20+ years of innovation

To mark the milestone, SMART donates the two-millionth interactive whiteboard to Douglas Harkness School in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the city where SMART was founded in 1987 and remains headquartered.

The SMART Board 885ix interactive whiteboard system and the SMART Board 8070i interactive display use DViT technology to support multitouch gestures, enabling two people to create and interact with digital content simultaneously.

The global network supports members by providing the resources they need to develop and market engaging interactive products that are compatible with SMART products.

SMART becomes a publicly traded company, closing its initial public offering of 38,830,000 of Class A Subordinate Voting Shares in July.

SMART’s assembly facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, receives ISO 14001:2004 certification, an international benchmark of environmental management.

New Zealand-based NextWindow is a leading designer and manufacturer of optical touch technology for integration into all-in-one computers, computer displays and large-format screens.

SMART Response VE is a browser-based assessment tool that enables students to respond to planned and spontaneous questions and quizzes from Internet-enabled phones or other devices.

The BESSIE awards, issued annually by ComputED Gazette, recognize innovative and content-rich applications from software publishers around the world. SMART Notebook 10 collaborative learning software, SMART Ideas 5.0 concept-mapping software and SMART Sync 2009 classroom management software are recognized in three separate categories.

The Best of FOSE awards, presented by Government Computer News, recognize outstanding and innovative information technology products for government use.

SMART Notebook 10 software wins top honors in the Best Education Technology Solution for Productivity/Creativity category. The CODiE Awards, conferred by the Software & Information Industry Association, hold the distinction of being the only peer-reviewed awards within the software and content industry.

SMART renews its ISO 9001 certification. SMART first received ISO certification in 1998 and was once one of the only companies in the interactive whiteboard industry to achieve this recognized quality management standard.

SMART celebrates the grand opening of its new global headquarters and research center in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The building was designed and constructed using Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) guidelines and is a candidate for LEED Gold certification.

DViT technology is licensed to PixArt Imaging Inc. of Taiwan to aid in the integration of touch capability in personal computers and laptops.

The SMART Table interactive learning center is the first learning display specifically designed for preschool through grade six students. The multitouch table supports up to 40 simultaneous touches with functions similar to the SMART Board interactive whiteboard.

The Senteo interactive response system and the SMART Board 600i2 interactive whiteboard system win prestigious Comenius awards for exemplary education media. SMART Notebook software was previously recognized in 2006, while the SMART Board interactive whiteboard also won a Comenius Medal in 2003.

For the fifth straight year, Military Training Technology magazine names SMART Technologies one of the year’s top 100 training and simulation companies providing military training products in North America. The award recognizes companies that have advanced military training through technology and innovation.

Worlddidac recognizes SMART Notebook 10 software as an outstanding product in the category of Products – All General School Subjects.

The SMART Board interactive display frame uses DViT technology imbedded in the bezel to add interactivity to flat-panel displays.

Industry-leading global research company Decision Tree Consulting confirms that SMART is the first interactive whiteboard manufacturer to reach the one million installations milestone.

The system includes a handheld device for each student in a classroom and a central receiver that allows teachers to send information out to each device and receive information back from each student. The system increases one-to-one interaction by allowing teachers to survey and engage students and collect responses to personalize the learning environment.

The Worlddidac Foundation is an independent, international trade association for the education market. This award certifies companies that demonstrate a strong understanding of educators’ needs. SMART first received accreditation in 2004–2007 and was the only interactive whiteboard manufacturer certified under charter at that time.

Executive chairman and co-founder, David Martin, receives the Outstanding Achievement Award at the British Education Suppliers Education Resource Awards for inventing the interactive whiteboard and “changing the nature of what happens in classrooms all over the world.”

An annual product evaluation sponsored by the Chinese edition of PC World magazine selects the SMART Board 680 interactive whiteboard as the Best Buy of 2007.

The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards program celebrates business growth, innovation and entrepreneurship and recognizes the 50 fastest growing tech companies in Canada.

SMART launches the SMART Exchange, an online community for educators to share information, connect with colleagues and collaborate on various topics. In 2008, teacher-submitted lesson activities are made available.

Designed specifically for the corporate, military and government sectors, this is the first fully-integrated LCD table to offer dual-touch capability.

SMART introduces the Sympodium ID350 and ID370 interactive pen displays.

This prestigious national award acknowledges SMART for its significant contribution to Canada's economy and highlights excellence in global competitiveness.

The 600 series offers larger screen sizes, making it suitable for installation in larger classrooms or offices with more viewers. Sophisticated styling, an easily accessed Help button, a hardware expansion slot and several new accessories build on the popular features of the 500 series.

SMART is the first interactive whiteboard company to enable educators to browse content by curriculum standards.

The interactive overlay is incorporated with NASA's plasma displays to create a network of MERBoards, or a large, touch-enabled, plasma display system with custom MERBoard software.

This multiuser software allows meeting attendees to easily connect and share screen information over distances.

Interacting at a Distance: Measuring the Performance of Laser Pointers and Other Devices says the SMART Board interactive whiteboard beats conventional mouse, laser pointers and semantic snarfing, where the image is copied to a handheld device and the user interacts with the device's touch screen using a stylus.

The new software allows teachers and students to create diagrams that visually represent complex ideas through multilevel concept maps.

SMART Meeting Pro software helps groups collect, organize and archive meeting information.