Sony gains highly regarded certifications from Crestron and Cisco for its BRAVIA™ 4K Professional Displays

Weybridge UK, 10^th May 2022 – Sony has today announced that it has added to its ever-expanding interoperability and integrations portfolio with third party alliance partners, by receiving certification from Crestron and Cisco for its BRAVIA 4K Professional Displays. Becoming a credible display partner of choice, offering better compatibility, seamless integration, and improved user experience for customers around the globe.

Crestron is the number one market leader in automated and integrated control systems that create a flawless workflow between audio visual equipment, environment accessories and IT technologies. Crestron has developed a global certification program, Crestron Connected, that is turn-key at the engineering level, allowing certified manufacturing partners to natively connect, communicate, and monitor from one central location. With previous certification for Crestron Connected, Sony has now integrated its latest IoT-based AV management platform, XiO Cloud^®, enabling businesses to access its workplace technology all in one place. As a certified partner, Crestron’s XiO Cloud^® platform allows customers to deploy, monitor and manage their Sony’s displays from a centralised location, reducing installation time and increasing uptime.

“Sony has always been a valued technology partner with Crestron by adopting our popular Crestron Connected 3^rd party device control technology, and they have once again raised the bar by becoming certified with Crestron’s 2^nd Generation Crestron Connected control platform, which now includes integration to Crestron’s XiO Cloud^® Remote Management solution. To see this ‘live’, visit Crestron at ISE for a personal demo” says Bob Bavolacco, Crestron’s Director of Technology Partnerships.

Sony’s BRAVIA 4K Professional Displays, including the BZ40H, BZ40J, BZ35J, BZ30J series, are Webex certified and integrated with Webex Room Kit Series, the market leading devices for video meetings and virtual team collaboration. Meeting the standards of Webex Certifications secure optimised image quality and automation to secure a seamless integration between Sony’s BRAVIA 4K Professional Displays and Webex Room Kit Series.

“We are excited to have Sony joining our ecosystem of Webex Certified partners, providing customers with ease of use and ultimate quality to enable meeting spaces for video meetings and virtual collaboration,” says Finn Helge Lunde, Product Director at Cisco Webex.

“We are delighted to receive these prestigious certifications from Cisco Webex and Crestron, two of the biggest players in the AV enterprise market offering credible solutions for UC and control. By partnering with such respected brands, we can help our customers future-proof their workplace for years to come,” comments Damien Weissenburger, Head of Professional Displays and Solutions Europe.

Sony’s 4K BRAVIA Professional Displays can be found on Crestron’s booth 3H300, Hall 3, showcasing the XiO cloud platform.

Sony is exhibiting in Hall 3, booth 3E400, at FIRA Barcelona, Gran Via 10-13 May 2022. For more information visit https://pro.sony/ise