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Giving NetApp’s New State-of-the-Art Headquarters the Tech to Match

NetApp has a portfolio of leading data, application, and storage solutions that help organizations manage applications and data everywhere across hybrid environments.  Bart Saunders, Multimedia Specialist for NetApp, turned to Sharp to ensure the new facility was built with leading, innovative displays in mind, and installed four direct view indoor 137” LED video walls in the new headquarters’ conference center.  The team worked hand-inhand with Creation Networks, Inc., which was key to the success of this installation.

Creating CCS Headquarters' Lobby to be a Dynamic, Modern Environment

As a leader in the commercial audio-visual industry, CCS prides itself on operating as a trusted resource for stellar AV products and cutting-edge audio video integration. To reflect their AV expertise and passion for tech, CCS enlisted Sharp to design the lobby of their national headquarters' main feature, an unusual 90-degree wraparound dvLED wall. With a detailed vision in mind, Sharp got to work, collaborating with CCS and design agency, OpenEye Global, to bring the lobby to life using two LED walls and stunning imagery.

Providing Increased Video Access and Flexibility to Utah Department of Transportation

The Utah Department of Transportation’s Traffic Operations Center is responsible for the behind-the-scenes tech that allows for safe and reliable transportation across the Beehive State. UDOT’s Brent Parker, Project Manager, enlisted the expertise of Dalton Parker, Chief Technology Officer for TVS Pro, to design and install a replacement of 3 rear projection screens.  TVS Pro found the functionality, flexibility and customization they needed in NEC displays.

Intellis Gets Scalable IT Solution to Support Healthy Growth

Intellis, an e4 company, is a health information management consulting firm that contracts with hospitals and health systems to help them with documentation, coding and auditing of medical records. Sharp's HIPAA/HITECH compliance assessment showed Intellis that its current IT vendor had lost track of the locations and quantity of laptops and other supporting equipment in the field.  Intellis enlisted the help of Sharp to craft a full work-from-home technology kit and ordering system to get employees up and running.

Unbeatable Projectors ensure The Rio Theatre shows the Best of the Best

Originally built in the 1940s, The Rio Theatre is the only movie theater in the rural town of Sweet Home, Oregon.  In 2019, they added an additional, smaller auditorium and selected the NEC NC1000C for the screen projector. Beyond being easy to operate, extremely user-friendly and requiring minimal maintenance, the NEC projectors make the owner’s life much easier in other ways as well. From the installation of the first NEC projector in 2019 to 2023, the number of customers coming into The Rio Theatre has doubled. 

Dental Service Organization Keeps Employees Engaged with NEC Displays

With upwards of 85 offices located throughout the southeast, a leading dental service organization needed a solution to better engage staff at all their different offices at once. Each office had meetings but did not have a way to easily collaborate with other offices and rarely used the essential employee intranet.  By installing Sharp's NEC displays, with the soundbar and cameras, all offices are now able to have daily morning meetings with each office to talk about the cases coming in for that day. 

Straight A’s: Outdoor LED Display sets ULM’s Student Center up for Success

The University of Louisiana Monroe is a public university with almost 8,000 undergraduate students. In 2021, ULM began construction on an $11.6 million contemporary student center with five dining options, a small market, meeting areas, group seating, and more. ULM wanted an eye-catching and impressive signage display capable of displaying campus signage, communicating relevant school news, and streaming sports games.  NEC’s outdoor digital display has become a central platform for school signage and news – as well as a place for students to check in on their favorite sports teams between classes.

Healthcare Analytics Company Secures Laptops Despite a Global Shortage

The pandemic brewed a perfect storm of worldwide supply chain issues and computer chip shortages.  At that time, a prominent healthcare analytics company had pivoted to a full-on remote work environment and acquired a new company. With more than 5,000 employees working from home and onboarding new employees, it was in dire need of powerful laptops. 

USC Provides Students an Opportunity to Unleash their Creative Energies

Today, college esports, which is competitive video game play, sits front and center for new recruitment programs, coupled with lucrative funding opportunities for student-athletes.  The University of Southern California had a vision to not only throw its weight behind esports, but to also create an entirely new space that is engineered to harness the creative potential of any student on campus. It was out of the desire to tap into the technology and opportunities of the future that the Digital Creative Lab was born.

NaViSense Pilots At-The-Edge AI Technology with LaMACCHIA Group and Vivalociti

LaMACCHIA Group and Vivalociti is a full-service strategic consultative, design-build, and data solutions partner firm that works exclusively with financial institutions. In 2022, LaMACCHIA began deploying NaViSense from Sharp in various client locations. NaViSense helped clients analyze data and insights they couldn’t rely on before and allowed each branch to elevate the customer experience.

Orange Unified School District [Success Story]

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When COVID-19 hit, Orange Unified School District, located in Orange County California, needed a remote learning solution for its students. Within 60 days, Dynabook worked with its partners to set up and deploy approximately 16,000 laptops to students throughout the school district. Features such as high-quality web cams and voice cancellation kept students communicating and collaborating, both inside and outside of the classroom. Learn more about Dynabook laptops.

A Modern Upgrade: dvLED Technology Redefines The Ampersand’s Atrium

Aspen Properties is a boutique real estate company that owns and manages 3.8 million square feet of commercial office space in downtown Calgary and Edmonton. After purchasing The Ampersand, an A-class office complex comprised of three identical towers, Aspen looked to modernize its key spaces, with the atrium as a top priority. The goal for The Ampersand was to offer the type of amenity-rich and positive office environment that is in high demand by today’s workforce.

Dallas County Probate Court Sets Precedent for Courtroom Technology

When the Dallas County Probate Court had to accommodate virtual court hearings, they realized they did not have the technology to properly simulate an in-person, open court proceeding. The court turned to Sharp to provide an all-in-one solution that would enable them to continue to provide justice for their constituents.

Penn Hills School District Increases Efficiencies with a Technology Makeover

Penn Hills School District is a mid-sized, K-12 public school district located in Pittsburgh. The school had seen a major decline in enrollment over the past 10 years mostly due to socioeconomic factors and a shifting demographic, which cost them three million dollars annually.   When the pandemic struck, the schools faced the added challenge of creating a hybrid learning environment with outdated technology.

Staying Ahead of the Curve: Adding Transformational Technology with Abundant Natural Light

Founded in 1847, Otterbein University has a rich legacy of educating generations of learners, but found that their visual technology, such as projectors and large screen displays, was falling short.  Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America helped Franklin and the team outfit more than 125 learning spaces with NEC projectors and displays that will serve the University for many years to come.

Rosemont College Transforms Campus with Hybrid Learning Technology

When Rosemont College was looking to upgrade their classrooms with the latest in learning technology, the college engaged Haverford Systems to provide a turnkey hybrid learning package that included Sharp interactive whiteboards and PTZOptics broadcast, pan, tilt and zoom video cameras.

Dynabook Laptops Meet the Complexity of Hybrid Teaching at Brooks Academies

The recent pandemic transformed how educators at Brooks Academies of Texas teach. Laptops became a pivotal gateway to reach students, but the school laptops were not configured to meet the complexity of remote and hybrid instruction. The IT director teamed up with Sharp to customize a laptop that could empower educators to teach effectively.

Sharp Provides Cost-Saving Solution to a Swing Set Manufacturer

When a leading swing set manufacturer’s business boomed during the start of COVID-19, the company was challenged with printing enough manuals to meet customer demand. The company turned to printing inhouse with a Sharp black and white printer to save costs and reduce waste.

State of the ART: The Intersection of Art and Technology at 11th & Idaho

Rafanelli and Nahas searched to find an architect who would provide a thoughtful, elegant design for its downtown Boise commercial office. The award-winning team at Perkins + Will designed the space to feature an engaging, highly impactful video wall. After reviewing a number of technology options, Rafanelli and Nahas decided on an expansive 8 ft. x 15 ft. dvLED video wall from Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America.

30 Hybrid Classrooms Rolled Out at Denmark Technical College in South Carolina

After COVID-19 hit, Denmark Technical College (DTC) wanted to welcome students back safely. Due to social distancing requirements, the director of IT services was in search of a hybrid model to accommodate students, remote and in person. DTC leaned on Sharp to provide a total hybrid solution to bring the classroom experience to students at home.

Windows Collaboration Display Helps Improve Distance Learning at EmergyCare

EmergyCare, one of the largest nonprofit EMS providers in Northwestern Pennsylvania, provides emergency medical technician (EMT) and paramedic training courses. Because state regulations mandate that students taking these courses must attend live training, students in areas far away from the headquarters training location typically needed to travel several hours to train. EmergyCare's two satellite locations in Warren and Meadville, PA were very interested in putting together a distance learning platform.

Sharp Delivers the Right Solution for an Offshore Drilling Company

When an offshore drilling company’s security became an issue with highly sensitive documents, the company needed a reliable solution that would protect unattended print jobs as well as integrate with their existing systems. Along with Sharp multifunction printers (MFPs), Sharp incorporated Secure Print Release with new USB card readers to make it easy for authorized walk-up users to authenticate to the machines and securely release their print jobs.

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