Plug ‘n’ play SMART Board software in Middle East

SMART Technologies Inc, a global education segment leader in easy-to-use interactive whiteboards and other tools, has announced the Middle East launch of the GoWire SMART Board software auto-launch cable, an accessory that gives users full access to SMART Board software without installing it.

The GoWire auto-launch cable will be available across regional markets through Intmark Distribution. It is a specially designed software-enabled USB cable that automatically launches SMART Board software when connected to a computer and a SMART Board interactive whiteboard or Sympodium interactive pen display.

The cable gives users immediate access to SMART Board software in multi-use presentation spaces such as auditoriums, lecture halls and meeting rooms, where laptops rather than desktops are often the norm. Educators, trainers and presenters simply connect their laptop to a SMART Board interactive whiteboard, plug in the launch cable and present. They can write over applications and save their notes and presentation files as usual. Users without a laptop can plug the cable into the room computer.

For IT staff and administrators, especially in large institutions with many rooms to manage, the GoWire cable can reduce maintenance and updating time because software does not have to be installed on hundreds of laptops or desktops. The GoWire cable is compatible with both Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.

 “The UAE has emerged as a popular destination for meetings, conferences and exhibitions. The education sector too is going through rapid expansion and the burgeoning growth of the corporate sector necessitates the introduction of new technological tools,” says Maher Husseini, Director, Intmark Distribution.