BenQ’s InstaShow is Wireless Presentation System — But Requires BOTH HDMI and USB Connections

BenQ America today announced its InstaShow WDC10, a presentation system that wirelessly connects a user’s computer to a central display or projector. With the touch of a button, the meeting collaboration system allows up to eight participants to share their laptop on a connected projector. The InstaShow WDC10 is compatible with all operating systems and […]

BenQ’s InstaShow is Wireless Presentation System — But Requires BOTH HDMI and USB Connections

Can There Finally Be a “New UCC Mindset?”

To refresh the memories, when entering the UCC Pavilion at InfoComm 2016 this is what you were witness to: Videoconferencing and telepresence systems Remote worker / teleworker technologies Cloud services Unified communications and collaboration technologies Networked interactive whiteboards Unified communications as a service (UCaaS) providers Videoconferencing as a service (VCaaS) providers Managed services providers Collaboration […]

Can There Finally Be a “New UCC Mindset?”

Smart Conference Room Technology from Intel

Intel claims that new features added to their Unite solution aim to give businesses a cost-effective way to transform existing conference rooms into connected meeting spaces. The combination of select Intel Core vPro processor-powered mini PCs and Intel Unite software now offer video playback and audio support, an improved secure guest access plugin and a […]

Smart Conference Room Technology from Intel

Ormiboard Pro Launches at InfoComm 2016

At InfoComm 2016, EXO U Inc. will launch Ormiboard Pro, a visual creation and collaboration tool. Ormiboard Pro gives teachers and students the freedom to build lessons, activities, and interactive games for use in any classroom that has displays and/or mobile devices. The device-agnostic Ormiboard Pro goes beyond presenting and testing by opening up whole-class […]

Ormiboard Pro Launches at InfoComm 2016

Altia Systems To Showcase the PanaCast 2 Huddle Room Solution at InfoComm 2016

Altia Systems today announced it will demonstrate the PanaCast 2 Huddle Room Solution, an easy, cost-effective way to add real-time video collaboration to huddle rooms, here at InfoComm, June 8 -10, Las Vegas Convention Center, Booth N2620. Huddle rooms are one of the fastest growing segments for business collaboration today, with more than 50 million […]

Altia Systems To Showcase the PanaCast 2 Huddle Room Solution at InfoComm 2016

Collaboration Squared Launches Its Cisco Spark Offering with Integration to Cloud Acano Video Conferencing Service Ubiety

Collaboration Squared, a global collaboration and video conferencing service provider and winner of the 2015 InfoComm and Enterprise Connect Innovation showcases, today announced the launch of its Cisco Spark offering, including a deep integration to their cloud Acano service Ubiety. Cisco Spark is the next generation cloud collaboration platform that unifies messaging, meeting and calling; […]

Collaboration Squared Launches Its Cisco Spark Offering with Integration to Cloud Acano Video Conferencing Service Ubiety

wePresent Has New Bluetooth Accessory for Wireless Presentation

wePresent’s new PresentSense is a proximity-based Bluetooth gateway that allows you to connect to nearby wePresent units quicker. PresentSense uses a Bluetooth dongle in compatible wePresent units in conjunction with the native Bluetooth apparatus present in many computers and mobile devices. wePresent presentation gateways equipped with PresentSense will automatically detect nearby Bluetooth-enabled presentation devices, allowing […]

wePresent Has New Bluetooth Accessory for Wireless Presentation

InFocus Intros Canvas 5.0

InFocus today announced its Jupiter Canvas 5.0. Canvas delivers real-time video, data, and application screens from across the enterprise to display walls, smartphones, tablets, PCs and conference room systems including InFocus Jupiter Canvas Touch and CRS 4K systems. Canvas enables users to share information and collaborate on this consolidated business intelligence, anywhere in the corporate […]

InFocus Intros Canvas 5.0

Scalable Display Technologies Introduces Huddlewall – Aimed at Nureva SPAN

Scalable Display Technologies has joined forces with Anoto to build the Huddlewall collaboration system with an integrated Anoto Microdot Pattern, enabling the concurrent use of up to seven pens on a single Huddlewall. Huddlewall collaboration systems feature an interactive surface powered by Anoto’s digital pen technology to enable a natural pen-on-screen collaboration experience. Windows desktop […]

Scalable Display Technologies Introduces Huddlewall – Aimed at Nureva SPAN

UCC and the Road To InfoComm 2016 – Part 4: An Interview with Joan Vandermate at Logitech Video Collaboration

In my blog UCC and the Road To InfoComm 2016 I outlined UCC at the show, what you can expect to see at the UCC Pavilion, what the IMCCA will be providing in terms of education and training, as well as mention of certain industry company developments. This part four in the series is an interview with Joan Vandermate, […]

UCC and the Road To InfoComm 2016 – Part 4: An Interview with Joan Vandermate at Logitech Video Collaboration

ClearOne Launches Second Generation of its Groundbreaking Beamforming Microphone Array

ClearOne’s second generation Beamforming Microphone Array 2, introduced today, claims to be the industry’s most sophisticated audio beamforming, adaptive steering, acoustic echo cancellation, and noise cancellation technologies. ClearOne’s original Beamforming Microphone Array was the audiovisual industry’s first professional grade microphone array with beamforming and adaptive acoustic steering. The Beamforming Microphone Array 2 has the following […]

ClearOne Launches Second Generation of its Groundbreaking Beamforming Microphone Array

InFocus Adds Projected Capacitive Touch Technology and 4K Resolution

InFocus Corporation is adding capabilities, including projected capacitive touch and 4K resolution, to a variety of its interactive touchscreen and video conferencing solutions, the company announced today. InFocus’ new 65-inch Mondopad, interactive 65-inch and 70-inch JTouch whiteboards, as well as the previously annouced 40-inch JTouch whiteboard and 65-inch Canvas Touch are the first InFocus products […]

InFocus Adds Projected Capacitive Touch Technology and 4K Resolution

UCC and the Road To InfoComm 2016 – Part 3: An Interview with Jordan Owens at Pexip

In my blog UCC and the Road To InfoComm 2016 I outlined UCC at the show, what you can expect to see at the UCC Pavilion, what the IMCCA will be providing in terms of education and training, as well as mention of certain industry company developments. This part three in the series is an interview with Jordan Owens, […]

UCC and the Road To InfoComm 2016 – Part 3: An Interview with Jordan Owens at Pexip

Nureva Announces a Mobile Option for the Span System

Nureva Inc. announces a mobile option for the Span system, providing the ultimate in flexibility for break-out groups or huddle room usage. The Span cart integrates a full HD 1080p projector and customer-supplied PC within a sleek, mobile unit to provide a 6′ 2″ (1.88 m) wide image. Two infrared pens provide touch interactivity at […]

Nureva Announces a Mobile Option for the Span System

UCC and the Road To InfoComm 2016 – Part 2: An Interview with Brady Bruce at Infocus

In my blog UCC and the Road To InfoComm 2016 I outlined UCC at the show, what you can expect to see at the UCC Pavilion, what the IMCCA will be providing in terms of education and training, as well as mention of certain industry company developments. This part two in the series is an interview with Brady […]

UCC and the Road To InfoComm 2016 – Part 2: An Interview with Brady Bruce at Infocus

Nureva Announces Span 1.3 Software Update

Nureva announces a new release of its software for the Nureva Span system. Span 1.3 software, which customers receive automatically through the cloud, further enables collaborative activities in several key ways. Users have more flexibility in the type of information they can easily capture and more tools available to them within the Span application. Preparation […]

Nureva Announces Span 1.3 Software Update

Millennials, Collaboration, Meetings and More in Today’s Workforce

We all talk about collaboration in the industry, in fact numerous manufacturers as well as integrators have put grand focus to it and that’s all well and good – collaboration is certainly an important element of every day progress in the business world. It may involve certain industry solutions, it may just focus on communication and […]

Millennials, Collaboration, Meetings and More in Today’s Workforce

Nureva Announces InfoComm 2016 Plans

Nureva will exhibit at InfoComm 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 8-10. The company’s booth, N2847, is will showcase multiple configurations of the Nureva Span system alongside the company’s newest products (to be announced prior to the show). Nureva continues to actively build a network of value-added dealers and distributors to promote and sell its […]

Nureva Announces InfoComm 2016 Plans

Latest Developments in Videoconferencing and Collaboration with Vidyo

As I have chosen to dedicate focus to UCC in May on rAVe, here I take a look at recent developments that have taken place at well-known vidoconferencing solutions provider Vidyo. Eran Westman, CEO at Vidyo Vidyo™ technology innovations put HD-quality, multipoint video communications within reach of anyone using any device, anywhere. Vidyo’s video collaboration solutions power […]

Latest Developments in Videoconferencing and Collaboration with Vidyo

UCC and the Road To InfoComm 2016 – Part 1: An Interview with John Antanaitis at Polycom

In my blog UCC and the Road To InfoComm 2016 I outlined UCC at the show, what you can expect to see at the UCC Pavilion, what the IMCCA will be providing in terms of education and training, as well as mention of certain industry company developments. This part one in the series is an interview with John […]

UCC and the Road To InfoComm 2016 – Part 1: An Interview with John Antanaitis at Polycom

Six Key Considerations for the Modern-day Meeting Room

With today’s audio and video technology advancements for PCs, laptops and mobile devices, businesses may be more tempted than ever to outfit their conference rooms using a DIY approach. While this sounds like a great idea in theory, there are a few considerations to keep in mind… DIY rooms often lack the proper equipment to […]

Six Key Considerations for the Modern-day Meeting Room

wePresent Announces Wireless Presentation System Aimed Exclusively at Education Market

wePresent has announced an expansion to its line of wireless presentation systems, adding the WiPG-1600 aimed at education installs. We actually gave this product an ISE Best New Product for Higher Education Award earlier this year. The WiPG-1600 wireless presentation hardware provides a solution for those who require the basic functionality of the wePresent, but […]

wePresent Announces Wireless Presentation System Aimed Exclusively at Education Market

Leadership, Inspiration and Collaboration are the Keys at AVI-SPL Sales Acceleration Summit

In early January I wrote a blog A Direct Look at the AV Environment – The Focus Ahead which in one section talks about how the AV integrator is the heartbeat, the lifeblood of this industry and their models of advancement certainly serve as an example. AVI-SPL, based in Tampa, is that example of an […]

Leadership, Inspiration and Collaboration are the Keys at AVI-SPL Sales Acceleration Summit

The Microsoft Surface Hub Has Finally Shipped — So Just Why Is This Newsworthy?

Yes my friends, after many (many) months of waiting, wanting as well as utter criticism from all corners of the industry (beginning with InfoComm 2014, comfy couches and charging stations) the Microsoft Surface Hub has shipped and it’s been reported by various media outlets. Let’s all finally rejoice. I recently received an e-mail from the […]

The Microsoft Surface Hub Has Finally Shipped — So Just Why Is This Newsworthy?

Collabor-Jabber

I was recently in Salt Lake City for the annual United States Institute for Theater Technology (USITT) conference, where collaboration is king and data-driven technology related to the entertainment industry is rampant. The theater industry in itself has a long tradition of collaboration among the entire team from designers to director, designers to technicians, director […]

Collabor-Jabber

BrightLink Pro: A 60″-100″ All-in-One Interactive Display

Epson has literally reinvented the whiteboard. Collaboration. It’s no longer an option — people want to collaborate, easily. Epson’s 16:10 aspect ratio Brightlink Pro simplifies the way people work and collaborate together. This easy to install, easy to use solution enhances the needs of today’s teams and office space productivity. From simple digital whiteboarding, to […]

BrightLink Pro: A 60″-100″ All-in-One Interactive Display

Nureva Creates a 30′ Surround Version of Span

Nureva announced the creation of a 30-foot (9.1 meters) immersive collaboration environment that surrounds teams with their digital content. The surround experience is created by three panoramic projectors installed on adjoining walls and enabled by a multi-display setup tool in Span software. This tool links the computers and merges the cloud-based canvas across the three […]

Nureva Creates a 30′ Surround Version of Span

Collaboration Overload in the Business World? Some Perspectives For the AV Industry

Collaboration. Every day we hear about new ways to work as a team, new technology products that help to do it, devices introduced into the mix and much more. However may we be overlooking something important when discussing it in general conversation – that being the human element? I would like to begin by giving credit […]

Collaboration Overload in the Business World? Some Perspectives For the AV Industry

QUIZ: What Kind of Collaborator Are You?

A version of post blog originally appeared on SMART’s Next Level Collaboration blog. In a previous post, I explored the value of and various approaches to brainstorming, where I also I touched upon synchronous and asynchronous collaboration and the benefits of each. When it comes to collaborating at work, we all have our favorite way getting the job done. […]

QUIZ: What Kind of Collaborator Are You?

InFocus Introduces Canvas Touch as ISE 2016

InFocus today announced Canvas Touch, developed to offer Canvas customers an all-in-one Canvas touchscreen display, Canvas Touch connects to other Canvas users on smartphones, tablet, PCs and video walls. Canvas Touch combines award-winning Canvas collaboration software developed by Jupiter Systems with touchscreen technology from InFocus to expand the use and ease of Canvas. Jupiter Systems […]

InFocus Introduces Canvas Touch as ISE 2016

Prysm Launches Prysm Enterprise for Scalable Collaboration

Prysm today unveiled Prysm Enterprise, a hardware and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution which enables businesses and their employees to easily collaborate in-real time across every size screen — from mobile devices to custom large-scale video walls. With Prysm Enterprise, the newest offering in Prysm’s Visual Workplace portfolio, applications, content, video conferencing and the web are all […]

Prysm Launches Prysm Enterprise for Scalable Collaboration

Kramer Launches Kramer@Work at ISE

Kramer is introducing something called Kramer@Work at ISE 2016. Kramer@Work consists of packaged solutions from Kramer for any size meeting room from huddle spaces to large boardrooms but it’s all network-based. With Kramer@Work users connect either wired or wireless using any laptop or mobile device and it’s designed to allow for document editing as well […]

Kramer Launches Kramer@Work at ISE