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AMITPRO Presentation – Why IT Partners need to know about Audio-visual (AV) Technology

October 13th, 2010 by Mike

AMITPRO is the Association of Midlands IT Professionals, a peer group of which RTS have been members of for just under a year now. The group is a fantastic opportunity for likeminded technology professionals to come together once a month to share best practices, marketplace developments, vendor presentations and even a beer or two afterwards.

Last night saw RTS’ first presentation to the group about why we feel now is the time for IT partners, as trusted business advisors, to have an understanding of Audio-visual (AV) technology. Over the course of the presentation we took the group through an overview of the AV industry, common client scenarios that we frequently see (Training rooms and Classrooms, Boardrooms, Video conferencing, Digital Signage and Audio systems) and offered our insight in to what we perceive the future of this emerging market to be.
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Building Schools for the Future

September 9th, 2010 by Mike

The recent announcement in July 2010 to scrap the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme forced over 700 schools and 123 academy schemes to halt plans for their redevelopment. Many had high hopes for this £45 billion project when it was announced back in 2003. But, what was it that caused the demise of such a promising programme?
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