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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.

The Eastwood Mall Complex in Niles, Ohio represents one of the best established retail destinations in the country. Operated by Cafaro, it offers a unique blend of amenities, going beyond retail to also offer corporate offices, three hotels, and close proximity to Eastwood baseball field. With help from SVT Technology Services and Solutions, CDW and Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, Cafaro set out to add an event space to the complex.

LuminArtz, an organization celebrating local and regional creatives through the art of projection, refused to let the Coronavirus situation get them down. Instead, they turned to powerful NEC projectors to help celebrate local history and culture through their "Light up the Night" evet at the Wenham Museum.

A top university must meet exceptionally high
expectations for its design and function. Students,
faculty, administrators and alumni expect world-class
campus facilities that include the latest technologies
– so when the University of Notre Dame initiated the
largest building project in its history, it required a
massive AV installation across multiple buildings and a
historically significant stadium.

Christmas is a special time of year, full of joy and spectacle. One of the most iconic aspects of this celebration is the Christmas light display. While many enjoy setting their own lights up around the house, others take the passion to an entirely different level.

Teaching, especially in higher education, has evolved dramatically since the rise of technology. Classrooms look very different than they did a decade or two ago, and students and educators alike are reaping the benefits of collaboration methods and visual aids that were not possible until recently.

So when a university in Philadelphia saw a way to enhance its healthcare and medical sciences education spaces by making them more interactive and collaborative, it turned to technology to make it happen.

World-class natural history museums continuously strive to create extraordinary experiences for visitors, and that means finding creative ways to transport people of all ages into a specific tableau or era. So when Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History began the process of moving its famous Tyrannosaurus rex specimen to a new home within the museum, curators saw an opportunity to immerse visitors in the dinosaur’s world.

It can be difficult to make connections with the art of antiquity; how much can modern humanity possibly have in common with people who lived thousands of years ago? This can be especially true of ancient Greek and Roman art, which is largely monochromatic; sculptures are made of hard, impassive marble or bronze, and weathered architecture has faded them to a single dingy shade.

This lack of color can translate into inaccessibility; museum-goers sometimes are less attracted to classical art exhibits, lingering politely for a few moments before moving on to the Impressionists or Japanese woodblock prints – or any exhibit that is more visually appealing, because of its colorful representations.

To help visitors better connect with the works of the ancient Mediterranean, museums are striving to present this art as its contemporaries would have seen it – vibrantly colored and eye-catching – through a combination of technology and painstaking research.