Crestron Electronics, Inc.

Crestron Mercury supports Teams without any upgrade needed; Crestron RL 2 compatible today

 Rockleigh, NJ – September 29, 2017 – Crestron, a global leader in enterprise control and automation technology, announced today that Crestron Mercury^™, the company’s best-in-class unified collaboration room solution, now supports the Microsoft^® Teams platform. There’s no waiting or transition time, and no upgrades required. Users simply plug-in their laptop and can take advantage of all the benefits of Microsoft Teams immediately.

“Unified collaboration is an-ever changing environment, and Crestron Mercury was designed with that in mind,” said Fred Bargetzi, Crestron CTO. “Whatever service you’re currently running on your laptop or tablet, including Microsoft Teams, just connect to Mercury and leverage all the benefits of the room conferencing technology with the user experience you already know.”

 Additionally, continuing the long-standing partnership with Crestron, Microsoft has announced support for the Crestron RL^® 2 Group Collaboration System, the leading enterprise-class appliance for Skype^® for Business, ensuring compatibility with the Microsoft Teams Platform.