AMX Education Case Study_London Business School_UK

EDUCATION AMX DELIVERS A WINNING FORMULA FOR LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL

A Modero touchpanel, used in conjunction with a NI-3100 controller, delivers a highly effective control solution

London Business School may not have been around as long

its installed systems and make them work for its community

as its competitors, but it has accomplished a phenomenal

of students, alumni, faculty and staff. NetLinx Integrated

amount in its short history. As well as winning praise for its

control lies at the heart of the system. A NI-3100 central

influential academic work, the school is rated as one of the

controller in each teaching space, used in conjunction

world’s top business schools for its degree and non-degree

with a 12” Modero touchpanel, delivers an easy-to-use

programmes. Located in the heart of London next to Regents

control solution that seamlessly networks all of the in-room

Park, London Business School offers a uniquely stimulating

multimedia and presentation equipment together. This high

environment and one that has been systematically enhanced

performance processor has the in-built capability to control

with the addition of innovative AMX technology.

a wide variety of components, from the projectors, DVD and Blu-Ray players and the twin projection systems in the

Originally built as 26 terraced houses, London Business

teaching areas, to the HD audio and video conferencing

School is now home to world class teaching facilities and a

equipment in the high specification boardrooms.

state-of-the-art specification. In order to ensure that it stays at the forefront of teaching technology, the school has adopted

By consolidating these disparate technologies, so that users

a forward thinking approach and developed a longstanding

don’t have to, this unified solution greatly simplifies the way

relationship with AMX, whose systems have helped it enhance

the staff interact with the technology around them. Gone is

its own management capabilities and deliver real economies

the proliferation of menus, options and remotes associated

of scale. “We first introduced wireless IR touch panels to

with each individual device and in its place is a single, easy

all lecture theatres in the late nineties and we were one of

to navigate user interface. This successful technological

the first organisations to use integrated systems to control

formula has been replicated facility-wide within London

twin projection systems.” Explains Tom Bulatovic, Media/AV

Business School’s lecture theatres, boardrooms and

Technologies Manager, London Business School. “Since then

across its flat floor and non-standard teaching spaces. By

the school has continually partnered with AMX as a preferred

standardising on AMX in this way, London Business School

technology partner due to its product portfolio and its ability

has ensured that its teachers are left with well understood,

to control complex installations.”

consistent controls, irrespective of the room they are in or the equipment being used.

Providing a technological backbone to enhance and support the educational infrastructure, innovative AMX technology

This

enables London Business School to harness the power of

maximise operational efficiency by enhancing full facility

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As the school expands, we will be looking to work even closer with AMX to help deliver new innovative ideas and help design the latest state of the art AV installations. This will only succeed with the dedicated support which we currently experience with AMX. Tom Bulatovic, Media/AV Technologies Manager, London Business School.

A single, easy to navigate user interface replaces the collection of remotes

management. AMX’s Resource Management Suite (RMS) allows Tom Bulatovic and his team to monitor and maintain teaching rooms, lecture theatres and their associated electronic devices, across the entire facility. Real-time monitoring and problem notifications allow resources and equipment to be maintained proactively, with automatic and routine checks being made to the system’s status. And, using its full reporting capabilities, the team can access instant, web-based analysis on a range of subjects; giving an unrivalled understanding of equipment, resource and energy usage, for optimum operating efficiency.

By managing its resources in this way, London Business School‘s IT team can provide proactive support rather than

London Business School has an ongoing commitment to technological advancement

reactive fixes; being made aware of any current or potential future equipment failures at the first available opportunity, so that equipment downtime becomes a thing of the past.

Thanks to AMX and London Business School’s ongoing commitment to technological advancement, this impressively specified facility continues to evolve. Recent additions have included a raft of new meeting rooms, flexible learning spaces and a number of new Group Rooms featuring Novara-led control. And, as analogue fades into the sunset and the AV industry moves towards all digital, this successful approach also paves the way for future development. “We have recently completed several new installations which support both analogue and digital formats and, as the school expands, we will be looking to work even closer with AMX to help deliver new innovative ideas and help design the latest state of the art AV installations. This will only succeed with the dedicated support which we currently experience with

The new group rooms feature Novara-led control

AMX.” Tom adds.

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AMX technology simplifies the way London Business School staff interact with the technology around them

OVERVIEW

HIGHLIGHT

London Business School may not have been around as long

Originally built as 26 terraced houses, London Business

as its competitors, but it has accomplished a phenomenal

School is now home to world class teaching facilities

amount in its short history. As well as winning praise for

and a state-of-the-art specification. In order to ensure

its influential academic work, the school is rated as one of

that it stays at the forefront of teaching technology, the

the world’s top business schools for its degree and non-

school has adopted a forward thinking approach and

degree programmes. Located in the heart of London next

developed a longstanding relationship with AMX, whose

to Regents Park, London Business School offers a uniquely

systems have helped it enhance its own management

stimulating environment and one that has been systematically

capabilities and deliver real economies of scale.

enhanced with the addition of innovative AMX technology.

LOCATION London, UK

London Business School has continually partnered with AMX as a preferred technology partner due to its product portfolio and its ability to control complex installations.

Tom Bulatovic, Media/AV Technologies Manager, London Business School.

EDUCATION

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