Question: What does it mean for a device to be certified for Microsoft Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms?

Answer: As you may be aware, the ATND1061DAN Beamforming Ceiling Array Microphone is now certified for Microsoft Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms as part of a Q-SYS system. Audio-Technica’s partnership with Q-SYS unifies and streamlines network configuration and control, resulting in a simplified integration and setup process for installers and end users, as well as remote monitoring and management and more.

But what does certification for Microsoft Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms entail? And what is the value of this certification? In both cases, devices are tested extensively by independent labs to ensure they meet the exacting standards of Microsoft and Zoom, respectively. For audio, this means delivering consistent, repeatable, high-quality sound capture when integrated with Microsoft Teams or Zoom in any room configuration. Thus, devices certified by Microsoft and Zoom can be trusted to provide professional performance as part of an audio system in high-impact spaces such as boardrooms, divisible rooms, training rooms, classrooms and auditoriums.

With the Microsoft Teams Room and Zoom Room certification, and our partnership with Q-SYS, users of the ATND1061DAN can take advantage of the flexible and scalable Q-SYS audio, video and control platform and have confidence in clear and articulate audio quality, rejection of unwanted sounds and the option to trigger camera position presets using the real-time positioning data from the A-T microphone.

As Kurt Van Scoy, Audio-Technica U.S. Vice President and Officer, Products, Business Alliances and Marketing, noted upon certification, “When deployed with Q-SYS, installers and end users have a turnkey, scalable solution at their fingertips, assuring professional, next-level audio in a collaboration environment – simplifying and streamlining the conferencing A/V experience.”

For additional information about these certifications and deploying the ATND1061DAN in a Q-SYS system, please contact our Application Engineering Team at AETeam@atus.com.