Enterprise Connect 2018 Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business Observations

Microsoft started EC18 with a bunch of announcements, demonstrating the rapid  (even dizzying) pace of development of their Microsoft Teams product. Some of the big items include:

• Features (coming later this year)
• Cloud Recording, Message Translation, Cortana for Teams devices, Blur video background,
• Voice Features
• Direct Route – Details: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Teams-Blog/Direct-Routing-enables-new-enterprise-voice-options-in-Microsoft/ba-p/170450
• Devices
• see below

Read more details here: https://blogs.office.com/en-us/2018/03/12/microsoft-teams-turns-1-advances-vision-for-intelligent-communications/

Microsoft Teams Phone Application (Vendors Audiocdoes & Yealink)

Both Yealink and AudioCodes have prelease demonstration models of Microsoft Teams native desk phones running Microsoft developed android app.

I’ve done a blog listing some of the items we know about these new devices along with a quick first look video here: https://twitter.com/matthewlandis/status/973277978590433281

http://windowspbx.blogspot.com/2018/03/microsoft-teams-phone-application-first.html

Fellow MVP, Tom Arbuthnot has written an article on new devices as well:
http://tomtalks.uk/2018/03/microsoft-teams-ip-desk-phones-and-room-phones/

SRS (Skype Room System/ to eventually be Teams Room System) Continue to Proliferate (Vendors Lenovo & HP)

To demonstrate how big Lenovo is betting on their new SRS, they have a complete booth dedicated to their SRS device.

Room Phones by Various Vendors

Polycom Trio, Yealink CP960 and Crestron Mercury. See Tom’s article: http://tomtalks.uk/2018/03/microsoft-teams-ip-desk-phones-and-room-phones/

Busy Light Vendors Continue to Innovate (Embrava)

Embrava brings a presence light that includes a name display for dynamics office spaces.

https://twitter.com/matthewlandis/status/973394294898864128

Landis Technologies is Showing Contact Center for Microsoft Teams

Our team is announcement and showing an Office 365 (Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business Online & Skype for Business Server) Contact Center at Booth 744.

https://twitter.com/attendantpro/status/973182890283585536