Freestorm

The Smart Technologies company announced in the spring of 2012 of Freestorm — the solutions for evident joint work representing a complex from interactive displays, the intuitive software and tools for remote joint work. Among elements of business solutions: the great interactive Smart Board 8055i LCD display, the software of Smart Meeting Pro 3.0 including the new version of electronic Smart Ink ink, and software for teleconferences of Smart Bridgit 4.5. All solutions Freestorm are focused on compatibility with tools for remote joint work of third-party suppliers and provide ability to integrate with customized applications for the purpose of creation of the complex, convenient solution for joint work in use.

Solutions for evident joint work of Freestorm completely change the concept of interaction of users thanks to interactive displays and instruments of remote joint work that provides performance improvement of work at simultaneous cost reduction, claim in Smart Technologies. The solutions Freestorm provide an opportunity for work practically with any electronic materials. Thus, the possibility of the most complete participation of remote users in conferences and meetings is provided that stimulates team work in the companies and increases efficiency of interaction.

The interactive LCD Smart Board 8055i display uses the presence detection function managed by sensors which will automatically recognize movements of the user and includes the display at its approach. Function provides economic electricity consumption, switching-off the display if behind it nobody works. At the same time, the multi-touch function allows to manage objects touches and gestures of fingers. Markers, management of electronic ink, an eraser, the volume control and source selection of a picture signal are conveniently located on a frontal panel of the display.

In turn, the Smart Meeting Pro and Bridgit programs provide an opportunity for all participants of a meeting who are in the premises or participate far off, to work jointly with documents, to make changes, to save files and to quickly send results of work to all participants of the meeting.

Among new features of Smart Meeting Pro there is an integration into Microsoft Exchange for use of calendar functions, functions of the organization of meetings and mailings by e-mail of results of work, gallery of business images. The updated electronic Smart Ink ink allows users to take notes directly in the applications supporting hand-written input. The current feature set includes an automatic exit of the user from a system, automatic adjustment for Smart Bridgit software, the screen keyboard and support of work on several displays.

In turn, the new version of software of Bridgit allows to set the required size of the video image and to scale the displayed permission of a desktop of the active participant for the best image on computers of participants with other display resolution. Automatic connection to conferences using Smart Meeting Pro is supported. Conferees also had an opportunity "raise a hand" to ask a question, without interrupting the current speaker. The current feature set includes support of multi-touch displays, double-sided entering into the document of notes electronic ink and a possibility of display of several general screens for conferees.