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Microsoft / Polycom Raise the Bar for Unified Communications

Thursday, November 24, 2011 • , , , • 0 comments


In July Polycom announced that later in the year they would be releasing their first room telepresence solution custom built for full integration with Microsoft Lync. The Polycom CX7000 is now available and is redefining collaboration in a more comprehensive and creative manner. It combines all the features of Microsoft Lync and Polycom's HD technology. The CX7000 takes the Lync experience that customers are familiar with on their desktops and recreates it in the conference room.
















The system allows easy sharing, editing and managing of high-quality documents, spreadsheets and multimedia content through real time collaboration over video. The collaborative environment that the CX7000 fosters can be used as a competitive advantage for any company to drive gains in productivity and efficiency.

The CX7000 is optimised and purpose built for lync integrating the overall Microsoft IT infrastructure with plug and play simplicity making it easy to deply, manage and use. Some other features and benefits are:
  • Combines all the features of Lync with Polycom's industry leading HD technology to create a powerful collaboration system
  • Same user experience from personal desktop to room system
  • Intuitive user interface featuring click-to-join conferences through native Microsoft Exchange integration
  • Centralised management
  • Seamlessly adds native video conferencing to Lync environments
The Polycom CX7000 signifies another step in the strategic alliance between Polcom and Microsoft which is bound to accelerate UC adoption.

Click here to view a brief video demonstration.

For more information on the Polycom CX7000, please call us today on 1850 DIGICOM or email info@digicom.ie.

More Aviva Stadium Success!

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 • , , , • 0 comments


Digicom held their 2nd and most successful Annual Technology Event to date in the Aviva in October. A big thank you to the many of you for attending and to everyone involved. Our "Business Efficiency" theme obviously struck a chord. From the feedback received both the technology on display and daily speakers delivered innovative "Business Efficiency" solutions and ideas.


Some proven examples showcased of where technology increases business productivity and efficiency included:
  • Managed Document Solutions - up to 30% reduction in printing costs and significant productivity gains in paper workflow benefits.
  • Video communications delivering up to 50% reduction in executive travel and downtime.
The Irish launch of the new Revolabs FLX Wireless Conference Phone created significant interest due to their superior wireless audio technology.

Guest speakers from Deloitte, LinkedIn, Google, IBM and Microsoft gave insightful presentations focusing on what they believe best practice to be in "business efficiency". Future trends in a more collaborative work place through use of the cloud to a more engaging office layout were discussed and struck a great deal of interest with attendees. Some of the key messages expressed during these seminars were, how quickly does your business fail and learn?, business efficiency requires the relentless pursuit of improvement and that it will be driven by appropriate investment in technology. To view the gallery of this event please click here.


Congratulations to all the event competition winners:


iPhone 4S winner
Mark Lilly, Hidden Hearing

Daily draw Chromebook Winners
Joe Cottrell, Cross Vet Pharmaceutical
Denis Burke, AIB






For more information on how technology can increase your productivity and reduce costs, please call us today on 1850 DIGICOM or email info@digicom.ie

MLNet "Clearing the Cloud" Seminar

Monday, November 14, 2011 • , , , , , , , , • 1 comments



Agenda

08.30 Registration, Light Breakfast and Tea/Coffee.....
09.00 Welcome & Introduction - Martin Smyth, MD, MLNet
09.20 IPV6 - Carl Grice, Technical Director, MLNet
09.45 Keynote Presentation - Frank Hattann, LinkedIn
10.30 Tea/Coffee
11.00 Clearing the Cloud - John Earley, Chairman, MLNet
12.15 Keynote Presentation - John Foong, Google
13.00 A Good Lunch

About MLNet

MLNet Limited was founded by Martin Smyth & Carl Grice in mid 2008 in response to a growing dependency upon internet connectivity necessary for survival in the ever changing technology driven economy. Recognising the inexorable increase in demand for bandwidth and the value of synchronous uncontended connections, MLNet entered into a joint venture with Metronet UK to fill the void.

Metronet UK is one of the largest wireless network operators in Europe and the first in the UK to reach profitability. MLNet has adopted the same business model as a wireless leased line internet supplier focused exclusively on supplying businesses with fully symmetrical internet services and, as a result, has seen significant growth during its first two years.

MLNet has a number of unique internet connectivity propositions that set them aside from the likes of Eircom, Magnet, Airspeed, and Irish Broadband. By default MLNet services are uncontended with bandwidth guaranteed to the point of internet lay off with its Tier 1 service partners. Owning its own network from end to end removes any dependency by MLNet on third parties: if there is a problem, any problem, MLNet owns and fixes it. MLNet operates 24 x 7 x 365 dedicated engineering support facility available to customers at any time - NO CALL CENTRES.

Despite the severe economic climate, MLNet continues to grow its customer base that includes household names such as Bewleys Hotels, Audi, Harmonia, Digicom, Maples & Calder: customers that recognise the MLNet difference both in terms of quality of service delivery and attitude to its business relationships.

Seminar Details

MLNet's upcoming seminar has been prepared to provide you with an introduction to practical and meaningful Cloud Services and to explain the roadmap for IPV6. MLNet recognises IPV6 as critical to customers and its network is IPV6 ready today to handle the changeover. (MLNet having secured a RIPE Allocation of IPV6 addresses).

This half day seminar will include presentations from the MLNet Directors as well as guest speakers from Google and LinkedIn.

So please come along on 30th November for the briefing. The MLNet team look forward to welcoming you.

Places are limited by the venue so please contact Richard Sherry on 01-6530850 or email richard@mlnet.ie to book your place.

Date: 30th November
Time: 9am - 1pm
Location: Lis Cara Business Centre, Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2
Contact: richard@mlnet.ie
Website: www.mlnet.ie

TouchLink for iPad and MediaLink for iPad

Tuesday, July 26, 2011 • • 0 comments


TouchLink™ for iPad and MediaLink® for iPad are Apple iPad apps that provide users with wireless additional points of control for installed TouchLink Touchpanels or Ethernet-enabled MediaLink controllers.

TouchLink for iPad works with any TouchLink Touchpanel. MediaLink for iPad works with MLC 104 IP Plus and MLC 226 IP Controllers. No GUI configuration is required, as the apps emulate either the touchpanel or controller in a room, acting as additional points of control.

The connection manager feature allows presenters to control different rooms and button tracking allows each app to stay in sync with its touchpanel or controller. With either app, presenters can now wirelessly control their AV system using a Wi-Fi network, allowing them freedom to move throughout the room.

TouchLink for iPad and MediaLink for iPad will be available for download from the Apple iTunes App Store.

Key Features:

  • Provide additional points of control for TouchLink and MediaLink controlled systems
  • TouchLink for iPad supports all TouchLink Touchpanels
  • MediaLink for iPad supports MLC 104 IP Plus and MLC 226 IP MediaLink Controllers
  • Wireless control using a Wi-Fi network
  • Connection manager allows presenters to control different rooms
  • Provides real-time status and remote control of multiple rooms for troubleshooting and management
Visit Extron for more details.

Extron’s Latest Audio Products and Technologies

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 • • 0 comments

Garth Lobban provides an overview of Extron’s latest audio products and technologies from their Audio Demo Room at the InfoComm 2010 tradeshow in Las Vegas. Highlighted are their surround sound and digital signal processing products, along with a demonstration of the powerful, intuitive software used to configure them. Also featured are the XTRA™ Series of ENERGY STAR® qualified amplifiers and the Extron exclusive, patented Flat Field® ceiling speakers. View this video by clicking here.

AV in Architecture

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 • • 1 comments



Modelworks, an architectural presentation company based in Blackrock, Co. Dublin launched their interactive Media Model of Dublin City at MIPIM, Cannes in March 2011. Digicom collaborated with Modelworks in recommending the ultra-thin bezel displays utilised. It has been received to great acclaim and for the video please see www.modelworks.ie

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Telepresence Set For Even More Adoption in Near Future

Tuesday, May 03, 2011 • • 0 comments

CDW which sells tech to business, government, education and health care concerns, conducted a Video Conferencing Straw Poll Report recently, finding not only that half the companies surveyed use some form of video conferencing today, but that “another quarter plan to implement the technology within the next two years.”

Within the next two years, survey officials report, “almost half of those surveyed indicate that they plan to implement immersive telepresence,” which uses high-definition, life size images to simulate an in-person meeting. It approximates “the sensation of being at the same table with users spread across multiple locations,” according to CDW officials.

This is consistent with robust interest in communications technology recently: According to TMC’s Rajani Baburajan, Unified Communications implementation rates doubled from 2010 to 2011, with 16 percent of organizations fully implemented, according to another study from CDW.

“According to 76 percent of organizations that fully implemented UC, their ROI has met or exceeded their expectations – up 5 percent since 2010,” Baburajan wrote.

Video conferencing adoption is being driven mainly by reduced operating costs, naturally, since it does cut out a great deal of business travel expense. Also cited as reasons for adopting the technology, the survey found, were “improved decision making” and “improved communication.”

The survey concluded that video conferencing will branch out beyond simple peer-to-peer devices into “more cutting-edge collaborative video conferencing systems, such as immersive telepresence.” Desktop and multisite meeting rooms are the main video conferencing tools for companies now, the survey found, adding that “IT managers show increasing interest in immersive telepresence.”

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