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BETT Preview Supplement
Panasonic
Ideas for education
Roz Rustell, Journal Manager of Education Today talks to Brennan
Peyton – General manager of Panasonic UK
Q: How long has Panasonic been exhibiting at BETT?
next generation software solution; this will be demonstrated at BETT 2010.
A: This is Panasonic’s first year with a significant presence and large stand at
Q: We all know the name Panasonic but what makes you experts in
BETT
education technology?
Q: Why should visitors come to your stand?
A: Panasonic are a world leading AV and technology company with one of the
largest technology R&D operations in the world. Our founding philosophy
A: Panasonic stand D102 will be our main platform for demonstrating of our
and mission statement today means we devote ourselves to the progress
most exciting classroom technology innovations and solutions. We’ll show
and development of society and as education is a key factor in that we
our soon to be introduced multi-touch interactive whiteboard, a range of
develop products and solutions specifically for this market.
audio solutions, HD video conference system and multi-location learning
technology. We will also have some astonishing gesture recognition
Q: What type of aftercare and support can an educational
technology plus digital signage, document printing and image capture
establishment expect to receive?
solutions and voice and data communications systems.
Our HD video conferencing solutions are designed for use in schools,
A: We work with a range of service partners that offer complete solutions
colleges and universities and visitors will be able to experience how multi-
including system design, installation and training and will be unveiling some
location learning in real-time can be made possible through Panasonic.
of these key relationships at the BETT show.
We’ll also have our easy to use classroom microphone systems available to
touch, try and of course hear; these devices ensure a lecturer’s voice is
Q: Finally, where can ICT purchasers go to find our more information
heard throughout the theatre with no wires.
on your products and where they can purchase them?
The voice and data communication systems that we’ll exhibit will show
how Panasonic can help simplify and unify phone communications and our
A: Simply visit www.panasonic.co.uk or contact us on 01344 862444.
image capture and security solutions area will illustrate how existing IP and
analogue networks can be used to minimise cost. Document solutions
such as scanners will also be shown and will demonstrate new ways to
enable paper based documents and records to enter the digital world.
Q: With a number of other companies exhibiting at the show, what
really sets you apart from the rest?
A: What distinguishes Panasonic from other suppliers is our insight into future
technology that will be released and our willingness to listen to education
professionals and offer them the best technology solutions that serve them.
Panasonic’s wide breadth of education technology offers everything from
audio visual to communications, document solutions, image capture and
specialist third party solutions. At BETT we’ll bring all of these together, in
one place, for the first time and demonstrate how they can be seamlessly
linked to create the school of the future.
Q: The education sector is huge – which areas are you targeting?
A: Panasonic solutions are so broad ranging that we cover all product and
subject areas
Q: So, lets talk innovation...
A: Do not miss many exciting and some never before seen innovations
mentioned before but especially make a point of checking out our latest
interactive, multi-touch, hard surfaced whiteboards and immersive HD
video conferencing solutions.
Q: And, is Panasonic the name for complete solutions?
A: Yes, Panasonic is a true complete solution provider, we don’t just provide
the very best education technology, but our collective experience and
integration of third party expertise enables us to deliver fully unified, end-
to-end solutions for education. Through having all the elements available
at one source we can also simplify our customer’s experience, increase
efficiency and reduce total cost of ownership of technology for education.
One example of where we include a third party offering within the solution
trianglertwww.panasonic.co.uk
is with our interactive classroom boards where we integrate Easiteach™
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www.education-today.co.uk December 2009
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