VQ’s Monthly News – April 2025
With Cisco Live US on the horizon, the VQ Team is entering a season of travel. This newsletter has the full rundown on where you can see VQ in the coming months.
We also preview our extended guide to self-hosted conferencing and take a look at VQ Conference Manager 4.6.
Read on for:
- VQ Conference Manager 4.6
- GITEX and FEINDEF 25
- More upcoming travel news
- Full guide to self-hosted conferencing
Latest from VQ Conference Manager
VQ Conference Manager 4.6 is now available
4.6 is the latest major update to VQ Conference Manager, bringing new fixes and improvements to address book features, including:
- Nested Address Books
- Locational Address Books
- LDAP as Address Book Source
- MTR room support in DMA
Read this Knowledge Base article for the full release notes.
Join the team on Thursday 8th May for the 4.6 release webinar.
What’s new at VQ?
Why self-host video conferencing?
Cloud platforms like Zoom and Teams are everywhere – but they’re not built for organizations with serious security, compliance, or data sovereignty needs.
Read the full blog to find out why self-hosting your video conferencing is the way forward.
In our latest blog, we break down:
- What really happens to your meeting data in the cloud
- Why encryption alone isn’t enough
- How cloud platforms trade security for features
- The hidden risks to data residency and sovereignty
- How VQ Conference Manager delivers full-featured, secure, self-hosted conferencing
Read the full blog to find out why more organizations are taking control of their virtual meeting data — and how you can too.
Inside VQ
GITEX Africa, Feindef 25 and more
This month, the VQ Team made an appearance in Morocco at GITEX Africa, walking the floor and meeting with tech leaders from across the globe and members of the Cisco community. Thank you to everyone who met with Graeme and Ahmed during the event!
Coming up in May, VQ will be exhibiting at FEINDEF 25 in Madrid, Spain for the first time. You’ll be able to find us at stand 8B06d from 12 – 14 May.
Book a meeting at the event here.
Upcoming travel plans
We’ve got even more events coming up throughout this year, including:
- 21 – 23 May: GITEX Europe in Berlin, Germany
- 8 – 12 June: Cisco Live US in San Diego, California, US
- 24 – 26 June: Cisco Partner Virtual Training in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 18 – 21 August: Technet in Augusta, Georgia, US
- 29 September – 1 October: WebexOne in San Diego, California, US
Stay tuned to our events page for the latest travel updates.
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