ILS News - januari 20th, 2007

Press release

ILS is a new activity launched to fill a major market void. ILS delivers a choice in lecterns, cost-savings, and promotes local lectern designs with efficient, appliance-like use.

Today, most digital lecterns are based on wooden cabinet enclosures in which computers and other AV are housed. Typically, these cabinets are used in classrooms, lecture halls, and corporate boardrooms, and occupy a lot of space. They are often created locally and have limited functionality. However several companies have provided interesting, functional and well-designed solutions, both in hardware and software, but have confined themselves to their own country or region; the lack of volume makes these products relatively expensive.

ILS aims to change this. As the first comprehensive intelligent lectern source, ILS brings together products that match our philosophy. Often this requires added features, for instance, larger touch screens, optimized for the best eye to screen distance and finger touch use: hence 19” – 24” [finger] touch screen systems are added to the customary 15” – 17” display systems for pen-driven interactivity.

Key judgment criteria are quality of manufacturing, ease-of-use, ease-of-setup, functionality, and style. The buyer selects his options: a single internal PC for all presentation data access; output methods to multiple screens; or easy hook-up of an external PC. Expansions include streaming and archiving; seamless speaker tools, and planning for events. Other choices include integrated document camera; networked content support; remote speaker support; asset management; in-room controls. An intelligent lectern provides the presenter with more information than is shown to the public: e.g. presentation flow control, previewing of notes, message prompting and time keeping.

“It is our aim to promote intelligent lecterns as appliances. Systems are fully operational out of the box and combine the best hardware and software, allowing customers to present with ease and confidence. By working closely with local AV system integrators, ILS leverages local expertise to embed lecterns into the user’s environment, from businesses to classrooms. For efficiency, we provide direct shipment to end-user clients”, says Henk de Groot, an industry veteran and MD of ILS.

"By creating a catalog of independently produced lecterns for international distribution, ILS will achieve cost-savings. Prices will not exceed those in the country the system is developed, and further savings will be passed on to the end-user and channel clients."

The ILS catalog currently includes products made in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, the USA, India and Israel; all from manufactures with excellent local reputations. For further information contact us at +31 593 568 016, or write to info@intelligentlecterns.com