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Crestron launched five AI-ready collaboration products aimed at standardizing hybrid meeting experiences across enterprise spaces. The portfolio integrates hardware, software and automation to improve meeting equity while simplifying deployment for IT teams.
The tools address hybrid work demands and increased use of AI tools in meetings. The launch includes Collab Compute, Automate VX 6.5, 80-Series Touch Screens, 1 Beyond i12D Camera and DM NAX Intelligent Audio and integrates with Microsoft Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms.
"Content, collaboration and control must work together," said Brad Hintze, EVP of Customer Success and Marketing at Crestron in a company statement. "Most vendors excel at one — we integrate all three."
Crestron Release
The company described today’s announcement as five interoperable products designed to operate as a "collaboration ecosystem" rather than standalone tools. The five products are:
- Collab Compute — A purpose-built compute platform for Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms that supports edge-based AI processing.
- Automate VX 6.5 — An update to the company's multi-camera speaker tracking software that introduces AutoMeasure computer-vision calibration to speed room set up.
- 80-Series Touch Screens — A unified interface for room scheduling, conferencing control and environmental automation.
- 1 Beyond i12D Camera — A 4K PTZ (pan tilt zoom) camera with built-in speaker tracking and Visual AI capabilities.
- DM NAX Intelligent Audio — A scalable audio platform optimized for AI-driven meeting tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot and Zoom AI Assistant.
Crestron Recent Activity
In June 2025, Crestron released a major firmware update for its 1 Beyond intelligent video camera line, which introduced intelligent switching for up to five cameras in a single room. The 2.0 firmware added multi-camera switching with automated view transitions, presenter tracking profiles and DM NVX integration extending USB video into existing AV-over-IP systems.
In February 2025, Crestron entered Microsoft's Device Ecosystem Platform and followed up with a March release of Visual AI features for multi-camera meeting rooms.
Addressing Persistent Hybrid Challenges
While hybrid work is now standard across many organizations, meeting room technology often lags behind evolving collaboration needs. Research from Lucid in March 2025 found that only 39% of organizations have upgraded meeting rooms to support presence equity between in-office and remote workers.
Disconnected remote participants are more likely to disengage, affecting collaboration, inclusion and retention. Advances in AI are beginning to close that gap through capabilities such as real-time translation, intelligent camera framing, noise suppression, and accessibility features like live captions.
Crestron’s latest release applies AI across room setup, edge computing and device-level hardware to create more consistent, equitable meeting experiences to make remote participation feel comparable to being in the room.
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