Readers Nominate 12 Impact Products of the Year

Smart Kapp

Typically when we think about recommending new products we look for ones that will wow our customers. New products that will improve the way they currently teach, present, collaborate, communicate and so forth.

Sometimes there are more important reasons to recommend digital solutions. In this case it is sustainability. This has become a very important topic with many corporations and the people that work there.

We have been capturing the notes written on whiteboards for years. Many products throughout the years have scanned, photographed or otherwise captured and saved this information. Smart Kapp does this as well. It improves the process with a user-friendly application and a unique URL that allows remote participants to view the notes live. Many end users have not embraced electronic whiteboards and the sometimes complicated software that is required to drive it. This causes end users to fall back to putting marker to paper and then paste those notes around the room, photographed and tossed into the recycle bin. Using 10-20 sheets per meeting at just under $1 per sheet there is an opportunity here.

At a cost of $899 we determined the customer will save enough for each unit to pay for itself in well under six months, while improving their sustainability program.

—Tom Taylor, senior VP, PMO, Unified AV Systems