Cisco Spark Board
Announced in 2016 and made available in early 2017, Spark Board is the first endpoint designed specifically for Spark, Cisco's cloud-based collaboration service. Video conferencing endpoints like the SX10 can connect to Spark, as well as to other Cisco video systems and services. And desk phones like the 7800 and 8800 Series serve as endpoints when a company is using Spark as a UCaaS service, as well as when a company is using other Cisco UC systems and services. But Spark Board was designed just for Spark.
Spark Board is a video-capable interactive whiteboard of the "fully integrated" variety. Camera, speakers, and microphone are all built in, creating a sleek, minimalistic design that would make the most Scandinavian of Scandinavian furniture designers proud. It has a lower number of touchpoints relative to the competition... hopefully something that will be corrected in future models.
Intelligent Proximity for Content Sharing app pairs a mobile device to Spark Board (or various Cisco video endpoints in a conference room). This lets users control Spark Board from their smartphones, tablets, or laptops, as well as view Spark Board content on their mobiles and share content on the mobiles to Spark Board. And "companion mode" lets Spark Board automatically pair with an MX Series or other Cisco video endpoint in the conference room. This way the video conference is on the video system, freeing up Spark Board real estate for whiteboarding. Integration with non-Cisco conferencing technology is in the works, presumably based on Acano technology.
No Jitter bloggers have written loads more on this thing. So check out what Zeus Kerravala, Phil Edholm, Michelle Burbick, and Irwin Lazar have to say to get the whole story.
