14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft Teams is a service whose adoption skyrocketed in the last 12 months or so, and it’s all as a result of the working trends changing completely and more people staying in touch with co-workers remotely because of an obvious reason.
The latest statistics show Microsoft Teams now has over 115 million daily active users, so Microsoft is trying to improve the service on all possible fronts.
And these include not only in terms of software, with new features and even a new client that’s currently in the works, but also as far as the hardware is concerned.
This week at Ignite, Microsoft officially announced the Microsoft Teams Intelligent speakers, which are specifically created for Microsoft Teams and are able to make a difference between the voice of up to 10 people.
Several privacy controls
Created in collaboration with a couple of partners, the new speakers come with several privacy controls, and Microsoft emphasizes users can disable attribution if they don’t need it.
“We’re also announcing new Microsoft Teams Intelligent speakers that can identify and differentiate the voices of up to 10 people talking in a Microsoft Teams Room,” the company said.
“These speakers were created in partnership with EPOS and Yealink, and allow attendees to use the transcription to follow along or capture actions, by knowing who in the room said what. Whether you are working remotely or following the meeting in the conference room, you can effectively see who said what during the meeting. To enable privacy and security, users are in full control and can turn attribution on or off at any time.”
The software giant hasn’t shared any information regarding prices and availability, but given the speakers are specifically aimed at companies, businesses should check out the typical retail channels for such details.