HP used InfoComm 2026, the audiovisual industry’s largest annual trade show, to pull its Poly meeting-room hardware, headsets and management software into a single, AI-assisted collaboration system aimed at IT departments running increasingly distributed workplaces.
The announcement, made as the pro-AV show ran from 17 to 19 June at the Las Vegas Convention Center, centers on HP’s Workforce Experience Platform (WXP), the software layer the company is using to tie devices, meeting spaces and analytics together. HP is folding HP Poly Lens, its device-management tool, and WXP Collaboration — the meeting-analytics software formerly known as Vyopta — into the platform to give administrators what it calls a “single pane of glass” across collaboration spaces, computing and printing.
“Organizations don’t want more tools. They want to adopt intelligent collaboration solutions that not only deliver reliable meeting experiences, but that are easier to deploy, manage, and scale,” said Carles Farre, division president for HP Collaboration Solutions, pointing to changes spanning HP’s devices, meeting-room systems and platform software.
On the hardware side, HP introduced Poly Studio Room Compute, a Windows-based engine for Microsoft Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms that the company says is the first such device built on Intel’s third-generation Core Ultra processors with integrated neural processing units — chips meant to support AI-assisted meeting features. The Poly Studio 5 and 7 versions will be certified for both Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms, and HP says the units are made from at least 60 percent post-consumer recycled plastics.
A companion software update, Poly VideoOS 5.1, adds DirectorAI multi-camera switching that automatically selects the best view of in-room participants, along with a redesigned administrator interface and simpler setup for Teams Rooms running on Android.
HP also refreshed its personal devices. The Poly Focus 6 Series Bluetooth headsets feature hybrid active noise cancellation, spatial audio and up to 25 hours of talk time, with replaceable batteries and ear cushions intended to extend their life. A new HP Collaboration Keyboard — which HP bills as the first programmable collaboration keyboard with adjustable tilt — adds dedicated keys for muting, camera control and screen sharing.
The push reflects a wider industry shift, said Amy Loomis, group vice president for workplace solutions at the research firm IDC. “Organizations are shifting away from individual device management as a metric, towards more collective, unified work management,” she said, arguing that giving IT teams visibility across devices turns “isolated device data into organizational insights.”
For HP, the strategy builds on its 2022 acquisition of Poly — the maker of Plantronics headsets and Polycom conferencing gear — which it has gradually absorbed into its enterprise portfolio as hybrid and remote work reshaped demand for meeting technology.
The rollout is staggered. HP said the Poly Focus 6 Series headsets and Poly Studio Room Compute will arrive in July, the latter through select resellers, with VideoOS 5.1 expected in the third quarter and the Collaboration Keyboard following in September. The Poly Lens integration into WXP is already underway, the company said, with further features due through 2026.
