New SMART corporate solutions to change the way companies collaborate

    New collaboration platforms enable real-time global information sharing

    CALGARY, May 21 /CNW/ - SMART Technologies announces three new product
platforms specifically targeted at corporate users who view collaboration as a
business imperative - SMART Meeting Pro, SMART Hub SE and SMART Hub PE. The
three products combine with single or multiple SMART Board(TM) interactive
whiteboards and SMART Board interactive displays to create connected meeting
rooms where dispersed staff can instantly set up a data conference, write in
digital ink over any application and save their work, share desktops and
notes, and participate as if they were in the same room. SMART corporate
solutions deliver the power to redefine the way people communicate and work in
today's global economy.
    Each platform is designed to work seamlessly with any SMART Board
interactive whiteboard or display and other common meeting room components
such as document cameras, VCRs and computers, allowing teams to instantly
share information and desktops, brainstorm ideas, and save their notes. The
platforms leverage integrated data conferencing to enable fast and simple
connections and a more collaborative environment than traditional data
conferencing. The breakthrough technology provides a robust level of
interactivity in a single- or multi-display room where everyone can easily
participate, regardless of location.
    "In today's complex business environment, organizations face both
challenges and opportunities that can be addressed through more effective
collaboration," says Nancy Knowlton, SMART's CEO. "Our corporate solutions
enable distributed teams to be on the same page instantly, opening new
possibilities to speed decisions, reduce costs, improve effectiveness and
enhance creativity through collaboration."

    SMART collaboration platforms

    SMART Meeting Pro - SMART Meeting Pro software adds advanced
whiteboarding and data conferencing to meeting rooms with a dedicated computer
and one or more SMART Board interactive whiteboards or displays. The software
can connect multiple displays and laptops in the same room or around the
world, enabling meeting participants to share ideas and information. With
SMART Meeting Pro, teams can display documents and images, and notes can be
made on any display in digital ink, then saved to a network drive, the desktop
or a USB key and distributed via e-mail. SMART Meeting Pro is available May
21, 2008, at a suggested list price of US$5,999.

    SMART Hub SE - SMART Hub SE is a collaboration appliance that provides
basic whiteboarding and data conferencing without a PC. Combined with a SMART
Board interactive whiteboard or display, SMART Hub SE enables meeting
participants to write over any application, including video, and save their
notes. From the Hub SE menu, meeting participants can quickly start a
whiteboarding session with colleagues in the same room or remotely and share
their laptop content, allowing everyone to work together as if they were in
the same room. SMART Hub SE will begin shipping June 26, 2008, at a suggested
price of US$3,999.

    SMART Hub PE -SMART Hub PE combines the stability and consistent user
experience of a collaboration appliance with the power of SMART Meeting Pro
software. Designed to support single and multiple interactive displays in the
same room and/or over distance, it features advanced whiteboarding, integrated
data conferencing and a wireless laptop connection, making distance
collaboration and information sharing easy for globally distributed project
teams. Highly intuitive, Hub PE enables meeting participants to write over
files on a single interactive display or simultaneously with team members on
multiple displays. At the end of a meeting, notes can be saved to a network
drive, the desktop or a USB key and distributed via e-mail. SMART Hub PE will
begin shipping on July 10, 2008, at a suggested price of US$7,999.

    About SMART

    SMART Technologies supplies ICT products that are suitable for
interactive display applications and facilitate a more interactive,
collaborative environment. Using SMART products, groups can access and share
the information they need to meet, teach, train and present. SMART has been
issued and maintains a broad portfolio of patents with numerous U.S., Canadian
and other patents pending. SMART customers include NASA, Texas Instruments,
BMW, Toyota Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Boeing, Lucent Technologies, NTT, the Los
Angeles Lakers, Novartis, the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Accenture, Procter &
Gamble, British Telecom, Disney Imagineering and Harvard University.
    SMART is a private company founded in 1987. Employing more than 1,100
people, SMART is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with assembly
facilities in Ottawa, Ontario and offices in Bonn, Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai, New
York City, Chicago and Washington, DC. In 1992, SMART formed a strategic
alliance with Intel(R) Corporation that resulted in Intel's equity ownership
in the company. SMART products are sold through dealers across North America
and distributors worldwide. For more information, visit
www.smarttech.com/corp.(C) 2008 SMART Technologies ULC. SMART Board, smarttech and the
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For further information: Sandra Semple, Senior Public Relations
Specialist, SMART Technologies, Phone [phone], Cell [phone], Fax
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