Peripheral Product
Interactive Whiteboards - PIB
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December 1998
WHITEBOARD - PIB Revision 3.0
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Subject to change without notice December, 1998
KIT
CEILING-MOUNT
Quick release ceiling mount for the
projector. This is mostly used in
conjunction with the pipe extension for
a professional ceiling installation
PIPE-EXT
A variable pipe length extension for
use with ceiling mount for the
projector. Adjustable from 60cm (24")
to 116cm (46")
PRO-LAMP
Replacement lamp for the projector
Installation and Configuration
It is the customer’s responsibility for any mounting of the
Whiteboard and/or projector if that is required. This includes
the determination of whether their room has the appropriate
fixtures for mounting.
Where the customer makes use of their own cabling
PictureTel will not be responsible for that cabling nor the
operation of the equipment over the cabling. If PictureTel
installation has been chosen then the engineer will test the
functionality and prove the system with their own cables.
The PictureTel solution can run on most IBM compatible
PC’s in accordance with the PC specification supplied above.
However, PictureTel cannot be held responsible for any
conflicts on the customer supplied PC with the whiteboarding
software or Netmeeting.
Note:
The whiteboards are supplied with wall mounting
brackets. It is important that the 2 brackets are used o
support the Whiteboard on the bottom rim. There are 2
further brackets on the rear of the board that are only used to
balance the board and are not designed to be weight bearing.
Availability
These products will be available worldwide. Please note that
initial introduction will be done on a regional basis, so it is
advisable to check with your PictureTel account manager as
to local availability.
Competition
No other video conferencing company has this range of own-
branded solutions as part of their standard portfolio. This
once again outlines one of the strengths of PictureTel in
being able o provide the total solution from single stop shop.
This adds to PictureTel’s unique position as being the leader
in collaborative business networking solutions provider.
Some companies, like Vtel, use SmartBoard as part of their
range.
MAIN
MANUFACTURERS
PRODUCT
NAME
TECHNOLOGY
PictureTel
See above
Electromagnetic
Smart Technology
SmartBoard
Resistive (touch
sensitive)
Microfield
SoftBoard
Laser
IBID
IBID xxx
Resistive (touch
sensitive)
Quartet - IBID OEM
Quartet
3000
Resistive
3M - Microfield OEM
3M 3000
Laser
Unique Selling Point of PictureTel’s
Offering
a)
Natural
- The Whiteboard and Flipchart look and feel
exactly the same as normal whiteboards and flipcharts
thus making it easier to accept by users
b)
Unique
- Due to using electromagnetic technology it
allows for products like the Flipchart which is unique in
that it can take a normal Flipchart pad that people can
write on using normal dry marker pens . The personal
Whiteboard is unique in that the local user can actually
write on normal paper placed on the mat. The
Whiteboard can also be used to trace large drawings (e.g.
A0 autocad). This range of features is not available from
any of the competition.
c)
Scalable
- Whole range of products from Whiteboard to
Flipchart to personal Whiteboard to fit any budget
d)
Durable
- The whiteboards and flipcharts are as durable
as normal whiteboards because they contain no moving
parts (SoftBoard does) and no delicate material (Smart
Balance brackets
Weight bearing brackets
