London, UK
– December 6th 2004 -- VideoCentric
has announced that it is now offering a
series of six newly integrated SMART Board
Solutions for Schools, Colleges, Universities,
Training Organisations and Board-rooms which
allow the lecturer to easily make Video
Conference and Video Streaming calls, by
dialling out on the touch controlled screen
or lectern.
The SMARTboard-VC
packages come in a variety of forms to suit
those who already have SMARTBoard's and
projectors installed, or those who are considering
front or rear projection interactive whiteboards
for the first time. All packages offer high
quality, advanced pan, tilt & zoom features,
H.323 IP broadband connectivity with H.320
ISDN options, and they use the new H.264
standard to improve quality at lower call
speeds. The familiar SMART- Technologies
tools are supplied with each bundle and
teachers can even reach remote students
by streaming a video lesson directly to
one or many Internet PCs.
SMARTboard-VC
Lite - An
entry-level package for small groups, costing
less than £800, where SMART board
and high spec PC are already installed.
The upgrade kit includes PTZ camera, wall-bracket,
high definition H.323 software, one-to-many
streaming, table-top echo canceling microphone,
USB adapter, camera control cable and drivers.
SMARTBoard-VC
FrontPro –
Same as for the Lite package but complete
with wall-mounting 60” SMARTboard,
2000 ANSI Lumens Projector with ceiling-mount
kit and high-spec Windows XP PC. Options
include full installation, SMARTBoard user
training course and 48”or 72”
screens.
SMARTBoard-VC
RearPro –
Same as for the Front-Pro package but complete
with 67” SB2000i-XGA rear projection
SMART-board cabinet with internal Video/Data
Projector. Full UK installation is included.
SMARTBoard-VC
Plasma –
An executive training package complete with
a wall-mounting 50” True XGA Plasma
screen, SMART touch screen Plasma overlay,
PTZ camera & bracket, high definition
H.323 software in HT-spec PC, tabletop echo
canceling microphone and speakers. Options
include full installation, plasma-trolley
and 42” or 61” screens in silver
or grey.
SMARTBoard-VC
Lectern –
A large hall package where a pull-down or
electric projector screen is already installed.
The bundle includes SMART ID-250 touch-screen
LCD package for podium, low-light PTZ camera,
high definition H.323 software, echo canceling
microphone and high-spec PC with keyboard
& remote. Options include full installation,
high performance projectors, screens, lectern,
audio mixer and wide variety of microphones.
SMARTBoard-VC
Elite
–
An exclusive boardroom package where a SMART
Board is installed by VideoCentric behind
hinged doors inside a craftsman-finished
wooden credenza in a choice of quality veneers.
The bundle comes complete with luxury cabinet,
60” front-projection board, ceiling-mounted
Projector, HDVC Video Conferencing Codec,
Touch screen user-interface software with
QWERTY remote and full installation. Options
include matching boardroom table, chairs,
in-built drinks refrigerator and even your
Company’s own logo in-laid into the
grain of the wood finish. Demonstrations
of multiple furniture options finished to
the very highest standards are available.
David Shimell,
Sales Director for VideoCentric, said, “these
new teaching and corporate training packages
are available now and can be adapted for
existing users of other interactive whiteboards
such as TDS, Hitachi, Cleverboard or Promethean.
A software developer’s toolkit is
also available for integrators wishing to
build interactive video conferencing and
streaming into vertical applications, eg.
tele-medicine, medical teaching, banking,
finance and legal. The FrontPro package
was demonstrated at the WAVE 2004 show in
London and this will be followed by an educational
training day in January for BECTA resellers
shortly after BETT 2005”. SMARTBoard
training courses are available through VideoCentric
Ltd for both new and existing customers
of SMART technologies products.
For more information,
discounts for Education Resellers and on-site
Training, phone +44 (0)118 974 0125 or visit
our web site at www.videocentric.co.uk
