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ITOKI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Koji Minato) is pleased to announce that it has developed the web conference table "Panora," which realizes the "Signature Microsoft Teams Rooms" conference room solution provided by Microsoft, which allows all participants to experience a more natural, stress-free, and highly immersive experience. We will continue to develop this product further, aiming for its release around summer 2023. This product will be exhibited at "Orgatec Tokyo 2023," the largest office furniture fair in Asia, which originated in Germany and will be held from Wednesday, April 26th to Friday, April 28th, 2023.

Now that hybrid work has become mainstream, conference rooms have changed from traditional face-to-face meetings to web conferences, creating a need for space functions that enable new forms of communication. On the other hand, in a hybrid environment, there are issues such as it being difficult for remote parties to understand who is speaking at the office and difficulty hearing voices, resulting in temperature differences between the two parties and a lack of sense of unity. The reality is that there are.
In response to these changes in the workplace environment, Itoki is combining its ergonomics knowledge and know-how in smart office product development based on Microsoft's Signature Teams Rooms guidelines to improve online and real-world solutions. We create conference rooms that seamlessly connect people and create a more comfortable and creative hybrid meeting experience for everyone.

By combining the semicircular table with Signature Teams Rooms' recommended "Front row" layout, remote participants are displayed at the eye height of participants in the conference room, creating a realistic feeling of being in-person. produce. By using this table, all participants can be seen within the field of view of the wide-angle camera, and by maintaining a constant distance between the microphone and the speaker, it is possible to maintain an appropriate volume of voice. The design is such that the remote side can feel a sense of unity with the conference room side, and the conference room side can always be aware of the remote side.

We offer 6-person and 4-person rooms that can be used in conference rooms of various sizes, from small to medium-sized. You can choose between a standing style and a traditional seated style, which is said to stimulate brain function and promote creative and efficient meetings.

You can store system equipment, user operation terminals, and connection terminals, and have only the things you need at hand. It is possible to keep a space that tends to be cluttered with wiring and equipment smartly.

Microsoft Teams Rooms is a meeting room solution that is thoughtfully designed to create an inclusive meeting experience for all participants, with the motto of “leaving no one behind.” From open spaces to small, medium, and large conference rooms, we transform a variety of rooms into easy-to-use and inclusive meeting spaces, flexibly responding to all meeting needs. Signature Microsoft Teams Rooms is a meeting space solution designed to increase inclusivity and collaboration for all participants in hybrid meetings using Teams Rooms. Arrange equipment and furniture such as displays, cameras, audio devices, and tables to create an environment where participants in the conference room and remote participants can face each other and interact.

As web conferencing becomes more widespread, Microsoft Teams Rooms enables meetings that leave no one behind, regardless of location, whether remotely or from a conference room. Signature Microsoft Teams Rooms is a space designed to make the most of Teams Rooms and allow for more natural and stress-free meetings. Improve meeting productivity by aligning the eyes of remote participants and participants from the conference room, and not missing comments or reactions. Now, with Itoki developing Panora, which can improve meeting productivity while taking office design and wiring into consideration, the spread of hybrid work among Japanese customers will further accelerate. I hope so.