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Forecast for 2018: How digital innovations will influence our world of work and occupation

Companies all over the world undergo digital transformations. Or, at the least, they instigate such transformations. This process requires an appropriate corporate culture and, in most cases, collaboration with other companies.

But, at an incredible speed, digital innovations can destroy a company. Most CEOs feel obliged to go along with and to re-establish their companies anew at the market every year.

Forecast 2018 - Touch Displays

 

The digital transformation ranks at the top of many organisational priorities for the year 2018, but such a global matter requires a more complicated solution than merely implementing a couple of specific technological tools.

InFocus has consciously utilised its strengths and relies on close cooperation and rapid exchange of ideas. The Huddle Room and its accessories should grow as one of these digital innovations.

Trends of the digital innovations

  • Customer experience: All roots for business success are said to be borne by the customer. To communicate a general idea of a brand and experience to the customer, it is necessary to provide them with the right data on the right platform at the right time.
  • Optimised intelligence: A rough overview of the customer’s intentions and desires is no longer enough, especially in the age of artificial intelligence. Now companies can track the buyers’ behaviour across multiple platforms. Thus, they must be able to recognise, respond and communicate it in a timely and appropriate manner.
  • Operational performance: The Cloud concept has expanded more and more along with increasingly faster bandwidths and improved technical facilities. Service providers offer memory space on their servers as well as online services for a fee. This gives companies more financial and operational efficiency, since they can access their data from everywhere. Now, the core matter is not only the provision of data and ideas, but rather efficient delivery and automation.

Huddle Room JTouch

With the Huddle Room and the JTouch INF4030 perfectly suited to this need, “InFocus” has not only managed to establish itself on the market with the most important data, but has found a way of ensuring fine and precise collaboration with internal and external partners. The third indispensable requirement of establishing digital innovations is to be fulfilled by the optional ConX Cloud solution that can be activated via any computer with connection to Internet.

JTouch Touch DisplayAll in all, the future of the digital transformation is oriented at both technology and people’s needs. With a Huddle Room, you can quickly and flexibly connect and manage the entire assortment of Cloud and local applications and data, as well as people’s connections.

Every year, original digital innovations will dominate the market in a new manner and, thereby, outshining old technologies. Secure a Huddle Room equipped with the INF4030 for yourself – and for efficient and close cooperation with your partners – so as not to be left behind!

The entire InFocus team wishes you and your company a merry Christmas and a successful, innovative year in 2018!

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Education made easy with the JTouch INF7530eAG Touch Display

“The JTouch really offers all interactive features you could wish for – from drawing with all colours and video playback to instant connection without the need to install a new app every time.”
– Brian Nadel, Computerworld

Old-fashioned projectors with slides chalkboards have long fallen out of fashion. This is no longer a secret. Today’s methods of teaching in the classroom should be adapted to the speed of learning and the learning needs of modern students.

JTouch Display

With its INF7530eAG, InFocus has created a touch display that can be individually adjusted to any area of education or age group. This makes it indispensable in the classroom.

The best JTouch to date for educational purposes

The touch display equipped with Android and interactive Whiteboard functions is the most reliable partner in the classroom. With the subdivided, multi-screen display, teachers can select any background with space for manual drawings, diagrams and notes, in order to individually adjust the JTouch to the needs of their students. With a wide range of digital input pens, markers, shapes, lines and colours, the lecturers and their students can draw, write and add elements – and all with just a finger.

Touch DisplayThanks to the JTouch’s intuitive touch function, you can easily delete, zoom and access pull-up menus. On the touch display, teachers and students can draw with one finger, move content with two fingers and delete contents from the whiteboard with three fingers. With a simple swipe gesture on the left or right side of the screen, you can retrieve the complete menu and additional options.

For the 75-inch JTouch with razor-sharp 4K resolution and anti-reflection coating, neither a remote control nor the usual cable clutter is necessary. In the INF7530eAG, all robust features of the LightCast technology are integrated. Teachers and students can exchange presentations, videos, photos and documents via the digital whiteboard, using the complete range of functions completely wirelessly.

With the Internet browser installed on the touch display, you can easily perform an Internet search and install Android applications or games.

A touch display that supports collaboration

Collaboration means working together. To effectively work together in the classroom, you must allow for a trouble-free exchange of ideas and content at the end of the lesson.

JTouch Education Display

You can connect up to eight devices To use the touch operation of the graphical user interface, HDMI sources can be connected to five different USB-B ports. I/O ports on the front side of the display allow for easy connection, viewing and touch operation from any PC via HDMI and touch-USB.

In order to enhance the performance and extend the power spectrum of the JTouch, an optional extension with an OPS Windows computer module is also available.

Turn your classroom into a digital learning environment with the INF7530eAG, and your lessons will be slower to fall into oblivion.

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InFocus DigiEasel (INF4030)

Draw, write, and capture notes or share your device’s screen on DigiEasel’s bright, colourful 40” interactive touch display.

DigiEasel

DigiEasel elevates your meeting space with the professional look and technological power of an interactive whiteboard at an ultra-low cost.

Choose from portrait or landscape mode to fit the need of any boardroom, classroom, huddle space—or anywhere you collaborate.

Many thanks to our Partner RAPID Technologies (www.rapid.co.uk) , who created this informative product video about the InFocus 40” JTouch (DigiEasel).

Key features

  • Beautiful 1080p capacitive touch display in portrait or landscape orientation.
  • Multiple colours, shapes and backgrounds to communicate your ideas.
  • Wirelessly display your device’s screen or browse the web.
  • Display your notebook via HDMI, VGA, or component video.
  • Impress your visitors with a professional, high-tech tool that’s fun to use.

DigiEasel

Make collaboration easier and more efficient with a whiteboard display solution for today’s fast-paced digital world.

  • Capture and save whiteboard notes electronically.
  • Email information directly from the DigiEasel (INF4030).
  • The whiteboard scrolls seamlessly as you need additional space, allowing room for free-form drawings, diagrams, and notes.
  • Write or draw with a complete collection of digital pens, highlighters, shapes, and lines.
  • Paste images onto the whiteboard or add useful custom backgrounds, such as a grid or a calendar.
  • Multiple point touch allows multiple people to write or draw at the same time.
  • No calibration required.

Wireless Collaboration

Make meetings and lessons of all types more efficient and engaging with the wireless collaboration solution from InFocus.

Easily connect and share content from any mobile device without wires or cords.

  • Robust and reliable connection via special apps with extra features:
    – Annotation from your smartphone or tablet mobile device
    – Built-in support for cloud drive services
    – Use your device’s camera as a document camera
  • Connect natively with AirPlay or Miracast, or via Chrome extension.
  • Connect to your network to create a new, secure wireless access point.

LightCast Wireless Collaboration

Use the LightCast Key* to easily connect and share content from your Apple, Windows, Android, or Chrome devices.

Access the internet with a built-in web browser, and view or present documents, videos, and photos.

* (sold separately)

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InFocus breaks the local limitations of digital whiteboards with ConX

As they do each year, InFocus participated at InfoComm in Orlando (USA) this year. InfoComm is the largest pro-AV fair in North America, with over 1,000 exhibitors from 110 countries. It is a must for every visitor who feels “at home” in fields of unified communications and collaboration, digital screens, and video and control systems..

Infocomm2017

This year, InFocus again showed significant efforts and presented its ConX Whiteboard. This is an interactive whiteboard that can be shared by all participants of the ConX Cloud together. The only condition is that a participant must be dialled in from a Mondopad in the ConX space – no matter from where or from what network. Those who have not dialled from a Mondopad can see the Whiteboard, but still cannot interact with it. This function will be the next step in the ConX Whiteboard development.

Working together anywhere in real time – virtually any device at anytime

With ConX Cloud, teams can now work more comfortably and flexibly than ever before. It is ideal for small team meetings, but also for large-scale conferences or company-wide meetings. The ConX Virtual Conference Room solution provides much of what is necessary for networking, collaboration, ideas, and information. An important aspect is that ConX gives participants the freedom and flexibility to actively take part in virtual conferences, regardless of which device or operating system is being used.

The ConX Cloud Virtual Conference Room solution video conference system from InFocus also offers a trouble-free, integrated co-working option with devices and conferencing solutions from other manufacturers. InFocus places great emphasis on compatibility with other systems and high functionality, since the real world is very versatile.

ConX Cloud – Teamwork in real time

ConX Cloud enables reliable video conferencing and high-performance teamwork from virtually any location – in real time. The Cloud not only shows a single-sided presentation of data in a meeting, but also distributes the common work in all directions, so that all participants can see each other and the information at the same time.

In ConX Cloud, the connectivity and communication platforms are essential advantages, because the video conference system is interoperable with SIP, H.323, and Skype for Business. The video conference participants can make presentations, comment, create, edit, share, save, and send information in real time – and all of this can be done via a whole selection of endpoints and services with InFocus and other existing devices. This is a close equivalent to a conference in person.

ConX Whiteboard and Mondopad

ConX Cloud gives users the opportunity to join and connect, from many different end-devices, but Mondopad is one of the most versatile terminals. With it, teams become capable of sharing all kinds of content, even video or audio documents, with all other present and externally connected people. From now on, Mondopad will support the new ConX whiteboard function. Each ConX conference participant who uses Mondopad – no matter from what location he accessed the virtual conference room – can now work on the same whiteboard, like all other ConX participants. This means he can highlight fields, add text or graphical images, change content, or simply use annotations. The Whiteboard content is stored in the Cloud and can then be then comfortably distributed to all participants.

touch display

The Mondpad offers all the features which usually require multiple devices in traditional conference rooms: large touch display, HD video conferencing system, interactive whiteboard, 1080p or 4K screen, audio conference system, and a powerful Windows PC. The ConX whiteboard function allows all team members to work together on the same whiteboard. Make your presentations with an intuitive user interface, add annotations, and save documents to be passed into the network. The overall product package is completed by a high-quality camera and loudspeakers.

Thanks to its affiliation to the ConX Whiteboard, the Mondopad is an outstanding teamwork system that easily and reliably connects people, devices, and information immediately upon start up.

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Out-of-box – The InFocus Mondopad

Whether in a conference with industrial giants or a simple classroom, in a doctor’s office or in a meeting at a creative agency – the all-in-one touchscreen Mondopad presents an innovative and cost-efficient solution thanks to its reliable hardware and software.

“We have no doubt that both economy and education will benefit from a device like Mondopad.” – DigitalTrends

Mondopad with touch screen for effective and individual cooperation

In this blog, there have been many reports on the numerous possibilities of use and exceptional features of the InFocus Mondopad. At the end of each blog article was similar conclusion: The Mondopad is the optimalUnboxing InFocus Mondopad collaboration solution that provides new dimensions for video conferences and presentations. The products show a steady increase of new technical possibilities and features, whether it be Mondopad INF5720AG, with its 57-inch display and anti-glare surface, or the latest Mondopad Ultra INF8521, featuring a large 85-inch display, 4K resolution, anti-glare Gorilla glass, and Windows 10 Pro – there is a Touch Display available for each application situation to perfectly fulfil any customer’s demands. The Mondopad’s flexible accessories allow for an even more individual and personalised set-up of the Touch Display.

InFocus shows how it works

However, to ensure perfect functioning of the InFocus Mondopad, you must carry out preliminary steps prior to using it for your presentation in your meeting room: to take it out from the packaging, to affix it to the wall holders, to connect the accessories and, finally, to configure and network the Mondopad.

To ensure a quick and easy start to using your Mondopad without complications, InFocus has created a “How-To Unboxing” video that explains step by step what to do – starting from opening the package and ending with making a test call.

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Syllabus and training tools used with the InFocus display

In general, a syllabus refers to a set of courses that help students achieve certain academic or vocational objectives. Until now, teachers had to sacrifice hours of tedious work to create a syllabus, as well as to select and create an appropriate representation of the material. To make this work easier on teachers, a Qwizdom software package was developed for use with InFocus displays.

Interactivity in convenient, cloud-based classroom environments

The Qwizdom software package (INS-QOKTBUN) includes Oktopus software for interactive presentations and collaboration and cloud-based Ximbus software to make notes.

Qwizdom software package

Traditional learning software Oktopus

Oktopus is a software for schools looking for solutions with intuitive user-interfaces. This learning aid makes presentations possible in any learning environment by accessing lessons online – on display and on any kind of terminals. The total range of learning materials for students is covered by more than 70 built-in tools for creating syllabi in subjects such as mathematics, reading and writing, geography, and science. Notes are compatible with other applications and browsers facilitate a smooth transfer of documents and plans. Working together on a document or plan becomes much easier and more effective.. This allows teachers to retrieve already existing syllabi online, use them for themselves, improve, and build upon them. Since the software is compatible with Windows, iOS, and ChromeBook, the teacher can use any kind of terminal device.

In addition to tools for maths, geography, and science, Oktopus also features the standard tools which should be contained in each teaching program:

Premium Add-on Oktopus Blend

Oktopus Blend is an expansion of the conventional Okctopus software. It extends the one-year license for teachers to up to 40 students who then gain access via LAN. With additional features such as online reports, homework tools, and live lesson participation , students can now learn at home to prepare themselves for lessons.

Working together using GoogleDrive and Ximbus Software

Ximbus Software is the ideal solution for schools which use Google for Education. The Ximbus web application is fully Cloud-based and has been specially developed for educational tasks via Google Apps. Like Oktopus Blend, there is a one-year license for teachers plus 40 students. Thanks to its integration into Google Drive , it is possible to save and share Ximbus lesson content and to embed Google Contacts. In addition to the Whiteboard function and commenting in classrooms, there is also a function to add documents, browsing, slides, and images from the teacher’s resources and create lesson concepts from Cloud files using Ximbus Timeline. In the video below, you can see an explanation of the many other features of this solution:

With Oktopus, Oktopus Blend and Ximbus you can now upgrade and renew your lessons. Collaboration of the software packages with the Qwizdom software package (INS-QOKTBUN) will help teachers and students today and tomorrow.

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Onboarding Daniel Gibson

Interactive Displays Pre-Sales and TrainingDaniel Gibson joins European InFocus team as Interactive Displays Pre-Sales and Training.

Daniel has re-joined the InFocus team as of September after being with us for over 11 years previously in sales and operations positions and he is now responsible for product trainings and virtual demonstrations to our EMEA partners and end users. With Daniel on board we can offer better services to our channel partners and customers in Europe.

“For feature rich collaboration solutions like Mondopad and ConX Cloud, it demonstrates a real advantage to be close to your channel partners and support them with live on demand technical demonstrations to ensure our customers are getting the solution which fits their requirements best.” says Mark Harris Vice President Sales for Europe.

Daniel is working within the European time zone and therefore offers great flexibility in arranging product demonstrations and training sessions at convenient times for our partners.

Channel partners interested in a virtual demonstration of our collaboration solutions like Mondopad, Bigtouch or JTouch can contact their InFocus Sales Representative or book a virtual demonstration under this link: http://infocus.com/forms/mpdemo-ona

We are happy to have Daniel on board and wish him a good start.

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ConX Cloud Personal – Video conferencing system, now with one-year free trial

It is hard to imagine everyday office life without video conferences. Because many teams and groups now have decentralised management, they can hardly work efficiently as a team without video conferences. Thus, having a suitable video conferencing system is an absolute must.

Video conference system ConX Cloud: professional and productive virtual meetings

ConX Cloud is a Cloud-based virtual conference room, which enables you and your colleagues to securely establish a connection to every member at any time. Video conference system SIP, H.323 and Skype for Business are interoperable systems. This means that people outside your organization can also participate in meetings by using most any device and a wide range of video conferencing services.

In the virtual ConX meeting room you can participate in the meeting by dialling in it from nearly any kind of terminal device including smartphones and tablets, any PC or Mac, ConX devices like the InFocus Mondopad and ConX video phone or other SIP or H.323 terminals. This feature is especially convenient during business trips or for negotiations with customers, since they will be able to use their already existing hardware.

video conferencing system

The ConX Cloud solution also offers a dual-stream video and data feed, allowing you to simultaneously or alternately (depending on the hardware) communicate with people and participate in presentations, data, and other contents in real time. This is made possible thanks to its base via the Cloud.

Keep control over your meetings and configure your BConX Cloud settings on the Host ConX web portal! Using the portal, you can change the video layout, mute a participant or re-activate them again, add participants and much, much more.

Concepts and New Pricing

Instead of the 3 previous well-known concepts for 6, 12, or 25 participants, you can now select from a total of 5 different concepts to suit your teams:

  • ConX 3 – Personal (1 room, 3 participants, INS-CONX03Y1)
    Price: First year is free of charge
  • ConX 10 Small Team (1 room, 10 participants, INS-CONX10Y1)
    Price: €121 per year (equivalent to €1.01 per person/ month)
  • ConX 50 – Large Team (1 room, 50 participants, INS-CONX50Y1)
    Price: €147 per year (equivalent to €0.25 per person/ month)
  • ConX 50 – Corporate (10 rooms, 50 participants, INS-CONX50x10Y1)
    Price: €1100 per year (equivalent to €0.18 per person/month)
  • ConX 50 – Corporate + (100 rooms, 50 participants, INS-CONX50x100Y1)
    Price: €8673 per year (equivalent to €0.14 per person/ month)

All ConX concepts include all Premium advantages , such as the Meeting Manager, desktop and mobile app, and full e-mail and phone support. The prices quoted above are in line with our sales recommendation for the German market and include VAT (updated in October 2017)

ConX 3 Personal – Now including a one-year free trial

From now on, InFocus offers the opportunity to test a “small” meeting room of the video conferencing system with 1 room and 3 participants for a year completely free of charge.

ConX 3 staff offers the following features for a free-of-charge test year:Videokonferenzsystem

  • 3 meeting participants at the same time in a room
  • A personal ConX Cloud room
  • A secure PIN for the personal conference room
  • 24/7 availability
  • SIP, H.323 video interoperability and Skype for Business
  • Standard Auto-Digital-In
  • Free-of-charge access to browser
  • Free-of-charge mobile and desktop clients
  • Free-of-charge access to the Host ConX Meeting Manager
  • Free-of-charge e-mail and phone support

The video conference system with this concept is completely free of charge for a whole year. After this year, we offer a non-binding subscription that will run for 12 months and will then be automatically terminated.

Any questions? Visit our website infocusconx.com for additional information and details.

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Brilliance and Quality: Projector Series IN110v

The IN110v projector series, consisting of 3 different models, especially impresses with its high-quality appearance, light weight, strong contrasts and an adequate price-performance ratio. The mobile and practical all-rounders IN112v, IN114v and IN116v simply offer everything needed for an unparalleled presentation of images, videos and other files in excellent and brilliant quality.

IN112v, IN114v, IN116v – Projectors with All the Trimmings

All three models in the IN110v projector series are suitable for travel, since the beamers are small, handy, compact and light, but even so, power and performance are not sacrificed.

The 3D-enabled projectors can reproduce digital content from various sources: PCs, Blu-rays or even DVDs, in vividly clear colours. The impressive light intensity of up to 3,500 lumens and the powerful BillantColor technology contribute significantly to the overall effect.

projector IN110v

Moreover, the three models (IN112v, IN114v and IN116v) deliver perfect black-and-white values even in the bright ambient light often found in training or conference rooms. This is possible due to an extremely high contrast ratio of 17,000:1.

Full and Undivided Attention Ensured with the IN110v Projector Series

Especially while presenting lectures, having the audience’s full and undivided attention is of great importance. With and of the three projectors in the IN110v series from InFocus, it is possible to consistently draw the attention of the audience to the lecturer with the aid of a remote-controlled dimming function, referred to as “eco-blanking”.

At the same time, by activating the the eco-blanking function, the lamp power is reduced by 30%, leading, in turn, to an increased lamp life by up to 10,000 hours. Moreover, no filter change is necessary. Due to the long service life and trouble-free operation, the operating costs of this series are always under control.

Circuit Points and Resolutions of 3 Multi-talented Projectors

circuit points projector series IN110vAll 3 projectors in the IN110v series, IN112v, IN114v and IN116v an be connected to any HDMI-enabled device via a HDMI port. Another advantage of this series is that all 3 models can also be wirelessly connected with terminal devices via optional LiteShow4 adapters. So, it becomes possible to quickly and easily exchange data, audio and video via a secure WLAN connection. With the LiteShow4 Adapter, iOS or Android mobile devices can be connected to the projector via the MirrorOP app. The LiteShow4 Adapter is thus a useful extra, but not part of the standard scope of the IN110v series.

The difference between the three different models is their resolution. Each model comes standard with an impressive light output of 3500 lumens and a high contrast ratio of 17,000:1, however, the resolution varies by model:

  • IN112v has a SVGA resolution (800×600)
  • IN114v can impress with its XGA resolution (1024×768)
  • IN116v leads the pack with a WXGA resolution (1280×800)

With a two-year warranty for the projectors and six months warranty on all lamps, the series are presented at a favourable price. The IN110v series projectors reproduce sharp images onto any kind of surface – whether a whiteboard, pale walls or black panels. So, each presentation becomes an unforgettable pleasure for everyone.

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How to clean a touch screen correctly and why you should avoid window cleaner

If you use a touchscreen regularly, you can hardly avoid dust, dirt and grease marks. When removing dust or fingerprints from your last contact with your touch screen, you should pay particular attention to using the right cleaning agent and correctly dealing with it.

Modern touch displays are brighter, sharper, more reactive , and are actually very robust against scratches. They at risk of the most danger when cleaned the wrong way – it can happen very quickly, and before you realize it, your touchscreen is damaged forever.

Correct cleaning does not cost much. So, you can save your touch screenfrom an untimely end.

What should you avoid when cleaning the touch screen?

  • Never apply the cleaning liquid directly onto the screen. Touch screens are manufactured from fine materials and glass – layer by layer. If you directly spray the cleaner onto it, the liquid can penetrate into the corners and then between the thin layers, causing large black spots on the touch screen. Although over the course of time they can become smaller, they will never disappear completely.
touch screen cleaning

Source: https://www.howtogeek.com/170080/the-how-to-geek-guide-to-cleaning-your-lcd-monitor-screen/

  • Never use paper towels or a multipurpose cleaning cloth. The surface of a paper towel is still too rough and causes abrasions. Cleaning with a traditional cloth can cause stains and scratches on the touch screen. A multipurpose cleaning cloth with which someone has cleaned a lunch table can cause devastating damage even from minimal residue left on it.
  • Never use alcohol or ammonia-based cleaning detergents! Touch screens usually have nice shiny surfaces covered with anti-reflex coating. By cleaning with aggressive chemicals, this layer will be removed – this can result in cloudiness and malfunctions, such as the reduction of capacitive properties of the touch screen.

How to clean the touch screen correctly?

    1. First, the touch screen should be prepared for cleaning. Turn off the screen and, preferably, disconnect it completely from any power sources. Clean the touch screen only when it has cooled down.
    2. A dry micro-fibre cloth is ideally suited for removing dust from touch screens, since it does no harm to the surface of the screen. Clean the touch screen with slow and gentle movements – never circular movements!
      touch screen

      Source: https://www.howtogeek.com/170080/the-how-to-geek-guide-to-cleaning-your-lcd-monitor-screen/

    3. The next step is to moisten the micro-fibre cloth with distilled water or a special screen cleaning agent to remove adherent dust and dirt. Do not use tap water: it usually always contains mineral deposits that can leave traces on the touch screen. A second cleaning with a dry cloth is not necessary.
    4. In a simple and low-cost way, you can avoid scratches, surface damage and after-clean cloudiness on your valuable touch screen. The special screen cleaning agent is much cheaper than a new screen and usually enough for many cleanings.

What your touch screen is cleaned with must not be left to chance! Better you procure the right cleaning agent (a set consisting of a cloth & fluid for each screen to be stored in the same room) beforehand so that you can enjoy your touch screen for a long time to come.

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