Last year at InfoComm 2025, we shared how the Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP) was growing into the most comprehensive and secure platform for enterprise collaboration. One year on, that story has changed in scale and in scope. MDEP is no longer an emerging idea; it is the common platform for enterprise devices, spanning meeting rooms, shared spaces, the desk, and now digital signage and IoT.
Put simply, MDEP is the enterprise-grade operating system that turns today’s fragmented device landscape into a consistent, customer-ready, and trusted foundation. With native Microsoft integrations and seamless operations at scale, it lets our partners focus on differentiation instead of platform development – across an expanding range of enterprise devices,
Since ISE: Momentum You Can Deploy
ISE was where we previewed MDEP in new categories like enterprise IoT. Since then, that momentum has only increased: The first signage devices built on MDEP are moving toward availability, and the platform underneath them has continued to mature.
For our partners, the value is the ability to build on a stable, trusted foundation. It delivers uncompromising security and lifecycle stability designed for years of enterprise use. This enables manufacturers to focus on differentiation without the cost and complexity of developing and maintaining proprietary device software. For IT and end customers, the value shows up where it matters most: hardware-based attestation, predictable security updates, and a consistent product lifecycle. A unified management path through Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Entra ID ensures collaboration devices can finally be held to the same standard as the rest of the managed estate.
We have also continued to invest in the assurances that regulated and security-sensitive customers depend on, advancing MDEP across U.S. government compliance milestones. This includes GCC, GCC High, and DoD readiness with further validation underway. The result is a platform where organizations can plan rollouts, refresh cycles and compliance activities with far fewer assumptions and far less risk.
Project Solara: MDEP as the Podium for Agent-First Devices
At Microsoft Build 2026, we took the next step, not just for MDEP, but for the enterprise devices that will define the next era of work. Microsoft announced Project Solara, a new chip-to-cloud platform designed from the ground up for agent-first experiences and the new device form factors they enable. The mission of Project Solara is to pioneer agent-first experiences shaped around you: your agents, your tasks, your environment, under your control.
MDEP is extremely proud to be the podium for Project Solara. As AI agents become a new way for people to interact with computers, the devices that carry them – from a desk companion to a wearable badge to a kiosk, as examples – still need a secure, managed, and consistent foundation. MDEP is that foundation: the enterprise-grade operating system and governance layer that Solara is built on, with Intune management, Entra ID identity, and Windows Hello for Business authentication built in. The same platform that standardizes collaboration devices today is what makes agent-first devices possible tomorrow; no bespoke porting, one consistent foundation across every category.
Watch the Project Solara reveal from Build 2026.
Welcoming New Partners to the MDEP Community
At InfoComm 2026, we are thrilled to welcome three new partners to the MDEP community, each extending the platform into new corners of the enterprise.
“Every partner who joins MDEP makes the platform stronger and the community around it broader. What began in the meeting room is now scaling into IoT, signage and AI devices. To our newest members of the community: welcome. We can’t wait to build the next era of enterprise devices together.”
- Juha Kuosmanen, General Manager, MDEP
Q-SYS, one of the leading AV and IT platforms in professional AV, is joining the MDEP community. Q-SYS brings deep expertise in networked audio, video, control and data across the workplace, along with a full-stack AV approach that AV and IT teams already rely on at scale. By building on MDEP, Q-SYS can deliver that experience on a secure, standardized foundation – giving customers consistent behavior, predictable updates, and simplified fleet management across their Q-SYS estate, while keeping the flexibility and performance the platform is known for. Q-SYS recently announced the Q-SYS Scheduling Panel built on MDEP, which is a certified for Teams solution designed to make room scheduling and booking simple and intuitive.
“Q-SYS has always been about delivering consistent and frictionless experiences across the enterprise,” said Sanjay Kulkarni, VP of Product, QSC. “By joining MDEP, we can extend that vision further combining our platform with a secure, standardized foundation to support the evolving needs of high-performance workplaces. We’re thrilled to announce our first product built on MDEP, the Q-SYS Scheduling Panel which is a certified for Teams solution designed to make room scheduling and booking simple and intuitive.”
Biamp, a leading provider of professional audiovisual solutions with nearly 50 years of building professional AV for enterprise meeting rooms, is joining the MDEP community – and becomes the first MDEP partner to bring a native professional DSP, with automated acoustic tuning and commissioning to the platform. The first Biamp product built on MDEP is Devio UCX, a new UC compute platform announced today at InfoComm 2026, that serves as the hub for integrating with Biamp peripherals – including Parlé microphones, Vidi cameras, Desono loudspeakers, and conferencing bars – enabling consistent collaboration experiences across every room type.
“Biamp has been building professional AV solutions for enterprise meeting rooms for decades, and we understand what those environments demand. When we looked at MDEP, we saw a platform built with the same philosophy – consistency, security, and a commitment to getting the fundamentals right,”
- Joe Andrulis, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development
Optoma, a global leader in displays and projection, is joining MDEP and extends the platform into one of its newest frontiers: enterprise digital signage. As MDEP grows beyond meeting rooms into always-on displays and workplace IoT, Optoma brings a proven display and projection portfolio and a strong presence in the spaces where signage lives – corporate, education, retail, and beyond. Building on MDEP means those displays inherit the same enterprise-grade security, consistent governance, and long-term lifecycle management that customers expect from their collaboration devices, bringing platform consistency to managed workplace displays at scale.
“We are thrilled to become part of the MDEP community, which is an important endorsement for Optoma. This reflects our strategic shift toward platform-led, IT-aligned visual solutions that integrate naturally into the Microsoft workplace ecosystem. As part of MDEP, Optoma will focus on developing a portfolio of enterprise-grade visual solutions for shared workspaces, collaboration environments, and digital signage — prioritizing interoperability, security, manageability, and scalability.”
- Mark Yang, Group CEO, Optoma Corporation
Join Us at InfoComm
We are just getting started. As MDEP extends from collaboration into IoT, signage, and agent-first devices, our goal stays the same: a secure, managed, and consistent foundation that lets partners build boldly and lets customers deploy with confidence. The platform era is here, and the best way to understand what it means for you is to hear it firsthand.
If you are at InfoComm 2026, join our Understanding Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform session. We will walk through what MDEP is, where it is today, where it is headed, and what it means for your meeting rooms and IoT devices. Bring your toughest questions.
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