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W H AT ' S N E W Looking for higher-education technology products and services? Start here. Edited By Michele Herrmann From Kiosks to Carts to Tables Bretford has many new products. Its Flat Panel Digital Kiosks are VESA 75mm and 100mm compatible for use with any 15to 19-inch flat panel monitor. They include an expandable tray for various keyboard sizes with an ergonomic wrist rest and mouse pad. The FPDK01 is ideal for information gathering and general navigation. The FPDK02, which includes a CPU holder, is good for critical access to information from a secure data system. They start at $520. Starting at $475, Presentation Technology Carts (TC12, TC15, and TC35 series) store, share, and move technology tools from a single device. An optional flat-panel mount can support up to a 42-inch monitor with a 200mm VESA hole pattern. An aluminumextruded pole, which extends for distance viewing, is included. Of Bretford’s two Flat Panel Flush Wall Mounts, the FPLM-FFP ($169) accommodates 30- to 46inch flat panel monitors pane with a maxim maximum weight of 120 pounds, while poun the FPLM-FFP2 ($279) FPLM-FF supports 46 to 6146inch monitors up to 200 pounds. KR Series pound Training and Conference Room Tables (rectangle, ( trapezoid, and halfa round) start at $650. Visit www.bretford.com. www.bret Lecturing in Style Tecom Electronics’ TechPod Interactive Lectern integrates egrates all A/V equipment required in a lecture hall into a stylish podium. Features include a control panel, highend computer with DVD, VCR, visualizer, laptop connection, a PA audio system with microphone and speakers, and an interactive 17-inch LCD screen with en interactive pen and annotation software. Users can annotate nnotate directly on the lectern’s protected screen, with the image e shown through the LCD projector. The annotation process can be saved, e-mailed, and printed in various formats. The ats. MSRP is $16,750. Log on to www.techpod.com. No More Struggling The struggle with coiling up cable is no more. Kaltman Creations has unveiled a new line of innovative cable coilers and a new cable management system. Originally designed for any production environment, the Cable Coilers series will also work for CAT5 cables, fiber optic cables, lightweight speaker wires, coax cables, video cables, or rope. The first model in the series is the KCC50-5, a handheld motorized cable coiler that will coil up to 50 feet of microphone cable in less than five seconds. Once the cable is coiled onto the coiler spool, the cable simply slides right off for storage. Its retail price is $159. Also available are Cable Slap Ties, which a user, in one motion, can slap on to a cable, eliminating Velcro straps, the tying of rope, taping, or cable knot tying. A pack of ties costs $24.95. Check out www.cablecoiler.com. Nice to Meet You One way to calm a college-bound student’s nerves is for him or her to meet fellow future classmates. CommunityYou, developed and hosted by Stein Communications, is a social networking service that enables admitted students to meet within a community space created just for them (it’s not open to the general public). Community members can search by hometown and interests, for example, and make new connections and friends before they even arrive on campus. The easy-to-use service does not require software installation or maintenance by the school. Each community is custom branded; only a name, a subdomain, and logo graphics and colors are needed. Cost is $20,000 for the first year, then $7,500 for each consecutive year. It includes implementation, hosting, upgrades, training, and support. Visit www.steincommunications.com. 74 | September 2007 universitybusiness.com http://www.techpod.com http://www.cablecoiler.com http://www.bretford.com http://www.steincommunications.com http://universitybusiness.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of University Business - September 2007

University Business - September 2007
Contents
College Index
Company Index
Advisory Board
Editor's Note
People Watach
Sense of Place
Viewpoint
Human Resources
Money Matters
Financial Aid
Community Colleges
Una Fuerza to Reckon With
The Right Stuff
Making an Impact
Going VoIP
Training Your Staff to Protect SIS Data
Summer Conference Report
Business Technology
What's New
Calendar of Events
End Note

University Business - September 2007