InFocus Mondopad is a 55-inch multitouch display with an identity crisis (video)

Mondopad connects those with cloud video conferencing and lets remote users collaborate from anywhere on any device

PORTLAND, Ore. (June 8, 2011) -InFocus® Corp., a digital display technology leader and visible collaboration champion, today unveiled Mondopad™, a big 55-inch HD wall tablet that mixes intuitive touch collaboration applications with Vidtel’s any-to-any, cloud-based video conferencing to give a disruptively priced all-in-one collaboration display.
Connected with High-quality Cloud Video Conferencing

InFocus has partnered with Vidtel, a cloud video conferencing company, to make business-grade video conferencing as easy as creating a phone call. Unlike traditional video conferencing, Mondopad requires no upfront infrastructure investment or IT resources, and it connects to all SIP and H.323 standards-based end-points and a lot of proprietary video conferencing platforms-from popular free consumer video conferencing applications like Google Chat, to enterprise telepresence systems from Polycom and Cisco. Vidtel has solved significant video conferencing interoperability issues so organizations wouldn’t have to trouble with adopting an identical equipment and repair to hook up with external partners.

The Mondopad’s 720p HD video camera and soundbar are designed specifically for video conferencing to eliminate conference room clutter and enhance the audio quality of debate.

“Although the tremendous productivity and efficiency benefits are well established, video conferencing deployments among SMBs remain limited due, a minimum of partially, to the relatively high cost and complexity of traditional solutions.” said Ira M. Weinstein, senior analyst and partner, Wainhouse Research. “The mixture of the Mondopad wall tablet and the Vidtel managed service yields an inexpensive, good quality, standards-based visual collaboration solution it truly is easy to put in, manage, and use. It’s only this kind of solution which will help video conferencing break into the SMB space.”
Transforming Conference Rooms into Collaboration Rooms

Offering a 55-inch full-HD 1080p (1920×1080) LCD display and designed for multi-touch from the floor up, Mondopad changes the manner people interact with information and every other. Sharing documents and visuals in a gathering is highly easy, whether users are local or remote. Mondopad’s multi-touch display works with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF, JPGs and more. Presentation, whiteboard and annotation applications-including a whole set of writing and drawing tools-open the dialogue, increase engagement and make it easy to brainstorm and quickly save and distribute ideas. Multiple Mondopads at the same network support multi-party whiteboard sessions.
Share, View and Control Content from Anywhere on Any Device

Local or remote users can easily share, view and control presentations from their PC, tablet or smartphone. The Mondopad’s WiFi ensures meeting participants have the appropriate level of access: from authorized users with the ability to connect on to a company network in the course of the display, to meeting guests having the ability to easily deliver documents to the display or access the web without connecting to an organization’s private network. Remote participants may be able to see what’s at the Mondopad via an internet page served by the Mondopad.

“From small businesses to the enterprise, InFocus now offers a business-grade HD video conferencing and all-in-one collaboration solution at a surprisingly low cost of entry,” said Mark Perini, InFocus VP/GM visual solutions. “Mondopad offers a future-proof collaboration solution without any of the expense, setup, maintenance or updates traditionally required.”
Administrators Can Monitor and Manage Mondopad from Anywhere

IT administrators and managed service providers can securely monitor and manage the Mondopad from anywhere. Embedded Intel vPro technologies and compatibility with industry-leading remote monitoring and management software provide immediate access for controlling, analyzing and administering the Mondopad as a hooked IT asset. Administrators might also add their very own Windows applications to the Mondopad.
Availability

Mondopad is scheduled for delivery in July 2011 for $5,949 USD with video conferencing services starting at under $49 per connection per 30 days. Resellers can place Mondopad orders through Ingram Micro part number INF5520.

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About InFocus Corp.

InFocus is a digital display technology leader and visible collaboration champion. InFocus digital displays empower and encourage people located anywhere (within the room, down the hall, around the campus or everywhere) to show their bright ideas into brilliant results. Backed by greater than twenty years of expertise and innovation in digital displays, InFocus is devoted to setting the industry standard for big format visual displays. The corporate is predicated in Portland, Ore. For additional info, visit the company’s website at www.infocus.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/InFocusCorp, or follow InFocus on Twitter at @InFocusCorp and @InFocusEDU.

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