Kramer Announces Strategic Agreement with EventBoard
Kramer Electronics is pleased to announce it has entered into a
strategic worldwide agreement to distribute the best-in-class meeting
schedule and display platform from EventBoard. The EventBoard solution
from Kramer will be on display in booth number F20 in Hall 1 at the ISE show; being held at the RAI in Amsterdam from February 9th through February 12th.
EventBoard
is a subscription based software as a service (SaaS), enterprise-grade
Cloud management solution. Intuitive displays are mounted outside of
meeting rooms to inform any one of that meeting rooms meeting status and
availability for future meetings. The EventBoard partnership
represents Kramer’s first entry into SaaS, which Kramer believes will
become a big part of an IT evolved and converged Pro AV market.
Kramer
customers will benefit from EventBoard’s intuitive meeting scheduling
and streamlined resource booking, aspects of business that have long
been recognized as a enhancer of productivity in companies, regardless
of size.
Kramer channel partners will benefit from
Kramer’s commitment to technological solutions that demonstrate a clear
return on investment to their customers, while simultaneously providing
valued channel partners with recurring revenue stream opportunities.
The EventBoard distribution agreement is part of a new strategic
direction for Kramer and represents a focus on more and more enterprise
AV/IT solutions for the converged Pro AV market.
“We
see that the AV and IT worlds are merging and we are prepared to offer
the market enterprise-grade solutions which help customers become more
productive and to offer our channel partners additional business
opportunities” said Aviv Ron, VP Strategy and Business Development at
Kramer. “Our strategic distribution relationship with EventBoard,
combined with our introduction of the Kramer Network enterprise management platform demonstrates our commitment to being a leader in the next incarnation of the Pro AV market.”
EventBoard
supports all major enterprise calendaring platforms including Exchange,
Office 365 and Google Apps. The intuitive room scheduling software was
designed to run on existing iOS devices, such as Apple’s iPad™ and iPad
mini™, thereby functioning as an interactive display screen. By
mounting these EventBoard enabled devices in highly visible and easily
accessible locations outside conference rooms, users are able to obtain
real-time room reservation statuses at a glance, view future
availability of the room, and schedule room reservations. An easy-to-use
online dashboard allows for simple and secure remote management of all
devices running EventBoard.
Beyond scheduling
capabilities, EventBoard also includes a powerful analytics framework
that quantifies workplace activities by illuminating data that has
previously been unavailable. This type of data includes knowing when and
with what frequency conference rooms are being utilized, tracking
average occupancy rates, and identifying underused and overused
resources and spaces. EventBoard Analytics helps customers identify
positive and negative trends in their workplace that will allow them to
make important operational, financial and technological improvements.
“Meeting
room scheduling is a fairly common pain point across most
organizations, regardless of company size. Once we eliminate this issue
for our customers, they can then start thinking strategically about
their organization from an operating flow perspective,” said Shaun
Ritchie, CEO and co-founder of EventBoard.