The existing discussion units in combination with touch-screen panels also offer other easy-to-use functionalities, such as a synoptic overview of on-line microphones, file sharing and delegate-to-delegate messaging. In addition, live video of each speaker can be sent directly to each touch-screen, allowing delegates to follow who is speaking.
With Microsoft Internet Explorer and an on-screen 'soft' keyboard, delegates and speakers will be able to connect to the internet during a meeting to access websites, files or presentations located on remote servers. Meeting organizers can also prepare their own websites with information about the meeting that can be made available to delegates in advance.
The touch screen panels of the DCN Interactive discussion units connect to the DCN system via a server PC running DCN software. The complete DCN Interactive system offered by Bosch includes the existing flush-mount discussion units combined with touch-screen panels, DCN server software and DCN client software for the discussion units.
(Jim Evans)
