SMART, Microsoft to offer meeting room solns

NEW DELHI, INDIA: SMART Technologies Inc., a provider of collaboration solutions, on Monday announced its support for Microsoft Lync 2010 through its SMART Meeting Pro software and SMART Board interactive whiteboards and displays, delivering an enriched collaborative meeting room experience.

SMART’s visual collaboration solutions include interactive whiteboards and displays, intuitive collaboration software, services and remote collaboration tools and can be combined with a variety of industry-specific applications, said a press release.

Microsoft Lync 2010 is a unified communication platform that connects users in multiple locations and allows them to communicate using a single application for real-time audio, visual and online collaboration.

The combination of SMART’s visual collaboration solutions and Microsoft Lync 2010 will transform any meeting into an active, collaborative work session, the company claimed.

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SMART is committed to working with industry-leading companies to meet the needs of business customers. With the combination of Microsoft Lync 2010 and SMART’s visual collaboration tools, users can connect to each other using video and audio and share information on the SMART Board interactive whiteboard or display.

Together these products allow in-room and remote users to share data from any application, use digital ink to write notes in documents and capture ideas from all participants. Every individual can participate fully in meetings, regardless of location, it further claimed.

“SMART recognizes that unified communication products along with SMART’s visual collaboration solutions are key to meeting the needs of many business customers,” says Linda Thomas, VP, Products, SMART Technologies. “SMART products combined with Microsoft Lync 2010 will allow for real-time data sharing and visual collaboration in any meeting location.”

Microsoft Lync 2010 offers a connected user experience, transforming every communication into an interaction that is more collaborative, engaging and accessible from anywhere.

For IT, the benefits are equally powerful, with a highly secure and reliable system that works with existing tools and systems for easier management, lower cost of ownership, smoother deployment and migration, and greater choice and flexibility.