As hybrid work evolves and user expectations rise, IT and AV leaders face mounting pressure to deliver smarter, more flexible, and more consistent meeting and collaboration experiences, while managing costs, sustainability goals, and security demands.
InfoComm 2025 arrives at a pivotal moment, showcasing how leading vendors are responding with new solutions that merge performance with manageability. This year’s launches, from the likes of Barco, Shure, Bose Professional, and Promethean, reflect a broader shift toward standardised, software-driven, AI-enhanced AV ecosystems that scale across enterprise spaces.
Here’s your essential round-up of the biggest InfoComm 2025 announcements and what they mean for IT and AV decision-makers.
Barco Launches ClickShare Hub to Elevate and Refine Hybrid Meetings
Barco has unveiled ClickShare Hub, a modular wireless video conferencing system designed for seamless hybrid meetings. It is the first Microsoft Teams Room device built on Microsoft’s Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP), combining robust security, AI-powered features, and a simple user experience.
The system allows wireless 4K content sharing via next-gen ClickShare Buttons, with no software required. Two models, Hub Core and Hub Pro, cater to varied room setups, with Pro offering enhanced connectivity. Barco also emphasises sustainability, with the device achieving its top Eco Label A+ certification.
Why this matters to IT and AV leaders: ClickShare Hub offers a scalable, platform-agnostic, and sustainable solution for evolving hybrid workspaces, helping IT and AV teams simplify deployments, enhance user experience, and future-proof room infrastructure.
Shure Launches IntelliMix Foundation System and MXN-6 Loudspeaker to Power Flexible, Scalable AV Conferencing
Shure is marking its 100th year with two new conferencing solutions debuting at InfoComm 2025. The IntelliMix Foundation System, a standalone base kit that is certified for Microsoft Teams, offers AV integrators flexible, scalable audio-video performance, pairing seamlessly with Shure’s Microflex Ecosystem and third-party peripherals.
The Microflex MXN-6 Networked Pendant Loudspeaker, a PoE-powered, security-hardened pendant speaker optimised for voice intelligibility in open-ceiling AV conferencing spaces, is also launching. Both solutions streamline design, deployment, and remote management via ShureCloud, enhancing flexibility and control.
Why this matters to IT and AV leaders: Shure’s latest modular offerings help IT and AV teams design adaptable, secure, and scalable collaboration spaces—delivering premium audio performance while simplifying deployment and lifecycle management.
- The Foundation of Effective Hybrid Working: A Conversation with Shure’s CTO
- Prioritising the Human Element in AV Design
Nureva Launches HDX Pro Audio Series to Simplify Complex In-Room and Hybrid Audio Needs
Nureva has unveiled the HDX Pro Audio Series, an integrated, scalable solution designed to deliver advanced in-room and hybrid audio performance for large spaces, without the cost or complexity of traditional pro AV installs. Targeting classrooms, corporate training rooms, and large meeting spaces, HDX systems combine distributed speakers, adaptive voice lift, assistive listening, and advanced conferencing audio in a single IT-manageable platform.
Powered by Nureva’s Microphone Mist technology and AI-enhanced audio processing, HDX systems adapt to room changes and user needs in real time, delivering consistently clear, natural audio. Simple installation and single-cable AV-over-IP connectivity make the series easy to deploy and scale, while built-in sustainability features align with enterprise green targets.
Why this matters to IT and AV leaders: HDX offers IT teams a rare combination of pro-grade audio features in a system they can deploy and manage without AV-specialist overhead. It’s a smart way to enhance large-space collaboration while reducing complexity, cost, and maintenance burdens.
- Nureva Unveils App Boosting Audio System Setup and Management
- Nureva Releases Advanced Control App For HDL Pro Systems
InfoComm 2025 Analysis: The AV & Collaboration Trends Underpinning the Show
AVIXA’s Sean Wargo highlights several key AV and collaboration trends shaping the InfoComm 2025 ecosystem; trends that directly impact how IT and AV leaders should approach future investments.
Despite economic uncertainty, demand for collaboration technologies continues to grow, fuelled by hybrid work, flexible workspaces, and evolving classroom needs. Meeting rooms themselves are becoming smarter, with AI-enhanced cameras, microphones, and automation delivering more seamless, intuitive user experiences.
At the same time, the market is moving toward standardised AV platforms and greater platform convergence, ensuring consistent user experiences across multiple rooms, sites, and devices. Enterprise organisations increasingly expect broadcast-quality AV capabilities to support everything from internal communications to external events. Meanwhile, software innovation is taking centre stage as IT leaders prioritise cloud management, remote monitoring, and streamlined AV workflows.
Finally, AV-IT-broadcast convergence is accelerating, driven by IP-based workflows and edge processing, while sustainability concerns are pushing demand for energy-efficient, fanless, and future-ready AV solutions.
Why this matters to IT and AV leaders: These trends signal a clear shift toward software-first, AI-powered, and more sustainable AV ecosystems. For IT and AV leaders, this means prioritising standardisation, cloud-based management, and AV-IT convergence, while delivering smarter, higher-quality hybrid experiences that scale across the enterprise.
Bose Professional Launches Forum Series Loudspeakers for High-Performance, Flexible AV Installations
Bose Professional has launched the Forum series, a new range of compact, high-output coaxial point-source loudspeakers designed for AV environments where fidelity, flexibility, and fast installation matter. Available in 8-inch (FC108) and 12-inch (FC112) models, Forum speakers deliver up to 132 dB SPL with Bose’s proprietary Beamwidth Matching Waveguide for consistent clarity across coverage areas.
Installers can easily rotate the cabinet to adapt coverage patterns in real-world spaces. IP43-rated and designed for flexible mounting, Forum offers a scalable, installer-friendly option for demanding indoor and protected outdoor AV applications.
Why this matters to IT and AV leaders: The Forum series gives IT and AV teams a versatile, scalable loudspeaker solution that balances performance with ease of deployment. This solution is ideal for modern hybrid spaces, large collaboration venues, and multi-purpose AV environments. Its consistent sound quality and adaptable form factor simplify design and long-term management.
AVer Debuts 4K BYOM Matrix Switchers to Power Scalable, Dynamic AV Collaboration Spaces
AVer has launched two new 4K BYOM Matrix Switchers, HUB35-EXT35 and HUB30, designed to enhance multi-camera video experiences across various AV environments. HUB35-EXT35 targets large venues with extended peripheral connectivity, while HUB30 offers quick setup for mid-to-large conference spaces.
Both support ultra-HD 4K output, true dual-display, AI-powered multi-camera switching, and seamless BYOM integration with USB-C fast charging. Combined with intuitive touch panel control, AVer’s new Matrix Switchers help IT and AV teams streamline hybrid meetings, live events, and educational deployments with flexible, high-performance video switching.
Why this matters to IT and AV leaders: AVer’s Matrix Switchers give IT and AV leaders new tools to simplify complex AV workflows — enabling scalable, high-quality hybrid collaboration, seamless BYOM integration, and dynamic content switching across modern enterprise and education environments.
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- The Opportunities and Challenges for AI in the AV Industry
Promethean Launches ActivPanel 10 Premium to Power Seamless Hybrid Collaboration and Meeting Equity
Promethean is expanding its ActivPanel interactive flat panel displays (IFPDs) into new workplace markets through fresh channel partnerships, addressing demand for secure, scalable collaboration solutions. The new ActivPanel 10 Premium offers intuitive one-touch connectivity for hybrid, remote, and in-person meetings.
Key features include a 4K FALD display, enhanced audio, seamless app integration, a cord-free 4K ePTZ camera, and a DisplayNote Launcher for streamlined, secure collaboration. Designed to fit enterprise IT ecosystems, the ActivPanel 10 Premium helps organisations improve engagement, equity, and productivity across distributed teams.
Why this matters to IT and AV leaders: Promethean’s ActivPanel 10 Premium offers IT and AV leaders a secure, flexible way to enhance hybrid meeting equity, while integrating easily with existing infrastructure. It simplifies collaboration workflows and reduces friction in managing multi-platform meeting environments.
- Promethean Partners With Google to Elevate Its Collaboration Displays For Education
- DisplayNote, Promethean Partner On Advanced Meeting Room Solutions
Mersive Unveils New Collaboration Suite to Power Flexible, High-Performance Wireless Content Sharing
Mersive Technologies has launched the Mersive Collaboration Suite, a three-product lineup designed to meet diverse wireless collaboration needs. Mersive Pro delivers high-performance, secure content sharing with dual 4K HDMI output, which is ideal for executive spaces and large classrooms.
Mersive Essentials simplifies wireless collaboration in smaller spaces using the Gen4 Mini Pod, while Mersive Smart, a smart TV app, enables effortless screen sharing and dynamic signage for SMBs and K-12 environments. The suite offers IT-manageable, scalable solutions that remove traditional AV complexity, helping organisations adapt to modern, hybrid work and learning demands.
Why this matters to IT and AV leaders: Mersive’s flexible suite gives IT and AV teams the tools to deliver secure, seamless wireless collaboration across all space types, helping standardise user experience, simplify AV stacks, and reduce integration overhead across the enterprise.
