Xyte announced that Panasonic Projector & Display Americas, NETGEAR, Planar, Legamaster and ilumento have joined its Connect+ ecosystem, expanding the company’s network of AI-powered connected devices. The additions strengthen the industry’s first open, vendor-agnostic platform that unifies AV, unified communications and IT device management within a single cloud-based environment.

The Connect+ ecosystem enables manufacturers, integrators, managed service providers and end users to collaborate on one platform for device orchestration, room analytics and commerce. Xyte said the system eliminates siloed monitoring tools and helps reduce operational costs by bringing audio, video, display, lighting and AV-over-IP technologies together under one infrastructure.

“We’re thrilled to welcome our new partners to our expanding ecosystem, helping integrators and enterprises reduce costs, improve service, and unlock the full value of connected technology,” said Omer Brookstein, Xyte CEO and co-founder. “This is finally the kind of cross-brand collaboration our customers wanted to see, and we feel grateful to be enabling it.”

“Partnering with Xyte has allowed us to bring to the Pro AV market a valuable cloud service with Planar WallDirector Cloud,” said Naurry Kwon, product manager for Planar. “Now, by formally joining Connect+, our customers and partners gain the benefits of unified device management, including SSO, federated org controls, and expanded reach through Connect+ Edge.”

Xyte’s Connect+ and Connect+ Edge platforms have earned multiple honors in 2025, including the NSCA Excellence in Product Innovation Award and two Best of Show Awards at ISE 2025. The company said these recognitions underscore its commitment to scalable, efficient and data-driven AV device management.