Advanced is pleased to announce that our status as an official and approved provider of Audio Visual solutions to the federal government (Public Works and Government Services Canada) has been extended and confirmed through to December 2012.  The complete listing of products and government pricing has recently been updated for all federal departments and agencies in Ontario.

As in past years, Advanced continues to be recognized as a leading and approved vendor for AV and Display solutions from most major manufacturers including SMART Technologies, Hitachi, NEC, Samsung, Prysm, Nanolumens, Toshiba, Crestron, Draper, Digital Projection, Elmo, Lumens, Casio, Front Row and TOA.  For reference, our standing offer authorization number is E60HN-11AVSO/003/HN.

“We are excited to expand our partnerships with a growing list of federal agencies in the designated Ontario and National Capital regions.  Audiovisual and collaborative communications from leading manufacturers such as SMART Technologies are driving increased interest in this area and we look forward to servicing these clients through both our Toronto and Ottawa offices in addition to our two regional facilities in London and Sudbury,” said Mark McPherson Vice President.

For additional information on audiovisual products and services available to all government agencies including systems installation and integration, please contact Advaced at 1-800-436-6239 or info@advanced-inc.com.

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Named Authorized Vendor for SMART Technologies Products and Services for Ontario Institutions

Advanced is pleased to announce that after a lengthy RFP and review process, our Education Division has been awarded a second contract with the Ontario Education Collaborative Marketplace (OECM) for the provision of SMART Technologies products and services to Ontario school districts, colleges and universities.

After securing the initial contract for Audio Video/Educational Equipment in early 2011, Advanced is now recognized as the major provider of AV technology to educational organizations at all levels.

OECM is focused on providing strategically sourced contracts and value-add service to Ontario’s education sector.  Their mission statement is tied to  leading collaborative strategic sourcing initiatives and promoting the adoption of leading integrated supply chain management practices for all of Ontario’s publicly funded educational institutions including School Boards, Colleges and Universities in Ontario.

“We are excited to have been selected as the vendor for the above institutions and in the provision of the complete SMART portfolio of education solutions .  Our focus on not only providing competitive pricing but also a deep value add offering including a blended approach to professional development, a variety of unique support options for schools and our status as SMART Certified Training Center, gives educators the comfort level they have their bases covered when partnering with Advanced,” said Mark McPherson Vice President.

The SMART products and services included in the OECM contract include the award winning SMART Interactive Whiteboard, SMART Document Camera, SMART Response System in addition to professional development and installation services.

For more information on OECM approved products or pricing, please contact our OECM Support Desk at oecm@advanced-inc.com or 905-502-0035 / 1-855-502-0035

For additional information on the Ontario Education Collaborative Marketplace, please visit http://www.oecm.ca.

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Holiday greetings from Advanced, your Audio Visual Specialists! This holiday season, we are raising funds to donate to Children’s Breakfast Clubs, a non-profit organization that serves breakfast to underprivileged youth across Ontario.

You can help! If you have purchased an audiovisual product from Advanced and/or had it installed in 2011, or you’ve attended one of our Professional Development Training sessions, we will donate $5 on your behalf, just
for your feedback.

Because giving is always better than receiving… give us your thoughts and we’ll give to the underprivileged youth. All you need to do is complete the survey by clicking on the link below.

Thank you for being an Advanced customer.  We truly appreciate your business.

Happy Holidays from Advanced Presentation Products.

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Advanced announces solutions to help you communicate effectively with your facilities and employees should a disaster strike

Mass notification systems or MNS will soon be required for commercial buildings across Canada – is your facility ready.  A MNS system will improve the safety, confidence, and wellbeing of employees and patrons should an emergency arise by providing clear and concise information and instructions throughout a disaster.  The system will aid in the execution of emergency plans, procedures, and communication protocols to everyone in the building or outdoor space, helping to maintain order and prevent injury or loss of life.

A MNS system will work in conjunction with existing PA system and will be able to communicate live or pre-recorded critical information.  Advanced (www.advanced-inc.com) recommends that a MNS system should also include a form of distributing information to recipients which could include cell phones, SMS/text messaging, pagers, personal emails, hand held radios, instant messaging and/or computer pop-up messages.

The Advanced engineering and design team recommend the following items for an internal MNS systems:

• A PA/ Intercom system
• Life Safety System
• Fire voice system
• Network PC’s
• CCTV systems
• Flat panel or LED displays
• Phone systems

For wide area MNS systems, which consist of outdoor public spaces, Advanced recommends the following elements that should encompass the MNS system:

• Giant voice speaker systems
• Sirens and strobes
• Electronic signage
• Emergency call stations
• CCTV systems

Advanced has experience designing MNS systems and can work with facilities to determine their objectives and answer important questions in order to design a system that fits a particular application.

For more information on Advanced MNS solutions, contact us at info@advanced-inc.com or 1-800-436-6239.

About Advanced
Advanced is a Canadian leader in audiovisual communication technology, providing comprehensive solution and services for specialized AV installation, control rooms, digital systems, retail, food & beverage, corporate lobbies, hotels, government, and education.  Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Advanced has highly trained experienced and certified system engineers throughout Canada that can meet the needs of the most demanding AV project.  For more information, visit Advanced online at www.advanced-inc.com.

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Advanced’s newest facility provides SMART training close to home.  The new training centre will enhance our service offering for both corporate and education clients in Western Ontario.

Based in London, this recently opened office – like its affiliates in Mississauga, Ottawa and Sudbury – combines state-of-the-art technology with a personal approach to instruction to promote a positive, productive environment.  Specifically, those who take part in the centre’s SMART Professional Development sessions will enjoy:

 Multiple SMART Board™ interactive whiteboards for a hands-on learning experience

• Small group instruction lead by experienced instructors
• A technology-rich classroom with current equipment
• Access to the entire suite of SMART software
• More than 30 course offerings

In addition to convenience for Western Ontario clients, this new office also recognizes the growing popularity and importance of SMART technology.  The SMART Board interactive whiteboard, for example, is used to teach over 18 million students in more than 600,000 classrooms in more than 175 countries worldwide.   Over the past few years, SMART has sold more interactive whiteboards than all other manufacturers combined.

Advanced Education’s London training facility is located at 343 Dundas Street and is exclusively focused on the latest SMART solutions for business and education.

For more information including available courses and schedules:

• Visit www.advanced-education.com
• Call 1-800-436-6239 (corporate) or 1-855-502-0035 (education)
• E-mail info@advanced-inc.com  

About Advanced – Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Advanced has trained more than 5,000 educators on SMART Board classroom applications and is proud to be the first company in the world to offer SMART Professional Development courses on a one-to-one approach – one board and one laptop per attendee. 

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Microsoft Embraces SMART by Installing 16 SMART Boards in Their Technology Centers across the US.

Advanced Presentation Products is please to announce that their solutions partner SMART Technologies has joined the Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) Alliances program.  Following a 2010 installation of SMART hardware and software products at the MTC in Irvine, California, SMART was invited to join the Alliances program as their innovative products were recognized as offering interactive capabilities for improved collaboration and business decision making.

The SMART Board^™ 8070i interactive display, SMART Board 885ix interactive whiteboard system and SMART Meeting Pro^™ software have since been installed in an additional ten U.S. and five international centers. As a member of the Alliance program, SMART business solutions are now installed in all 11 U.S. MTC locations. With SMART products included in these MTCs, thousands of Microsoft business customers can learn about the features and benefits of SMART business solutions.

The MTC Alliances program is a global initiative that includes industry leaders in hardware, software and services. The MTCs provide business customers access to innovative technologies and industry expertise, and offer strategy briefings, architecture design sessions and proof-of-concept workshops to help business customers determine which solutions will best meet their needs.

Advanced is proud to be working with Microsoft in Canada in various facility upgrade projects across Canada.

For more information on SMART business solutions, including the 8070i, the 885ix and SMART Meeting Pro software, contact us at info@advanced-inc.com or 1-800-436-6239.

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See how Microsoft is using SMART business solutions at its MTCs in this video.

See the SMART Board 885ix interactive whiteboard system and SMART Board 8070i interactive display in action by watching this video.

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About Advanced

Advanced is a Canadian leader in audiovisual communication technology, providing comprehensive solution and services for specialized AV installation, control rooms, digital systems, retail, food & beverage, corporate lobbies, hotels, government, and education.  Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Advanced has highly trained experienced and certified system engineers throughout Canada that can meet the needs of the most demanding AV project.  For more information, visit Advanced online at www.advanced-inc.com .

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Advanced Education is pleased to announce the new SMART Board™ Warranty Registration Program exclusively available to school boards that have partnered with Advanced!

What is the Warranty Registration Program?

 SMART Boards™ come with a 2-year manufacturer’s warranty that can be extended to 5 years upon registration with SMART™ Technologies.  Effectively immediately, Advanced will register each SMART Board purchased from us on our educational customers behalf saving them both time and money.  This free service will ensure schools receive the full 5 year warranty available from SMART.

How to take advantage of the program?

IT and Purchasing Administrators who have purchased SMART Boards from Advanced can go to www.advanced-education.com/administrators/warranty-registration and sign up for this free program.  An Advanced service and support team member will take care of the warranty registration process with SMART.

Advanced Education is committed to ensuring our educational customers experience with classroom technology is both rewarding and cost effective. 

About Advanced Education
Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Advanced Education is the leader in providing audiovisual classroom technology to Ontario schools.  With experience working with over 60 school districts in Ontario, Advanced has demonstrated they possess the skills and experience to turn any classroom, lecture hall or computer lab into an effective, efficient presentation environments.

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Advanced Education is pleased to announce the release of the new SMART Board 400 series interactive whiteboard for education customers in North America.  The SMART Board 400 series helps ensure that educators with limited resources still have the opportunity to put the leading interactive whiteboard into their classrooms and access the complete SMART solution including SMART Exchange, services and support.

The 400 series comprises the SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard and the SMART Board 480iv interactive whiteboard system with the SMART V25 projector. The 480 and 480iv extend the company’s interactive whiteboard product line, which includes the SMART Board 600 series interactive whiteboard and the SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard. Using SMART’s patented DViT™ (Digital Vision Touch) technology, the 400 series offers a rich user experience, recognizing both pen and finger inputs, and enables teachers and students to easily interact with digital content.

The SMART Board 400 series interactive whiteboard is ideal for educators who want an entry-level SMART Board interactive whiteboard or interactive whiteboard system. The 400 series offers a 4:3 aspect ratio and standard display size of 77″ (195.6 cm) on the diagonal, and integrates seamlessly with SMART’s other education products, including the SMART Document Camera™, SMART Notebook Math Tools software and SMART Response™ interactive response systems.

For more information about the SMART 480 and 480iv interactive whiteboard, email us at info@advanced-education.com or call us at 1-800-502-0035.

Features:
Size - 77″ (195.6 cm) on the diagonal
Aspect ratio - 4:3
Precision touch - Provides direct, precise touch control for accurate data selection and interaction
Finger and stylus input - Recognizes inputs from a finger, pen tool or any pointing device
Durable surface - Is optimized for projection, producing no hot spots
Warranty - Two-year standard warranty
SMART product integration - Integrates seamlessly with the full range of SMART hardware and software products, including SMART Notebook 10.8 software

SMART Board 480iv interactive whiteboard system features
Short-throw projector - Extends 37.4″ (95 cm) from the interactive whiteboard surface
3D ready - Supports 3D content, images and video
Long lamp life - Lasts up to 4,500 hours in standard mode and up to 6,000 hours in economy mode
Resolution - XGA (1024 x 78)
Lumens - 2,000

DViT (Digital Vision Touch) technology
Interactive whiteboards and interactive whiteboard systems with DViT technology use cameras embedded in the interactive whiteboard frame to detect and distinguish inputs made by a finger, fist, interactive whiteboard pen or other object. Optical touch technology offers many advantages over other touch technologies, including effortless zero-force touch, the ability to scale to large sizes and support for multiple touches and multiple users. Globally, SMART has been issued a broad portfolio of patents related to DViT technology with a significant number of patents pending.

For more information about the SMART 480 and 480iv interactive whiteboard, email us at info@advanced-education.com or call us at 1-800-502-0035.

About Advanced Education

Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Advanced Education is the leader in providing audiovisual classroom technology to Ontario schools.  With experience working with over 60 school districts in Ontario, Advanced has demonstrated they possess the skills and experience to turn any classroom, lecture hall or computer lab into an effective, efficient presentation environments.

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Advanced Education clients can register now to gain access to specialized support and rapid repair turnaround on their SMART projectors.

Mississauga, ON – Educators who purchase Smart projectors from Advanced Education now have access to a newly launched Projector Care Program from SMART.

The new program is simple – upon registration on the SMART website, education customers will receive an extended warranty on projector lamps, access to specially trained projector technicians who can troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, rapid repair turnaround and preferential pricing for lamps, upgrades and spare projectors.

“This new service program gives fast and reliable support to education customers who purchase a SMART projector as part of their SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard system” said Mark McPherson, Vice President, Advanced Education.   “The SMART Projector Care Program makes it simple and efficient for technology directors to maintain their projector implementations purchased from Advanced.”

Advanced Education customers also receive a complimentary upgrade to SMART Projector Care Plus, a premium service that offers all the features of the SMART Projector Care program and two upgraded options – expedited shipping and advanced projector replacement, which guarantees replacement projectors will be shipped within 24 hours. The SMART Projector Care Program is now available globally at no charge for education customers.

Information about the SMART Projector Care program can be found on the Advanced Educations website at http://www.advanced-education/Smart-Care-Program or call by calling Advanced at 1-800-502-0035.

About Advanced Education

Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Advanced Education (http://www.advanced-education.com) is the leader in providing audiovisual classroom technology to Ontario schools.  With experience working with over 60 school districts in Ontario, Advanced has demonstrated they possess the skills and experience to turn any classroom, lecture hall or computer lab into an effective, efficient presentation environments.
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For more information, please contact

Public Relations
Advanced Education, a division of Advanced Presentation Products
Phone:  1-855-502-0035  or  1-905-502-0035
Email:    pr@advanced-inc.com

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Advanced Goes Digital

The digital landscape is rapidly changing and very different from the analog world in which we are all familiar.  Over the past year, the Advanced design and engineering team has been undergoing extensive training in this area to ensure we are satisfy the needs of our customers.

We are pleased to announce that senior leaders on the Advanced technical team have achieved Digital Media Certified Designer and Digital Media Certified Engineer designations.  These intense courses teach the functional differences between analog and digital systems as well as advanced skills necessary to design and configure digital systems.

The key to any successful AV system design – analog or digital – is understanding and satisfying the needs of customers.  Whoever you decide to partner with, ensure they understand this technology and the impact it will have on your organization.  Defining sources, signal transmission distances and signal switching/processing are becoming increasingly more complicated in today’s multi interface environments.  Imagine you invest in what you think is a state of the art AV system and then walk in one day with an iPad only to learn your system wasn’t designed to handle that device.

Selecting the right technology solution provider can be a critical factor in a properly executed system design – one that is designed with the future in mind.

To speak with one of our Digital Media Professionals or to set up an appointment to discuss your AV installation project, please contact us at 905-502-0036 / 1-800-436-6239 or info@advanced-inc.com.

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