CALGARY, Alberta --- December 15, 2008 --- SMART Technologies announces its first mobile stand for interactive displays. The SMART Mobile Stand for interactive displays is specifically designed to add mobility to SMART Board™ interactive displays measuring 50" to 65" (127 cm to 165.1 cm). The system is ideal for users in education, business and government who must share limited numbers of interactive displays or who need to create temporary meeting or learning spaces. A mobile SMART Board interactive display means organisations can quickly add interactive and audiovisual functionality to rooms that would otherwise be without. Teachers can reconfigure space within a classroom simply by moving the interactive display to different parts of the room for small-group work. The mobile stand has a height-adjustable range of 15" (38 cm) up or down, which, depending on audience configuration, can improve sightlines. It also accommodates use by people of different heights and is practical for any special needs users with limited reach.

CALGARY, Alberta --- December 5, 2008 --- SMART Technologies announces SMART Notebook SE (Student Edition) software on a convenient USB silicon bracelet. Designed for technology savvy students, the product offers portable interactive learning software that complements SMART Notebook software, a widely-used lesson delivery application. North American students use several computers each day to complete school work as they move from their homeroom to the computer lab to the library and then home. The bracelet allows them to plug in to any computer, complete assignments and save their work to a single, portable USB key. SMART Notebook SE software runs automatically from the bracelet, so there is no need to download or install it. With 2 GB of space (120 Mb of which is used by SMART Notebook SE), the bracelet makes it easy for students to take homework, digital texts, multimedia and other important information with them wherever they go. The mobile format also means issues concerning variability in computer set up are minimized. Today, the bracelets are compatible with the Windows^® operating system. A Mac version and cross-platform version are under development. SMART Notebook software can be used with all SMART Board™ interactive whiteboards and displays, Senteo™ interactive response systems, Sympodium™ interactive pen displays and AirLiner™ wireless slates.

CALGARY, Alberta --- November 27, 2008 --- SMART Technologies announces the appointments of Axel Rosiefsky, Frederic Arneodo and Yvonne Biggins to key management positions with the company’s team serving Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Rosiefsky assumes the newly created position of director, sales operations and services for EMEA, with the mandate to build operational infrastructure in the region to deliver superior customer service. Arneodo assumes the new position of director, sales for EMEA, and will be responsible for optimizing SMART’s channel strategy and performance. Yvonne Biggins is appointed to the new position of manager, education business development for EMEA. She will manage a team of education consultants and marketing specialists who will work with teachers to improve student learning outcomes with SMART solutions. The appointments are part of a series of strategic steps aimed at expanding SMART sales, marketing and customer support activities in the region. Rosiefsky, Arneodo and Biggins all report to Patrick Lelorieux, SMART’s vice president and general manager for EMEA.

CALGARY, Alberta --- November 27, 2008 --- SMART Technologies announces the third generation SMART Board^™ 600i interactive whiteboard system. The new product line offers two screen formats - widescreen (16:10 aspect ratio) and standard (4:3 aspect ratio). Each model in the improved 600i line combines an award-winning SMART Board 600 series interactive whiteboard and one of two new boom-mounted, short-throw projectors, both of which offer longer bulb life and better image quality than previous generations. The 4:3 model integrates a UF55 projector, and the 16:10 integrates a UF55w. The widescreen model increases active whiteboard space by 20 percent over the standard. Measuring 87" (221 cm) on the diagonal, the 16:10 makes it compatible with today’s wide-format computer resolutions and content. Any SMART Board 680, 660, 580 and 560 interactive whiteboard can be retrofitted with a UF55, and the 685 model can be retrofitted with a UF55w.

October 28, 2008 - SMART Technologies announces the SMART Table interactive learning centre, a ground-breaking learning display designed specifically for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 children (ages 4 to 11). The new product is a brightly coloured table with a touch-sensitive surface where groups of students can simultaneously interact with digital content. Working together to complete interactive lessons, play educational games and solve problems, students think the interactive learning centre is fun and easy to use, and their teachers find it educational. The SMART Table provides a learner-centric experience for small groups that allows students to select or move objects, draw or write on the screen simultaneously, and work together to find answers to preset questions. The interactive learning centre is an ideal complement to the whole-class learning opportunities provided by SMART Board™ interactive whiteboards. For example, a teacher can introduce a concept on an interactive whiteboard and then ask students in small groups to explore it further on a SMART Table. The SMART Table’s touch technology builds on SMART’s DViT™ (Digital Vision Touch) technology, which enables multiuser and multitouch functionality. The product reflects the company’s leading role in touch interaction technology, particularly as it relates to interactive whiteboards and interactive displays

CALGARY, Alberta --- September 25, 2008 --- SMART Technologies announces a student version of SMART Notebook, the collaborative learning software used with all SMART Board interactive whiteboards and displays, Senteo interactive response systems, Sympodium interactive pen displays and AirLiner wireless slates. SMART Notebook SE is designed for K–12 teachers who use SMART Notebook software as their lesson delivery application and who want a compatible program for their students. This is the first application of its kind to let students create, share, organize and store digital files just like their teachers. The software is ideal for learner-centric environments in which teachers guide students through a process of inquiry, discovery and sharing, often using interactive tools to facilitate the process. Students can also use the software’s scheduling and organizing features to keep track of homework assignments and due dates, takes notes and highlight important concepts. The software runs on student desktops, laptops, ultra-mobile PCs, PDAs or tablets.

SMART Technologies announces that the one millionth SMART Board interactive whiteboard has rolled off the company’s production line. SMART is the first interactive whiteboard manufacturer to reach this significant milestone with nearly a quarter of these used in the UK. Over the past 17 years, SMART has sold about 70 percent more interactive whiteboards than its closest competitor. According to first-half data for 2008 for the interactive whiteboard product category, SMART has a 53.3 percent global category share, up from 45.5 percent in the first half of 2007. The information comes from Futuresource, an industry-leading global research company that has tracked interactive whiteboard sales for the past eight years.

SMART Technologies and John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. announce SMART Board Interactive Whiteboards For Dummies®, a new reference manual designed to enhance users’ experiences with SMART Board interactive whiteboards. Released by Wiley, the long-time publisher of the For Dummies series, SMART Board Interactive Whiteboards For Dummies represents the first interactive whiteboard guide in the series. It was produced in cooperation with SMART and is now available. Other languages are scheduled to follow.

SMART Technologies announces the SMART document camera, the latest addition to its 21st-century classroom solution. This easy-to-use product enables teachers to display detailed images and video of any physical object, and instantly incorporate that material into digital lessons using a SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard and Notebook™ collaborative learning software.

LONDON, UK --- January 9, 2008 --- SMART Technologies announces the release of version 10 of Notebook^™ collaborative learning software, which offers over 30 new features that make lesson creation and delivery even easier, and learning more exciting and fun. The latest version of one of the most popular collaborative learning software products in the world now includes access to more than 100,000 new pieces of educational content and an updated teachers’ resource hub, which connects teachers to hundreds of lesson activities and offers tools that help them use Notebook software 10 more effectively. Version 10 also offers support for 5 additional languages, which brings the total to 41.

LONDON, UK --- January 9, 2008 --- SMART Technologies announces the SMART classroom audio system. The system, designed to improve the audibility of teacher and student voices in the classroom, includes a teacher microphone, student microphone, charging station, two infrared sensors, an amplifier, and four ceiling- or wall-mounted speakers. The system reduces teachers’ vocal cord strain by distributing their voices to all corners of the room. This enables students to hear clearly, which focuses their attention and helps keep them engaged.

LONDON, UK --- January 9, 2008 --- SMART Technologies announces the SMART Board^™ 685 interactive whiteboard, a wide-format interactive whiteboard with a 16:10 aspect ratio that measures 87 inches (221 cm) on the diagonal. The extra wide format offers 20 percent more working space than a SMART Board 680 interactive whiteboard and provides a solution for teachers who choose to adopt 16:10 wide-screen projectors.

LONDON, UK --- January 9, 2008 --- SMART Technologies announces that the UK price of the Senteo^™ interactive response system is being reduced by 35 percent, and, in the summer of 2008, customers will be able to upgrade to version 2.0 of Senteo assessment software at no charge. Version 2.0 will enhance the teaching experience even further with extensive improvements to the tracking, reporting and analysis functions.