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Smart Sympodium/Kramer VIA Connect PRO All of our cities currently use the Smart Sympodium in their council chambers. It is the device that allows you to annotate on your PowerPoint, Word and Excel documents. Recently the Smart Tech company was sold and they made a decision to stop selling the Sympodium. They are concentrating on the education market and focusing on selling only SmartBoards. They will still support the software. I have discussed this change with Mert and I have been researching alternate technologies for the time when we can no longer support or replace a Sympodium. One technology that I am currently testing is a product called Kramer VIA Connect PRO. It's a product made by a well respected video manufacturer that allows the use of any device to display video during presentations. Kramer VIA Connect uses a technology similar to our Apple TV's Airplay,that allows the images to not only be displayed but also annotated. Also multiple devices can be displayed in a conference room environment for collaboration. It does this all via a special module that hooks into the video presentation system that can link with the presenters Wi-Fi or LAN enabled device. It works with not only Apple iOS devices but also Android and any display device with Wi-Fi or LAN capabilities such as a Windows or MAC laptop. It has security features such as user authentication and 1024 bit encryption, can display HD 1080P160 quality video and up to 4 participants can be displayed simultaneously. I will be updating you at future meetings. I am not requesting any action be taken now by the commission. I am only bringing it up now to address any concerns about losing the Sympodium capabilities. I see this as a positive and viable upgrade option that has passed initial tests. The best part is they cost considerably less than a Sympodium at a 4th of the price! I, ssE VinCONNECT 4