All the new features in VQ Conference Manager 4.9 

The latest release from VQ Communications.

As we pass the mid-way point of 2026, we’re delighted to announce the launch of VQ Conference Manager 4.9. 

This latest release brings a raft of enhancements for customers using all parts of our product, and is available right now. 

What’s new in VQ Conference Manager 4.9? 

• Multi-lingual user interface in Meeting Services – Choose from eight languages, to match our Metro and DMA products 
• User interface enhancements – Rollout of our new look-and-feel to Meeting Services  
• Accessibility uplift – Moving towards full compliance with WCAG 2.2 AA 
• Occupancy and environmental sensor analytics – Use Cisco device sensors for deeper insights into how your workplaces are being used 
• Security and performance uplift – Maintaining our high security posture and commitment to ever-better customer experiences at massive scale 

How to get VQ Conference Manager 4.9? 

Existing customer? Email support@vqcomms.com to arrange your upgrade. 

New customer? Email sales@vqcomms.com to begin your journey. 

In depth: The benefits you’ll enjoy in VQ Conference Manager 4.9  

Multi-language user interface in Meeting Services 

You asked, we delivered! Customers using our Metro and Device Management and Automation (DMA) products can already change the user interface language. We’ve now extended this to Meeting Services.  

Your conferencing administrators and operators can use the software in: 

• Arabic 

• English (UK & US)

• French 

• German 

• Polish 

• Romanian 

• Spanish 

Need an additional language? We’re adding more with each release. Email info@vqcomms.com to let us know what you need! 

User interface enhancements: Modernized yet familiar look and feel 

Meeting Services is where our customers manage their most important conferences, so changes to its user interface must be purposeful and carefully considered. Having rigorously stress-tested our new VQ Design System on our DMA and Metro products, we’re now rolling it out to Meeting Services. 

Operators and administrators will be able to continue where they left off in 4.8, with a modernized, yet very familiar experience. I’ve written a separate article about this improvement work and how it fits into our longer-term user experience roadmap. 

Accessibility uplift: Progressing towards full WCAG 2.2 AA compliance 

For many organizations, providing their teams with accessible software will soon be a legal or regulatory requirement. We’re working hard to provide a product that’s fully compliant with the WCAG 2.2 AA standard, as well as US Section 508, and the European Accessibility Act. 

The refreshed user interface in Meeting Services moves the product significantly closer to this accessibility goal. 

Occupancy and environmental sensor analytics: For a deeper understanding of workplace utilization and wellbeing 

If you’re using Cisco in-room video devices, you’ve got a ready-made deployment of occupancy and environmental sensors across your buildings. However, if these endpoints are in a cloud-prohibited environment, you’ve historically had no enterprise-class way of benefiting from the data they collect. 

VQ Conference Manager now includes occupancy and environmental insights. As part of this, you get advanced visualizations showing the relationship between occupancy levels and environmental factors, so that you can spot any correlations. For your facilities or workplace management teams, this unlocks powerful new ways to optimize your offices in support of in-person and hybrid collaboration. 

To learn more about the opportunities this opens up, head over to our separate article on workplace sensors in VQ Conference Manager.  

Security and performance improvements 

VQ Conference Manager is already trusted by some of the world’s most security-conscious organizations, including governments, defense agencies, and the intelligence community. Our latest release makes a range of under-the-hood enhancements that maintain our commitment to the highest-possible security posture and the use of best-of-breed components and approaches. 

We’ve also made various performance improvements, as part of our drive to deliver ever-better user experiences and keep well ahead of the ever-larger systems we’re supporting.   

Much more to come in H2 2026:  Be among the first to know 

We’ve got lots more exciting capabilities on our roadmap for later in the year (and beyond), as we bring ever-more cloud-style features to customers in air-gapped and self-hosted environments. 

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