Norwegian company Neat recently introduced Neat as a Service. The company, a pioneer on the cutting edge of video communications, is making it easy for businesses to equip their remote office, executive desktop, huddle and meeting spaces with Neat Zoom Room devices.
Neat as a Service (NaaS) allows companies outside of the US to deploy Neat hardware devices combined with Zoom technology through a budget-friendly monthly service. Zoom and Neat also recently announced that Zoom had made a further financial investment into Neat.
According to Eric Yuan, the CEO of Zoom, together, Zoom and Neat are making it easier for customers to expand their capabilities in video conferencing. An additional investment in Neat reflects the company’s appreciation of Neat as a complement to the Zoom experience. Zoom believes that Neat offers excellent meeting room experiences for customers.
A New Solution for Zoom Customers
Aligned with the recent Hardware as a Service (HaaS) offering from Zoom, NaaS comes directly from Neat. This solution expands the reach of Zoom HaaS outside of the US, allowing Zoom customers to consume Neat devices on a global scale. It’s an ideal solution for customers with teams and offices scattered through multiple countries.
As the world approaches a new age of working, both remotely and in-office, video conferencing will be crucial to ongoing productivity. NaaS will simplify the process of accessing video for any customer with a Zoom Rooms license in a cost-effective and predictable manner. Neat Bar and Neat Pad are available through NaaS now, and Neat Board will be added as a NaaS offering when it begins shipping this October.
With Neat’s easy ordering and setup experience, customers can deploy Zoom Rooms rapidly, and get all the software support they need from Zoom. Head of Zoom Rooms, Jeff Smith, noted that customers are globally transitioning to a new hybrid style of remote and office work. Neat’s innovative approach to meeting room devices provides an excellent user experience that’s easy to access and manage.
The Video Subscription Model
Subscription models for technology, like Neat as a Service are becoming the future of the video landscape, according to Roopam Jain , Industry Director of UCC at Frost and Sullivan. Video meetings give us a better way to collaborate, and users need tech that just works. Customers currently pay for their Zoom Rooms licenses through subscription services from Zoom.
Neat as a Service is available now with a 24-month plan featuring flexible payment options. Subscriptions for Neat Bar can start from as low as $100 per month. After the first subscription period, customers can choose to upgrade their tech to the latest version.
Simen Teigre, Neat CEO, noted that Neat was designed for Zoom, with the purpose of delivering meaningful meeting room experiences. The team achieved this by providing Zoom customers with a simple to set up, beautifully designed and feature-rich selection of services. NaaS is simply the next step in Neat’s quest to bring more Zoom experiences to the world.
