“Understanding Interaction Design Requirements for Globally Distributed Collaborative Conferencing Facilities”
At INFOCOMM’10, Dr. Andrew J. Milne, Tidebreak’s CEO, will lead a session exploring the emerging design requirements associated with collaborative conferencing facilities that support globally distributed teams. In an era of unified communications, the end-points of the communication systems are critical considerations. For teams attempting to work collaboratively across distances, the endpoint is not merely a mobile device; it is a technology-enabled workspace of which mobile devices are only one element. This session will examine the role of collaborative conferencing facilities in supporting globally-distributed communities of practice in industry and academia. Attendees will learn how principles of human-computer interface, findings about the group dynamics of high-performing teams, and capabilities of emerging technologies will affect the design of conferencing systems in the next five to ten years. A particular focus will be on how to develop appropriate design requirements for environments that support global teams.
At INFOCOMM’10, Tidebreak will demonstrate how its family of products transforms physical spaces into advanced interactive learning environments. See how simple it is to cut costs, save energy, and make it easier for new ideas to thrive.
Tidebreak’s TeamSpot™ solves the “laptop huddle” problem, transforming passive meeting areas into dynamic team spaces where each participant contributes fully to the shared work.
Tidebreak’s ClassSpot™ brings freeform interaction to technology classrooms so students and faculty can easily share ideas and work together.
Tidebreak’s ClassSpot PBL™ leverages an easy-to-deploy architecture to support full-class presentations and breakout groups so faculty can blend teaching and teaming in project-based curricula.
Tidebreak’s TideScope Analytics™ gives systems administrators the ability to measure the impact of technology on group collaboration in Tidebreak-enabled spaces.
See why organizations around the world are deploying Tidebreak in their most advanced meeting and learning spaces. Visit Booth N2713 in the Collaborative Conferencing Pavilion.
Hear from some of Tidebreak’s customers:
“We selected TeamSpot because it is a leader in transforming the way teams work collaboratively and share information.”
CTO, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
“ClassSpot made my classroom discussion much larger than my expertise, because all the students were involved in knowledge
generation in real-time during class.”
Faculty Member, San Jose State University
“In a classroom rich with interactive technologies, ClassSpot stands head and shoulders above the rest… Students and faculty are finally able to exchange digital information quickly and effectively, and they love it.”
Instructional Designer, San Jose State University
“ClassSpot solves so many infrastructure-related problems for multi-screen environments… [It] meets the faculty at their level. It is a faculty teaching and a student learning tool. Many products are not good at doing both, and this one is.”
Instructional Designer, Stanford University
“[TeamSpot] has filled a gap by ‘extracting’ people out of their cubes, and letting them work as a fluid, emergent team.”
VP Enterprise Software, US Bank
Tidebreak’s TeamSpot, ClassSpot and ClassSpot PBL continue to offer the most powerful solutions for group collaboration available today, delivering cross-device interaction, screen sharing, “drag & drop” file and web content transfer, and automated information capture and distribution capabilities. Paired with whiteboard capture systems such as Luidia’s eBeam® and Steelcase’s CopyCam®, Tidebreak’s products integrate digital capture from standard whiteboard surfaces.
Tidebreak’s total cross-platform support for Windows and Mac OSX and the products’ ability to interface with any desktop software application without the need for custom configuration continue to be unique in the marketplace.
Tidebreak’s newest product releases add to these features while enhancing the user experience to make it simple for new users to start benefiting from these features right away. TeamSpot and ClassSpot both offer a “plug-and-go” option that allows first-time users to join a TeamSpot by simply plugging in a USB drive loaded with the Tidebreak ReadyClient™.
Tidebreak will demonstrate the latest releases of its product family — including TeamSpot, ClassSpot, and ClassSpot PBL — in Booth N2713 of the INFOCOMM ‘10 Exhibits Hall in Las Vegas, NV from June 9-11, 2010.
Attendees will get a chance to “test-drive” these products’ capabilities and talk to members of Tidebreak’s technical staff to explore advanced configuration options. See for yourself how Tidebreak’s products enable more effective collaboration and smoothly integrate both OS X and Windows platforms.
Tidebreak Inc.’s revolutionary approach to interactive environments is pioneering new forms of group collaboration. Tidebreak is a global leader for interactive workplace technologies that accelerate team performance and fuel innovation in the real-time information workplace. Based on advanced concepts developed at one of the world’s foremost research institutions, Tidebreak’s software solutions create dynamic interactive learning spaces that increase student engagement. Together TeamSpot, ClassSpot and ClassSpot PBL are setting new standards and expectations for interactive learning technologies.
ClassSpot, ClassSpot PBL, ReadyClient, TeamSpot, TideScope Analytics and Tidebreak are trademarks of Tidebreak, Inc. Luidia and eBeam are trademarks of Luidia, Inc. Steelcase and CopyCam are trademarks of Steelcase Corporation. All other terms and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged.