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Exterity and Cilutions are to partner to make Cilution’s signage applications available on Exterity’s range of receivers. The partnership will enable Exterity customers to include digital signage into their existing IPTV solutions. The integrated offering was demonstrated at InfoComm 2012.

Christie’s booth featured a projection mapping display utilising four Christie Roadster S+22K-J models, all with onboard Christie Twist. Featuring content designed and mapped by Bartkresa design, Christie’s projection mapping display at InfoComm illustrated the effect of mapping onto a pyramidal structure with deep facets and dramatic angles.

Texas Instruments unveiled a new family of image processing chips designed for front projectors, which enable broader standardisation of 3D and interactive technologies. Projectors with the new chipset design, which will be incorporated in shipping units starting late summer 2012, is said to display content from common 3D-formats supported by HDMI 1.4, from virtually any mobile device including tablets, smart phones, laptops and Blu-ray players.

MultiTouch Ltd announced an infrared (IR) pen support for its MultiTaction interactive Cells. MultiTaction IR Pen software will enable users to write, draw, sketch, and brainstorm designs and words on MultiTaction Cell displays using most IR pens, and to distinguish between pen and touch interactions.

Red Solutions has been appointed as UK distributor of Encoded Media, a UK developer of solutions for delivering video over the Internet and computer networks, marking Red Solutions’ move into third-party distribution.

BESA (British Educational Suppliers Association) has published reseach which has important implications for providers of classroom technology. The research indicates that 6 per cent of all pupil-facing computers in schools will be tablets by the end of 2012 (4.5 per cent in primary, 6.9 per cent in secondary). The findings are significant in the context of the introduction of education content for Smart TVs, providing students with the opportunity to continue or supplement their education at home.

Pacific Media Associates (PMA) has just released their latest quarterly forecast for the projector industry. Total worldwide shipments are expected to reach 11.3 million in 2012, nearly 20% higher than 2011.

True Colours Distribution, the technical division of Midwich, has announced that it will be distributing the Evoko Room Manager. The Evoko Room Manager is a hassle-free system for booking meeting rooms.

Maverick has agreed a new pan-European relationship with Barco. Maverick Europe director Jon Sidwick describes this new partnership as being perfect for the introduction of new and innovative technology, includingh Barco’s new ClickShare. “With our European central supply chain model we can offer flexible European stock, high quality scalable channel development plus deep specialist touch, delivering the channel immediate value added support, backed up by our European marketing and logistics engine”.