Choosing a unique space or a beautiful hotel is only the starting point to hosting an amazing meeting or event. Time after time, planners are promised the world when selecting a venue only to find out that the seating capacity is based on wall to wall occupancy and does not consider food stations, charging stations for phones, tablets or computers, décor, entertainment or audio visual needs.
Distance Learning has become a “must” for educational institutions and corporations. 2013 statistics, compiled by certifyme.net, reveal that Distance Learning is now estimated to be a $56.2 billion dollar industry that is expected to double in size over the next few years. Presently, 4.6 million college students are taking at least one course online and it is predicted that by 2019, half of all college courses will be taught online
ETS was constructing a new headquarters facility on their Princeton, New Jersey campus and needed to incorporate standardized communication and collaboration technology in many of the conference rooms, public areas and multi-purpose spaces throughout the facility.
During the renovation of their downtown Philadelphia headquarters, IMS became an integral member of the design and integration team, providing custom solutions for every technology standpoint, from large and small conference rooms to multiple training and video conferencing rooms to a 40−seat executive boardroom with full environmental controls.
As organizations continue to embrace technologies that enable remote collaboration such GoToMeeting, Adobe Connect, and WebEx, the environments in which they are being utilized are changing dramatically. As long as the screen displaying the content is sized appropriately, the room size does not impact the effectiveness of content sharing. However, what is impacted as room size increases is the quality and intelligibility of conference audio. The most important aspect of collaboration is the ability of all parties to hear one another clearly. As room size increases, the ability of traditional desk phones or conference phones to support quality collaboration decreases.
The end of 2014 and beginning of 2015 have brought us many predictions about the top trends to watch this year, and we have been particularly interested in the technology trends. Here are a few of the tech trends we are keeping an eye on.