Japan website that opens up PCs in the 11th era with "strong security and sound function" (page 1/2)

　People's consciousness has changed through the emergency declaration and mando -proof measures, and the trends in working styles are shifting to "hybridwork".It is a style where you can work on tasks, such as at home, office, cafe, satellite office, and sometimes business partners.

　As a result, the need for high endpoint security to prevent information leakage is re -up, while maintaining high productivity in any place.The new OS "Windows 11" released by Microsoft is exactly what responds to that need.

　What are the elements required for a PC in a business scene centered on hybrid work?We talked to Hideki Matsumoto of Japan HP.

I will not return to the original work style anymore!The role of the office changes

――After 2020, the elements required of PCs have changed dramatically, and are changing every day.

Mr. Matsumoto: We also strongly realize the changes in society.A global proprietary survey responded that a large number of managers would not return to their original work style, but would change their role in the hybrid work and the role of the office.

　In fact, the company himself was a symbolic case, and in November 2021, the headquarters of the Japanese corporation was relocated to Shinagawa (Konan, Minato -ku, Tokyo), but the area of the floor has been reduced to half, all of which are all at once.When you come to work, you don't have enough seats.The office is not a place to work every day, but is positioned as a place for increasing the sense of attribution and efficient collaboration.

　Among the changing ways of working, the needs of the video conferences have increased in particular.As a product lineup, we are increasing stationary PCs for video conferences and displays for video conferences.

Sound functions become increasingly important at video conferences

――Do you change the elements required of your PC in response to such a flow?Please let me know, especially if there were many requests.

Mr. Matsumoto has been promoting a management strategy that emphasizes the global long -term trend of "mega trends" before the corona, and develops products based on the future forecast that the number of remote workers exceeds office workers.I was.

　For example, the performance of the sound, the performance of the web camera, security and privacy, etc. have been in full thrunning, and many companies and partners have increased in inquiries, but the elements that have not been considered before the corona.is.In that sense, the future that should be coming has been several years earlier, and the elements required of PCs have changed significantly.

―― Regardless of the size of the company, offices are shrinking, free addressing, and third -place use is progressing.In such an environment, please tell us the recommended points of your PC.

Matsumoto's shrinking and free addressing are exactly what we are practicing, but I think the sound function in video conferences will be an appealing point.Our lineup includes a model equipped with four microphones, including the back of the display.This has a great advantage, especially when participating in a meeting with multiple people.In addition to suppressing howling, the voice of the person in front of the PC and the person behind the PC, the fine adjustment is possible, and a video conference can be held smoothly.

　In addition, the number of people working in cafes and satellite offices has increased rapidly, so the privacy filter that prevents peep from the left and right of the screen, and the functions that can turn off the web camera with one button are well received.

　The noise removal function using AI is also introduced ahead of the industry.For example, when working at home, you can not hear the children's voices playing in the next room and the surrounding noise to the other side.The point is that these sound functions are compiled in one utility so that they can be accessed one -stop.

　サウンド面では、音量と音質にもこだわっています。音響機器では良い音を出すために重りを入れる製品もあるように、本質的に薄型軽量のノートPCで良い音を出すというのは難しいところではありますが、高級オーディオ／ビジュアルブランドの「Bang & Olufsen」との共同開発により、制約のある中でも良い音質、音量を出せるようにしています。

―― Windows 11 of the new OS has been released.Please let me know if you have any expectations and thoughts about Windows 11.

Matsumoto Windows 11 expects two perspectives, developers and general users.From a general point of view, the accuracy of converting audio input to text data is high.The learning effect by AI will increase as the number of users increases, but I felt that even when I tried it in December 2021, it was already in a practical stage.

　For example, sentences such as "I want to take measures not to infect corona and want to go to play soccer in the spring" can be converted to kanji without mistakes by recognizing the front and rear context.I did it.Also, in the audio, you can immediately know who spoke, so if you add audio in addition to the keyboards, mouse, and pen so far, you can no longer need the staff to get the minutes, or you can reply to the email only by voice.In addition, simply upgrading the OS should greatly improve productivity.

　This may take some time to improve accuracy, but I also expect automatic translation.When a Japanese who is not good at English can translate in real time when talking with overseas people, it is more advantageous at a video conference than to meet directly.In that respect, the audio recognition and sound of the PC are becoming more and more important, and I feel that the correctness of our development policy, which has been particular about the sound, has been proved again.

――How about the developer's perspective?

Mr. Matsumoto: From the perspective of the developer, it is easier to operate Linux.The procedure for operating Linux has been simplified, the restrictions have been reduced, and the power of GPU can be used on Linux, making it easier to develop programs such as AI.We have the top share in the domestic workstation market, but now that the number of companies aiming for DX is increasing rapidly, we feel that it has become easier for developers to propose new use for developers.At the same time, the evolution of Microsoft Store is also great.

――What do you mean?

Matsumoto's biggest is that you can purchase not only the conventional universal apps but also the regular apps (for X86 / X64) at the Microsoft Store.To build the Linux development environment mentioned above, you need a tool called WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux 2), but if you install it in a simple step, you can get additional tools of Linux from the evolved Microsoft Store.It will be.In addition, the concept of billing fees has become very flexible.If you use your own billing system, you can now sell the X86 / X64 app with zero commission, so it is good news for software companies and users.We hope that what we have been waiting for for many years has finally been realized, and the development of apps that exceeds platforms such as Linux and Android will be activated from Windows 11.