Higher ed emergency management professionals share the tricks they use to attract followers to their emergency management social media pages. These tips helped University of Georgia increase its Facebook “likes” by more than 478 percent.
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Workflow Automation Can Boost Your Company’s Bottom Line
Business Process Automation (BPA) is for any company looking to improve workflow efficiency so employees can focus on more valuable tasks.
Cloud computing and mobility are broadening the use of technology throughout organizations and creating opportunities to revamp workflow. Business Process Automation (BPA) is one such area that’s poised for expansion in the coming years, not just among traditional enterprise-size companies, but among small and medium-sized businesses as well.
Inside InfoComm’s Solutions Summits for Tech Managers
InfoComm 2014 primers aim to help tech managers procure digital signage or unified communications and collaboration (UCC) solutions for their organizations.
At InfoComm 2014 in Las Vegas the deep-dive primers are designed to help tech managers make better decisions when it comes to procuring digital signage or unified communications and collaboration (UCC) solutions for their organizations.
Making Phone Calls Using Tablets And Other Mobile Devices And Apps
Add phone numbers without more phone service.
Today’s “smartphones” do more than make phone calls. Similarly, just about any tablet or mini-tablet, including an iPod Touch, not to mention any notebook or desktop computer, can also act as a telephone. But, even the term telephone does not truly encompass what these devices can do. Learn how to cut fees and use your mobile device for your telecom needs.
Inside One District’s Decision to Go BYOD and the Steps to Getting There
IPSD upgraded its wireless infrastructure and saved money by letting students bring devices from home.
The IPSD assistant superintendent of technology talks about going BYOT and how the district prepared.
How to Purchase A Rack: Best Practices for Buying, Installing and Utilizing a Rack System
Tim Troast from Middle Atlantic discusses the best way to purchase, install and use a rack system based on your space.
When making the right decision while purchasing a rack, or series of racks, it is important to make sure the product you are purchasing is ideal for your installation. Different types of rack formats apply to specific applications and since racks are an essential piece of hardware for almost every AV or IT installation, choosing the most effective rack format is paramount for a successful installation. Below, Tim Troast, Director of Physical Infrastructure Products at Middle Atlantic, discusses best practices when choosing, installing and utilizing rack formats in different types of infrastructures.
Understanding Brightness in Outdoor Displays
The higher the nits, the brighter the screen and the more easily it can be seen in daylight.
An outdoor display’s brightness is the one thing that truly sets it apart from an indoor display. Learn how to choose the right display that provides the appropriate brightness for your space.
AV Racks 101: The Backbone of AV and IT Infrastructure
Racks are essential, but often overlooked, here is an introduction to all things racks.
Racks, enclosures, housings, whatever you call them they are the essential infrastructure component for any installation. They spend their lives behind doors labeled authorized personnel only and danger high voltage. Or, they remain anonymous behind an unmarked steel door in a dark corner of the basement. They stand side by side, often row after endless row, holding together the electronic components that make our systems function. Without them, there would be no way to organize hardware, coordinate cabling, structure the signal flow of systems or perform a myriad of other often forgotten, but critical tasks. Racks also provide security, cooling, safety and increase serviceability.
Extron Introduces the MPS 601 Media Presentation Switcher
The six input, one output media switcher handles both Analog and Digital sources.
Extron Electronics is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the MPS 601, a compact six input, one output media presentation switcher for digital and analog sources. It offers four, HDCP-compliant HDMI inputs and two RGB video inputs with analog stereo audio. RGB video and analog audio are digitized and switched through the HDMI output, without the need for additional signal conversion equipment.
Digital Signage and Mobile Wayfinding — 4 Solutions for Higher Ed Campuses
Digital signage wayfinding with mobile integration redefines turn by turn directions. Check out the video of how these work.
Digital signage is always evolving and so is wayfinding technology. One of these developments is mobile wayfinding — where mobile integration lets visitors take digital signage with them. Smartphone or tablet, iPhone or Andriod these platforms take digital signage to the next level of communication. We profile four companies that offer mobile wayfinding for digital signage: Four Winds Interactive, 22MILES, Jibestream Interactive Media, and Here2There Software. Check out the videos of how these work.
