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I’ve noticed something interesting about educational institutions over the years. Usually, once they have researched, procured, and installed a showcase display environment, that’s the last you will hear about it. That’s explains why I often pursue a long-term reporting strategy. Simply stated, I like to follow up. I am curious to see what has happened, … Read more
Samsung had no new products on the booth, although this was the first time that the LEDs shown at IFA had been shown in the region, and Samsung had based its booth on the vertical markets served by its B2B operation. There were no consumer products or mobile phones (although an area was devoted to … Read more
We were disappointed that Microsoft was not showing the Microsoft Surface Book as the product has not been formally launched in the region. A release is expected later. In terms of client devices, the company was emphasizing the Surface Pro 4 tablet/convertible which will start shipping in mid-November. Microsoft highlighted that the Pro 4 has … Read more
Distributor, Asbis, has a strong presence in Southern and Eastern Europe as well as MEA with its Prestigio brand. The firm was sponsoring touch systems around the venue that were providing wayfinding and directory services. One of the main features of the booth was the emphasis on its interactive LFD products which are available in … Read more
Oppo was a new mobile phone brand for us. The company, which is Chinese, has been expanding outside its home market to develop other regions. The firm has a premium positioning concept and after developing in China has been growing its business in Asia, but is now expanding into the Middle East as well as … Read more
Alphabet Inc., the holding company for Google, reported a huge 45% YoY increase in net profit for Q3, at $3.98 billion compared to $2.74 billion for the same period previous year. Turnover increased 13% YoY to $18.7 billion compared to $16.5 billion, signalling a slight decrease in turnover growth from 20% for the previous year’s … Read more
Xoom was a new name for us in smartphones, but it shouldn’t be! Because we have “Media” badges, we often get accosted by staff that are trying to get us onto their booths. Usually we are not interested, but in this case, we were. Xoom is developing premium smartphones as well as phones with integrated … Read more
Dell had almost the only reasonably broad presentation of client devices and desktop monitors at Gitex. The displays group had an area devoted to its monitors, projectors, the more recent LFDs and even display accessories including mounting arms and adaptors. The MEA market is around 4 million monitors per year, so it is astonishing to … Read more
The UK’s Kingston University has purchased 60 professional Panasonic displays for a new digital signage rollout across the institution’s five campus sites. The displays, installed by GV Multimedia, include 48 50″ TH-50LFE7E; six 65″ TH-65LFE7E; and five 47″ TH-47LF6W displays. A single 80″ TH-80LFC70 will also be used. The rollout follows of 170 Panasonic projectors … Read more
Kingston University has purchased 60 Panasonic professional displays for a digital signage roll out across the university’s five campus sites. It follows the installation of 170 Panasonic PT-RZ370 laser/LED projectors within 119 lecture and seminar rooms in August 2014. This project is as a result of the strategic partnership between Kingston University and GV Multimedia. … Read more
Local telco, Etisalat, was, as it does most years, was showing a range of IoT and other applications that exploit high bandwidth networks. We watched a presentation on the QNX operating system that was developed in Germany and was acquired in 2010 by Blackberry. The OS is widely used in vehicles, especially in the A/V … Read more
CTouch of the Netherlands was highlighting the new additions to its range of touch-enabled meeting and education displays. It is making its existing “Laser” products in 60″, 70″ and 84″ “end of line” and is developing new products. Features of the new systems include Android functionality and multiple inputs including three VGA and three HDMI … Read more
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