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The 2022 Tech Innovator Awards
Rick Whiting
From among more than 260 applicants, CRN staff selected products spanning the IT industry – including in cloud, infrastructure, security, storage and devices – that offer ground-breaking functionality, differentiation and partner opportunity.

Unified Communications And Collaboration Hardware
Winner: Poly Studio X70
The Poly Studio X70 is a premium videoconference bar that is designed to provide large conference rooms with premium sound and video quality. The system combines dual 4K, 20-megapixel cameras with two-way stereo speakers (with aluminum cone tweeters and advanced bass ports) and boasts an all-in-one, plug-and-play design that eliminates tangled cables and IT headaches. The system has built-in cloud video applications that do not require a PC or separate gateway and features Poly DirectorAI automatic framing technologies. Also included are Poly NoiseBlockAI and Acoustic Fence technologies that prevent distracting noises and side conversations from interrupting meetings.
Finalists:
DTEN ONboard
Owl Labs Meeting Owl 3