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The direct channel to the industry Edtech: big ideas, small budgets! Page 26 Kids in tinfoil Crowns, interesting edtech innovations, upgrades to displays and networks.
Higher education and advances in technology Page 29 In this Q& A, Andrew Bissett (AB), Country Manager - UK&I, Nordics & Africa at DTEN, looks at the impact of technological advances on higher education.
Midwich launches LMG launches ‘SenseIQ’ for smart Mi Finance buildings Mi Finance is a financial service that supports customers’ business growth through help in acquiring new technologies, or upgrading assets while protecting their working capital. Available to customers of Midwich Ltd, Nimans Ltd and Sound Technology Ltd, and with plans to roll out to the wider UK&I group of companies soon, Mi Finance offers competitive rates for lease and hire purchases. Three product options are currently available, including finance lease, hire purchase, and operating lease, with a fourth product in development. Simon Munday, Mi Finance manager, said: “We are really excited to bring this proposition to market. We are constantly looking at ways to increase our service offering and Mi Finance is our answer. We work as an extension to our customer’s team – taking the administration out of their hands, offering quotations, managing proposal acceptances, completing documents, and arranging swift payments – so they don’t have to. The service is also available as an offering to facilitate transactions with their end client.” Leasing has grown in popularity with recent figures by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) stating “that total asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase)
grew in January 2023 by 8% compared with the same month in 2022. In the twelve months to January 2023, new business was 6% higher than in the same period in 2022”. Louise Nevard, Director (Credit at Midwich UK&I) added: “It’s great to be able to offer Mi Finance to our customers and work with the experienced and knowledgeable team at Nimans. They’ve got a proven track record of delivering results and to have them leading our Mi Finance proposition is fantastic. Using the team’s experience means that we can expand on our previous leasing services, which we launched in 2018, to provide the support our customers need.”
LMG has announced the launch a complete IoT services solution, SenseIQ. SenseIQ enables organisations to connect and unify buildings with people and technology, achieving maximum visibility of key building data such as occupancy, air quality and power usage The all-in-one solution includes installation and maintenance of :a wide range of physical sensors wireless gateways. Cellular or LAN based backhaul connectivity are options with cloud-based software platform for analysing and visualising the data in real time over a 3D building render A wide variety of physical sen-
sors feed into IoT gateways, centralising the data either on the user’s network or in the cloud. This allows building owners to monitor temperature, humidity, indoor air quality (IAQ), zoneby-zone power usage, as well as occupancy and space utilisation via a variety of IoT sensors. The SenseIQ hardware – sensors, gateways and backhaul connectivity – is simple to install and seamlessly integrates with the cloud-based software. Providing a cohesive interface for SenseIQ, LMG’s software platform is designed to provide an accessible intuitive dashboard for users - allowing them
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Bolton-based integrator wins with F1 Arcade. Bolton-based AV integrator TVC Technology Solutions, has brought its smart display technology to London’s most exciting new social racing experience, the F1 Arcade. This first-of-itskind premium experiential venue brings the excitement and emotion of the sport from the circuit to the heart of the city. TVC Technology Solutions, part of the TVD Group, partnered with Kindred Concepts, a brand-new global venture created to develop experiential leisure concepts, on behalf of Formula 1. The F1 Arcade in the heart of the City of London offers a best-in-class
full-motion simulator racing experience designed to convey all
the speed and thrills of F1 motor racing.
Key to the F1 Arcade project was creating a fully immersive sensory AV experience that recreates all the noise, splendour, and excitement of F1 racing. The zoning of the audio was critical, from the world-building entrance that sets the scene with LED strip lighting and sounds of F1 engines, to the party atmosphere of the DJ booth and bar. To support the 60-strong line-up of motion F1 simulators, TVC was tasked with enhancing the social and competitive element of F1 Arcade with multiple largecontinued on page 2