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Wednesday 11 February 2015 SHOW HOURS:
Tuesday 10 February 09:00-18:00
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Thursday 12 February 09:00-17:00 INVESTING IN EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CEDIA
At a press conference yesterday morning to mark the start of the event, ISE managing director Mike Blackman revealed that ISE 2015 has attracted 54,684 preregistered attendees, 24% of whom are new to the event. In previous years the show attendance has exceeded the pre-reg figure: “We’re set for a record before we start,” commented Blackman.
Surface Hub steps out in public MICROSOFT ISE 2015 visitors are flocking to experience the first worldwide public showing of Microsoft’s brand new Surface Hub digital team collaboration device, with its 84in 4K, or 55in 1080, display. “Surface Hub combines Microsoft hardware, Microsoft 10 OS and custom versions of Microsoft productivity services like One Note in an integrated package,” commented Andrew Stillman, director of product marketing for Microsoft Surface Hub. “At ISE, we want people to experience the product in its natural environment. Visitors can experience
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a creative collaborative space, a reimagined conference room, a workshop space for hands-on data visualisation and an executive office, to give people a sense of how it might be used for collaboration. Attendees can get a hands-on demo of some of the key experiences that make Surface Hub different to anything else out there.” The Surface Hub, which is designed for cross-platform connectivity with mobile devices through either wired or wireless connection depending on the features of the device in question, and is touch and ink bi-directional. It can be used informally as a
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digital whiteboard, which supports smooth digital ink content that can then be saved to One Note and shared. It can also work as a more complex remote collaboration surface where digital content sources, including whiteboard and various apps such as PowerPoint and Skype for Business, can be viewed on-screen side by side, annotated, saved and shared. “Surface Hub is not publicly available until later this year, but people are excited to find out when they can buy it as it provides a beautiful and intuitive experience,” concluded Stillman.
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Microsoft demos its large-scale Surface Hub collaboration device
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“It’s all about sharing knowledge,” said Wendy Griffiths, executive director of CEDIA EMEA. “Our focus on education has always been a strength and, over the past year, we’ve continued to invest in it. Our online education programme is now truly robust, and the modular approach we’ve taken has been extremely well received, as it allows our members to get precisely what they need.” Griffiths and executive director Don Gilpin also described how CEDIA has positioned itself as a marketing tool for its members. “We have invested heavily in reaching out to the architects and interior designers who are often key influencers when consumers are looking to enhance their homes, and that investment is really paying dividends because our members are starting to see tender documents coming through – documents that specify that respondents must be CEDIA members,” said Griffiths. Griffiths said CEDIA members come from 41 countries, including Poland, Nigeria, India, Pakistan and South Africa. Stand: 1-F7, 1-F21
SONOS
Visit SONOS at DL-210 in the Diamond Lounge
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