Shure has announced an alliance with provider of video devices, Neat, to ‘deliver an enhanced meeting experience in large and acoustically challenging spaces’.

The partnership is designed to ensure seamless integration between Neat Bar Pro, a video meeting bar from Neat, and multiple Shure Microflex Ecosystem Solutions, for audio and video services in complex workspaces.

‘Our alliance with Neat brings the best of video and audio into a single room’, says Shure VP of Global Business Development, Peter James. ‘Our integrated solutions can now easily be installed where customers want to have both a front of room all in one device and extraordinary audio coverage throughout the space. We are thrilled to be providing a first-of-its-kind combination for large conferencing environments that will provide better experiences and more reliable collaboration.’

The combination of Shure and Neat devices promises an easy-to-install solution that is scalable to any room type. While Neat Bar Pro delivers high video quality that can auto-frame, zoom in on and follow each in-room participants individually, no matter where they’re positioned, devices from the Microflex Ecosystem extend Neat video deployments into larger and more complex spaces, with different form factors to keep spaces aesthetically pleasing with reliable performance.

‘We believe our mutual customers will love the amazing experience that we can bring to large and acoustically challenging meeting spaces through this collaboration with Shure, the leading expert in the installed audio space,’ says Sherri Pipala, Senior Director of Global Alliances at Neat. ‘This simple, intuitive solution extends Neat’s capabilities to support a full range of room types.’

For large boardrooms or spaces where key participants need to be seen and heard anywhere they sit, the Shure Microflex Advance MXA902 Integrated Conferencing Ceiling Array and Shure’s ANIUSB-Matrix USB Audio Network interface provide audio while Neat Bar Pro captures video throughout the room, providing reliable room coverage in even demanding spaces.

For environments like all-hands training rooms and divisible spaces, the combination of Neat Bar Pro and Microflex Advance MXA920 Ceiling Array Microphone, an IntelliMix P300 Audio Conferencing Processor and MXN5W-C Networked Loudspeaker provides advanced features and functionality for a consistent and scalable solution.

These different combinations of Neat Bar Pro and Shure Microflex Ecosystem devices are certified for Zoom Rooms and ideal for enterprise standardisation, ensuring both IT professionals and end users enjoy a complete collaboration solution that’s simple to install, easy to use, and reliable while providing the highest standards in any meeting space.

‘Zoom customers are looking for exceptional video and audio experiences in all kinds of meeting spaces, which is why we’re excited about this partnership between Neat and Shure,’ adds Zoom Global Head of Zoom Spaces, John Stearns. ‘Together, they provide a simple, easy to use solution that extends to the most challenging large spaces.’