Learn what is going on in the market with our monthly News Analysis Report. Recent mentions of Mimio in the news can be viewed at Mimio News.
Hardware Products
Outlet: MarketWatch
Title/Program: Promethean Supports Student Collaboration With New ActivBoard Touch Models
Publication Date: 7/30/2014
Snippet: ATLANTA -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Promethean, a global leader in education technology, expands its support of collaborative digital learning with the introduction of new ActivBoard Touch interactive whiteboards that support up to six simultaneou
s unique touches for enhanced flexibility in classroom instruction and activities.
Outlet: IBN Live
Title/Program: TouchPico: A tiny projector that turns any surface into a giant interactive touchscreen
Publication Date: 7/29/2014
Snippet: TouchPico is a tiny handheld projector that turns any surface into a giant touchscreen. It is an interactive Android PC with projected touch interface and wireless streaming that allows you to project to any flat surface.
Outlet: Wall Street Journal
Title/Program: ClassFlow(TM) Wins Tech & Learning ISTE Best of Show Award
Publication Date: 7/22/2014
Snippet: Global education technology provider Promethean received an ISTE Best of Show Award from leading K-12 education technology publication Tech & Learning for ClassFlow, the all-in-one teacher tool for creating and orchestrating interactive multimedia lessons across a connected classroom.
Outlet: Kitsap Business Journal
Title/Program: Boxlight’s interactive DeskBoard wins Best of Show award at tech conference
Publication Date: 7/15/2014
Snippet: Belfair-based Boxlight brought home one of the Best of Show awards from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference for the company’s new P8 DeskBoard. The DeskBoard is a portable, height- and tilt-adjustable desk surface made interactive via an attached ultrashort-throw projector.
Outlet: Digital Journal
Title/Program: PolyVision Takes Whiteboard Surfaces to the Next Level
Publication Date: 6/30/2014
Snippet: ATLANTA--(Business Wire)--PolyVision, a global manufacturer of CeramicSteel surfaces, announced today the launch of a new premium surface - PolyVision e3 CeramicSteel duo.
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Market News
Outlet: The Atlantic
Title/Program: Why Some Schools Are Selling All Their iPads
Publication Date: 8/5/2014
Snippet: ...After receiving teacher and student feedback from the 2012–2013 school year, Hillsborough sold its iPads and will distribute 4,600 Chromebooks by the fall of 2014.
Outlet: CNN Money
Title/Program: SMART Reports First Quarter 2015 Financial Results
Publication Date: 8/7/2014
Snippet: CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 7, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SMART Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:SMT) (TSX:SMA), a leading provider of collaboration solutions, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended June 30, 2014.
Outlet: LSE Alliance News
Title/Program: Promethean World To Meet Market Expectations As Loss Widens Slightly
Publication Date: 7/31/2014
Snippet: Promethean World PLC Thursday said it will meet market expectations for 2014, as it widened its pretax loss slightly in the half-year to the end of June.
Outlet: MarketWatch
Title/Program: Global Interactive Whiteboard Market (IWB) 2014-2018
Publication Date: 7/28/2014
Snippet: TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Interactive Whiteboard market by revenue will grow at a CAGR of 15.95 percent over the period 2014-2018.
Outlet: Education Week - Marketplace K-12
Title/Program: Apple Touts Strong iPad Sales in Global School Market
Publication Date: 7/24/2014
Snippet: Apple's iPad dominates the market for tablets in K-12 schools in the United States, according to recent estimates. This week, Apple officials offered a glimpse of what they say is the device's major, and growing, presence in the overall, worldwide education space.
Apps & Software
Outlet: Digital Journal
Title/Program: Viz Mojo Labs to Revamp Conojo App and Brand
Publication Date: 7/30/2014
Snippet: Sausalito, CA (PRWEB) Conojo is a creative whiteboard app for iPads where people can create and share seamlessly. ... Conojo has transformed into a collaborative, creative platform to communicate project ideas, data mapping and strategy for businesses, tech companies, and students.
Outlet: T.H.E. Journal
Title/Program: Student-Teacher Lesson Sharing App Comes to Android, iPad
Publication Date: 7/30/2014
Snippet: The collaboration app Drawp for School has arrived for Android. Previously, it had only been accessible via iPad. The app works almost like an interactive whiteboard, letting teachers import materials for lesson creation and annotation.
