Being billed as the biggest and greatest ISE with over 750 exhibitors covering the largest floor space ever for this event. TeamMate will be returning to the annual showcase with new and exciting developements, and in particular showing a new product concept, which takes group interactivity and engagement to the next level. If you are planning to make the journey over to ISE, make sure you find time to drop by our booth - 11E58.

Specialist technical furniture manufacturer TeamMate has opened a new office, showroom, and factory in Penang, West Malaysia. The new facility is set to become a strategic hub for TeamMate's business in south Asia and the Middle East, as well as delivering improved lead times and reduced shipping costs to these areas, and to their Australian hub.

Specialist technical furniture manufacturer TeamMate has launched WorksZone, a flexible learning or working environment designed to increase productivity and encourage collaboration. The WorksZone promotes the flow of ideas by helping people access and share information with equal opportunity to get involved with collaboration and contribution.

Specialist technical furniture manufacturer TeamMate has launched its fully mobile, self-contained stand for heavyweight flat panel displays, the VariHite Presenter. Designed specifically to address the lack of mobility inherent in large format displays, the VariHite Presenter allows screens of up to 70" diagonal to be moved effortlessly from room to room.

TeamMate will be featuring in the 3rd NEC Solutions Showcase being held at the iconic Battersea Power Station on Wednesday 6th April. This is a unique opportunity to gain hands on experience with the latest products and ideas from the NEC Solutions Partners using NEC technology as a display solution of choice. The showcase has now become a key industry event in the diary attracting top visitors from the channel and user base, underlining the importance of SolutionPartners working together with best of breed technologies.

TeamMate is hosting a factory tour at the UK production facility in Fife, Scotland on Wednesday 19th January. The event has been laid on for Scottish resellers and local TeamMate customers, who can see at first hand an insight on how technology and precision engineering come together to create unique high quality examples. The event is also being co-hosted by UK distribution partner Steljes who are stockists for the innovative VariHite mobile stand for SMART Board. TeamMate and Steljes staff will be on hand during the day to answer any individual questions, or just a general catch up.

The AETM (Association of Educational Technology Managers) Conference is being held at Monash University in Victoria, Australia this November. TeamMate will be seeking to replicate growing success in the UK higher education sector, across the Australian Universities and TAFE colleges. TeamMate are delighted to be part of the AETM event which will be well attended by AV Managers from all over the region coming together over the three days, discussing educational technology leadership, sharing ideas, and best practice amongst its members.

A record year for entries with the revamped awards very well attended by over 500 AV professionals. TeamMate where the proud sponsors of the “Education Project of the year”, with Sales and Marketing Director – Jeremy Stewart, presenting the award to DJ Willrich. It certainly didn’t end there for DJ Willrich, as they picked up further awards for Systems Company of the year, and the prestigious Grand Prix award. A very convivial evening was had by all, with Rufus Hound presenting the awards and keeping as highly amused during the proceedings.

Following on from the success of the recently launched TeamMate VariHite for SMART board – providing versatile mobile alternatives to fixed SMART Board setups using UF55 and UX60 short throw projectors. TeamMate have now produced a compatibility kit for the new SMART Board 6052i Interactive Display. This completes a line-up of fully mobile TeamMate solutions for SMART Board products. Aimed at the corporate and higher education market the TeamMate VariHite for SMART Board 6052i offers a fully integrated self-sufficient interactive resource with ease of deployment across any organisation.

TeamMate are sponsoring the best education project of the year. More than 50 Pro-AV specialists have been shortlisted for the AV Awards 2010 following a record year for entries to the revamped awards. A stellar line-up of judges scrutinised all the entries to shortlist companies including Electrosonic, Midwich, Maverick, Christie, Steljes and Barco. Winners will be announced at the gala dinner, which takes place this year on Friday 8 October at London's Radisson Blu Portman Hotel.

The SCHOMS 2010 conference is being held at the historical venue of University of Greenwich on the 12th to 14th of May this year. TeamMate are no stranger to the SCHOMS conference and look forward to another exciting show piece event, networking and catching up with friends and colleagues in the Higher Education media sector. SCHOMS (Standing Conferencing for Heads of Media Services) is the professional body for heads of services working within UK Higher Education, where members lead and manage a diverse set of educational, media and institutional support services.

TeamMate have been following the success of the explosive rise in interactive whiteboard sales in the UK market with some interest. With continued promise of growth as identified by industry spectators Futuresource Consulting, in wider markets other than education, has now prompted TeamMate to re-assess the market opportunity. TeamMate are to understand that around 95% of all Whiteboard installations tend to be fixed requirements. However this is set to change as other markets start to now appreciate the benefits of interactivity outside the traditional classroom.

University market continues to buck the trend in current financial climate. Anyone who would have doubt that the audio visual sector can survive the current economical crisis, let alone sustain continued growth, need look no further than the recent success stories in the higher education sector. TeamMate and its channel partners have enjoyed another busy year with UK University new build and refurbishment fit outs.Now becoming one of the fastest growing brands in this sector, TeamMate boasts successful installations in just over 50% of all UK Universities. These Installations range from small scale pilot projects to strategic campus wide implementations.

When choosing a TeamMate it is not just about acquiring another piece of AV furniture or teaching station, but an entire experience, from outline concept to a fully specified working system. That is all and well for the larger strategic implementations with well planned project time lines requiring specialisation and often with client specific requirements or customisation. Designed with the smaller classroom or teaching space in mind, the TeamMate Educator range offers an entry level solution whilst maintaining the familiar looks and benefits of the TeamMate ethos. Furthermore, as the range caters for an evolvement in teaching technology requirements, it is being offered as a standard configuration and readily available in an easy ship format as required.

Based around the new contemporary conference range, TeamMate have developed a clever mounting arrangement to support the latest large format display such as the 103” display from Panasonic. Available as either a two bay or triple bay based Credenza unit, provides a fuss-free way of installing your large format display in any environment.