobile and USB audio calling with features such as Bluetooth^® wireless technology, near field communication and a USB port. With 360-degree sound, users can hear and be heard within a 12-foot diameter range while the full duplex sound, acoustic echo and noise-cancelling technology delivers conversational realism.

Enabling the flexibility to work from anywhere, the ConferenceCam Connect runs on AC power or battery. On a full charge, users can run a videoconference for up to 3 hours or use the speakerphone for up to 15 hours, and its LED indicator shows the battery charge status during use.

The ConferenceCam Connect is optimised for Microsoft^® Lync™ 2013, Cisco Jabber™ and is WebEx^® compatible and Skype™ certified, ensuring broad-based UC compatibility and usage with most desktop videoconferencing programs so that users are free to use the application of their choice.

Pricing and Availability

The Logitech ConferenceCam Connect is expected to be available worldwide in March 2015 at a suggested price of £449. For more information, please visit http://www.logitech.com/connect or the Logitech blog.

About LogitechLogitech is a world leader in products that connect people to the digital experiences they care about. Spanning multiple computing, communication and entertainment platforms, Logitech’s combined hardware and software enable or enhance digital navigation, music and video entertainment, gaming, social networking, audio and video communication over the Internet, video security and home-entertainment control. Founded in 1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI).

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