While interactive technologies have been widely accepted in the education market, the same level of adoption has not yet occurred in the corporate market. Experiences reflect the need for corporate solutions that are built around a simplified and consistent interface that occasional users can walk up and instantly use with little or no training.

Today’s corporate teams are collaborating face to face, between cities and around the world. Travelling is not only costly, but is also an extremely inefficient use of time for staff struggling to balance ever increasing workloads with a satisfying quality of life.

Video- and web-conferencing methods have been helpful, but organisations still require tools that enable distributed project teams to collaborate as if they were all in the same room. To this end, comprehensive solutions provide a more sophisticated level of collaboration that improves team decision making and productivity.

SMART’s corporate solutions are made up of products which can be split into three categories:

1. HUBS – Computer free whiteboarding and collaboration with an appliance that connects to any SMART interactive display

SMART Hub SE provides basic whiteboarding and data collaboration functionality in a locked-down, PC-free environment. It connects to any SMART interactive display, allowing local and remote meeting participants to work together as though they were in the same room.

SMART Hub PE provides advanced whiteboarding functionality and automated data collaboration in a locked down, PC-free environment. It connects multiple PCs and interactive displays in the same room or across distances. SMART Hub PE provides the optimal balance between sophisticated collaboration needs and technical simplicity.

2. SOFTWARE – The power behind collaboration, SMART software can redefine the way oraginsations work by facilitating interactive, creative thinking and sharing of knowledge.

SMART Meeting Pro provides advanced whiteboarding functionality, with integrated and automated data collaboration in a flexible, open environment. As software that can be installed on a variety of computing devices, it connects multiple PCs and interactive displays in the same room or across distances. SMART Meeting Pro delivers against the most sophisticated collaboration needs.

Bridgit Data Conferencing provides a quick, easy and effective way to share voice, video and data over the Internet. In three easy steps, users can interact with colleagues and customers using any presentation or application running on their desktop or SMART Board interactive whiteboard. As well, participants can join the meeting through a simple e-mail invitation – no installation required, which is ideal for those who don’t have administration rights to install software on their computers.

3. DISPLAYS – Providing the dynamic interactivity of applications on either large screens or desktop displays

SMART Board™ interactive whiteboards - with the simple push of a button, the SMART Board 600i interactive whiteboard system puts users in control of a powerful multimedia environment. Using a computer or a SMART collaboration platform, they can make notes on the interactive display, write over any application, image or video, and save notes on a USB key.

SMART interactive display frames breathe new life into teamwork by transforming plasma displays into interactive displays. It combines easy-to-use interactive technology with the many advantages of plasma display technology – perfect for presenting and collaborating.

Sympodium™ interactive pen displays enable users to control any presentation by connecting the Sympodium interactive pen display to a computer and projector, write over slides in digital ink, save notes, access the Internet or multimedia files and project work onto a large screen.