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Ingram Micro Distributing Smart Technologies in Germany

by Andrew Fenn

Ingram Micro and Smart Technologies — a provider of interactive, digital solutions for education and enterprise — entered into a new distribution agreement earlier this month. Ingram will add Smart Technologies’ entire product line …

Smart Technologies Launches InkScan Digital Ink Capture App

by Andrew Fenn

Smart Technologies has announced the launch of InkScan, a new technology that converts handwriting into digital smart ink. With this new technology, users can brainstorm notes on any medium from a whiteboard to the …

Smart Responds to Lower Cost Demand

by Bob Raikes

Smart has a strong place in the education business in the UK and this year told us that it is addressing the market for lower cost systems which are in demand. Although the company …

Midwich Technology Exposed Event 2017

by Bob Raikes

Each year, Midwich of the UK, which is the most important UK A/V distributor, holds an event, Technology Exposed, for its resellers and end users to attend that is supported by many of its …

Smart Adds Non-Touch SmartBoards

by Bob Raikes

Smart Technologies had a large suite area to meet with clients and partners. First the company told us that it has adopted a new name for its interactive displays ‘SmartBoards’, bowing to the inevitable, …

Steljes Unable to Pay Creditors

by Yvette Raikes

UK AV distributor Steljes is yet to pay its unsecured creditors following administration (Steljes Creditors Unlikely to Get Their Money). Due to warranty issues, the administrator has had to sell £5 million ($6.1 million) …

Foxconn Boosts Stake in Smart

by Bob Raikes

Foxconn has increased its stake in Smart Technologies Inc by a $60 million investment through Foxconn Singapore Pte which will take the firm’s stake in Smart to 84.2% after completing an acquisition of the …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Investment| Large Display Monitor| Smart Technologies Inc| Vol 23 - Issue 51

Steljes Creditors Unlikely to Get Their Money

by Tom Allen

Distributor Steljes went bust (Steljes Goes Under) owing more than £6.7 million ($8.8 million) to unsecured creditors, according to a statement at the UK’s Companies House. Around 120 of these were trade creditors with …

Foxconn Absorbs Smart

by Tom Allen

Smart Technologies has agreed to an acquisition offer by Foxconn, for $4.50 per share (a 21% premium over the average trading price). The deal is worth $200 million.

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Smart Technologies Inc| Vol 23 - Issue 21

Maverick Extends Smart Agreement

by Tom Allen

Maverick has extended its contract with Smart Technologies, and will now distribute the Smart Kapp products across the UK, Italy, Spain and Portugal – in addition to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, the …

Tags:Distribution| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Smart Technologies Inc| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Smart Focuses on Business Apps

by Bob Raikes

Smart is having a tough year, as CEO Neil Gaydon revealed in his recent earnings conference call. IWBs have slowed and although flat panels are growing, that growth is not as fast as was …

Tags:Interactive Displays| ISE 2016| Large Display Monitor| Smart Technologies Inc| Vol 23 - Issue 06

Smart Simplifies with “Classroom as a Service”

by Bob Raikes

First, we heard that the firm has made a significant new initiative in the way it offers its products and services to the market. New at the show is a special “Classroom as a …