In recent years Footasylum has established itself as one of the leading retailers of fashion streetwear and sportswear. With over 60 stores spread across the UK, Footasylum is one of the most recognised high-street brands in the UK. Despite troubling times on the high-street for many retailers, Footasylum has looked to turn their stores into an immersive digital experience that reinforces their brand positioning and strengthens their engagement with their young and trend-aware target demographic. Making strides to deliver this in-store experience, under the guidance of UX Global, in 2021 Footasylum proudly appointed NowSignage to take over powering their existing…
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New Barco ClickShare Survey Finds that Nearly One in Three Workers Struggle to Feel Heard During Hybrid Meetings, Amplifying Calls for Improved Meeting Inclusion With hybrid work – or a flexible corporate environment that enables employees to operate both remotely and in a physical office – now a permanent professional fixture, workers have come to expect new levels of flexibility. However, employees now demand even more from their hybrid work experience – namely greater meeting equity. Simply defined, meeting equity ensures that remote employees receive the same level of engagement, collaboration and access to a meeting room experience as those who are…
Avocor, one of the fastest-growing global interactive display companies and a leading provider of interactive video conferencingsolutions, has announced the opening of a new EMEA headquarters in Blaricum, The Netherlands. Conveniently located close to Amsterdam, Utrecht and Schiphol Airport, the new facility coincides with Avocor’s rising profile and business growth in the region. “I’m delighted to be opening a new base in The Netherlands following a sustained period of positive sales activity across the EMEA region,” comments Till Gotterbarm, VP Product management, Partnerships and Operations EMEA at Avocor. “The central location in The Netherlands and proximity to Amsterdam Schiphol, means…
As part of a historic move to a new state-of-the-art venue, the Beit Lessin – Israel’s most popular theatre – turned to PPDS to transform the way it communicates with audiences both inside and outside its new auditoriums, with the installation of 25 x high bright Philips digital signage displays. The Beit Lessin Theater is one of the largest and most popular playhouses in Israel, entertaining locals with modern and unique productions since 1980, including popular stage shows from New York’s Broadway and London’s West End, such as Chicago and Guys and Dolls. With the theatre’s ever-growing popularity, the…
By Gergely Vida, CEO and Founder, Lightware Visual Engineering. Contrary to common belief, it wasn’t the Covid-19 pandemic itself that triggered the changing landscape of the hybrid workspace, many of these technological shifts were already underway, although the global health emergency certainly accelerated things. Significantly. In the past 18 months, everyone had to adopt to this new reality. Individuals had to adopt for new routines, teams had to adopt to new practices, businesses had to adopt to new procedures, and AV professionals had to adopt to new challenges and needs from customers. The corporate world saw significant changes due to…
After consultation with the ISE exhibitor and visitor community and in the light of the increasing impact of the Omicron variant in Spain, Integrated Systems Events announces that ISE 2022, scheduled for 1-4 February, has been postponed and will now take place on 10-13 May 2022 at the Fira de Barcelona Gran Vía. Mike Blackman, Managing Director of Integrated Systems Events, said today: “We’ve been closely monitoring the conditions in Europe and have been working hard on your behalf to balance health and safety concerns with the need for commerce and in-person interaction. It’s been a challenging time for so…
Winner: Samsung Samsung’s global 2022 sustainability initiative strives to incorporate environmental sustainability into everything it does. The company’s products are thoughtfully designed to minimize their impact on the environment throughout their lifecycle – from the planning and manufacturing stages to their use and 100% recycled materials packaging. As part of the initiative, Samsung will increase the use of recycled plastics as product components to reduce carbon emissions by 77,000 tons. Samsung also increased resource circularity and reduced greenhouse gas emissions with eco-friendly resin made from recycled plastic. Samsung is focused on reducing waste, promoting energy efficiency, and conserving resources throughout…
Winner: Crestron Flex The Crestron Flex platform helps bring out the best in every meeting room and home office. Crestron Flex offers the ease and simplicity of one solution — all from one company. Crestron Flex has the hardware that makes collaboration easy with desktop phones, tabletop and front of room devices. From any Crestron Flex device, you control everything you need from scheduling a meeting room and launching your presentation to starting a videoconference and adjusting lighting, shades, and climate. With Crestron Flex you can have a native Microsoft Teams or Zoom Rooms meeting experience plus connect any device for…
Winner: Clevertouch Impact Plus Gen 2, Clevertouch Technologies The Impact Plus is Clevertouch’s fifth-generation large format interactive display and is part of the award-winning Clevertouch Plus series. The new Impact Plus meets the needs of the modern classroom, designed as a resource-saving device for teachers, by teachers. This isn’t just a touchscreen. It’s a complete teaching solution that comes with software and tools to engage pupils and make everyday teaching tasks easier to perform. There is no lag, no messing around with USB sticks or laptops, and no delay in starting your lesson off right with the Impact Plus. Impact Plus…
Winner: Peerless-AV Peerless-AV is 80 years old, celebrating decades of technology innovation, strategic acquisitions, and international business growth between 1941 and 2021. Leveraging its maturity and unrivalled reputation for manufacturing quality AV products, Peerless-AV is a brand renowned for its agility and flexibility to adapt to new emerging technologies and markets. Since it produced the first TV wall mount in 1965, the business has always moved with the times, expanding its portfolio to include multiple industry-firsts according to customers’ changing needs. In September 2021, Peerless-AV hosted its first ever showcase event in London with over 20 exhibiting partners and cojoining events.…