The BenQ Experience Roadshow is launching in 2021 to take the manufacturer’s portfolio of educational technology solutions, including interactive flat panel displays, projectors and collaboration devices, directly to the doors of education establishments. Acting as an extension to the BenQ demo fleet, schools, academies, colleges and universities will be able to book for the roadshow to visit their location; minimising time away from campus, eliminating travel expenses and reducing carbon emissions. Visitors will be able to experience BenQ’s products in action including the new premium RP Series of interactive flat panels. Transforming learning environments with the power to annotate, collaborate,…
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Scott Hix, CEO of Avocor, introduces the latest incarnation of the WCD range, recently certified by Microsoft for use with the Teams collaboration platform and Azure. He explains the rationale in favour of abandoning the first generation of the Skype compatible WCD if favour of the second-generation Teams and Azure certified models. “About four years ago, we saw a great opportunity in the collaboration category. Given our brand positioning and product positioning we saw the potential of taking a standard LCD, adding touch technology and then adding computers, optics for camera and audio. By taking what used to be a…
After several months of having to navigate the challenges of distance learning and phased re-openings, the end of term is fast approaching for all UKI schools. The reality is that many schools never actually closed their doors completely, maintaining some level of operation for key workers’ children with reduced class sizes and teachers on rotation. But as we look ahead, the Government’s current plan is for all students to be back in the classroom this month. With this in mind, when it comes to education technology and business planning for the channel, the priority needs to be preparing to operate…
Until recently, the transition to working from home was unfolding at a gradual pace for many businesses. Although there is much research to back up the benefits of flexible and remote working, many business leaders remained sceptical, believing that office working remained the setup that would be most productive and beneficial from a cultural perspective. Dave Manning of Giacom examines the options. The current crisis delivered an ultimatum for many businesses – cease operations or deploy technology to enable employees to work from home for the foreseeable future. There are, of course, several industries where working from home is not an…
AV technology has a critical role to play for businesses in keeping people safe in a post-Covid-19 world, says Franck Racape, Vice President, EMEA, Philips Professional Display Solutions “As I write this, the world continues to largely hold its breath. While small steps toward a revised sense of normality progress, the uncertainty and impact surrounding Covid-19 continues to be felt, with previously unimaginable effects on health and wellbeing, both for individuals, families and communities, as well as for businesses. For the AV industry, it goes without saying that the impact of Covid-19 and the ensuing lockdown has been tough, with…
The hospitality sector covers everything from bars, coffee shops, contract catering, hotels, nightclubs, visitor attractions and other leisure venues. The sector is a major contributor to the UK economy, employing 2.9 million people and generating £130bn in economic activity, while paying £38bn in taxation to fund important local and national services. Hospitality is the 3rd largest private sector employer in the UK; double the size of financial services and bigger than automotive, pharmaceuticals and aerospace combined. We take a look at the impact of COVID-19 and AV innovations that could improve chances of hospitality venues re-opening. Decisions being taken to…
Technology solutions provider Distec has partnered with Vestel Visual Solutions to provide a complete digital signage solution alongside existing technology partners. The new partnership introduces a complete end-to-end solution to Distec’s digital signage offering and has opened up a new distribution channel for Vestel. Distec provides a range of interactive digital signage solutions, including commercial grade touchscreen monitors and computers, Point of Sale systems (POS), digital signage players, interactive indoor and outdoor kiosks, plus digital signage software. This new partnership adds non-touch large format displays to Distec’s portfolio, and it can now offer Vessel’s Professional High Bright Signage Displays (PDH…
New research from Parks Associates’ Market Snapshot – ‘Voice as a Lifeline and the Transformation of Home Telephony’ – reveals a surge in home telephony during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Market Snapshot, developed in partnership with the DECT Forum, finds that as of May 2020, 30% of US broadband households reported one remote worker and 22% reported another adult was working remotely in the household. These conditions contributed to the recorded increase in voice and video calls reported by Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon. Globally, Deutsche Telekom, Virgin Media, and Orange Group also noted increases in mobile and voice traffic and…
As part of a multi-million euro upgrade, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, one of Belgium’s largest and leading hospitals, installed more than 500 pro-displays to help improve the comfort and care of its patients, whilst providing extensive, more personalised content control and management opportunities. As the global population continues to rise (up from 7 billion to 7.8 billion in the past decade), coupled with an ageing population (73.5 years in 2018 to 74.4 in 2022), plus unprecedented and unexpected health threats – such as the coronavirus – the demand for hospital care is unforgiving. Nicknamed the ‘Capital of Europe’, Belgium is…