Biamp Systems has released a white paper entitled Huddle Spaces: Bridging the Gap Between Desktops and Large Conference Rooms. Written by Frost & Sullivan in collaboration with Biamp, the paper explores how organisations can expand the desktop into a conferencing space by pairing high-quality audio and video with traditional desktop services in huddle rooms – spaces for up to five people, working on various projects.
After phasing out traditional high-end audio/video conference rooms and individual office spaces for a more open-office design, many companies have discovered this open concept does not lend itself well to small-group collaboration. At the same time, bandwidth has increased and the cost of software applications and services has decreased significantly, resulting in more employees using desktop applications for day-to-day collaboration with co-workers. To capitalise on employees’ familiarity with desktop applications and to promote small group collaboration, companies are turning to huddle rooms where employees can use high-quality audio and video equipment via familiar software, but tucked into smaller spaces throughout an organisation’s facility.
‘In today’s teleconferencing world, it’s apparent that the huddle room is quickly becoming one of the best tools an organisation can employ in order to get the most productive results from teams,’ says Paul Waadevig, Biamp Systems Unified Communications Product Manager. ‘The goal of this white paper is to highlight how extending desktop capabilities into a huddle space environment can help organizations improve employee collaboration and decision-making, resulting in a greater return on investment.’
Download Huddle Spaces: Bridging the Gap Between Desktops and Large Conference Rooms.
