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Las Vegas, NV, January 9, 2012<\/strong> — Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, launched an 80-inch class (80″ diagonal) interactive display system, AQUOS\u00ae Board, a complete solution to facilitate global collaboration in a way that’s never been seen before.<\/p>\n The 80-inch class AQUOS Board combines an interactive display with a well-designed, comprehensive system for uniquely collaborative sessions. This latest addition to Sharp’s evolving family of state-of-the-art, 60-inch class (60 1\/32″ diagonal), 70-inch class (69-1\/2″ diagonal) and 80-inch class display tools allows organizations to operate in a visual and truly collaborative way, creating a dynamic and interactive workplace experience.<\/p>\n The display produced by Sharp is a Gen-10 LCD manufactured in Sakai City, Japan. The AQUOS Board interactive display replaces traditional, static projection solutions with spectacular performance, delivering the high-definition quality we’ve come to expect in our homes.\u00a0 Designed to optimize and integrate a wide range of applications companies need in order to think big and disseminate information on a global scale \u2013 such as work group collaboration, video conferencing, interactive signage and video walls \u2013 the AQUOS Board delivers more than double the screen area of a 55-inch class display. It is ideal for any setting that requires large-scale collaboration, information and\/or entertainment options, including meeting rooms, office lobbies, schools, airports, malls, exhibit halls and hotels.<\/p>\n The AQUOS Board PN-L802B will be available in late February for $13,795 MSRP.<\/p>\n Features and Capabilities (courtesy of Sharp Press Release)<\/p>\n Further facilitating global collaboration, the AQUOS Board offers business users seamless integration with presentation and video conferencing technologies, including WebEx\u2122, GoToMeeting\u2122 and Skype\u2122. Additionally, the system will be fully compatible with a full array of familiar Microsoft\u00ae products (Microsoft Office Suite\u00ae, Microsoft Windows 7\u00ae and Microsoft touch Pack for Windows 7\u00ae).<\/p>\n In addition to the PN-L802B stand-alone display, which comes with a three-year onsite parts and labor limited warranty, customers also have the option of purchasing a bundled solution. The bundle \u2013 PN-L802B-PKG \u2013includes the AQUOS Board 80-inch class, full-array, LED backlit, interactive touch-panel display, the PN-TPC2W7 Compact Whiteboard PC and rolling cart floor stand. The whiteboard PC connects easily to the rear of the display; utilizes an Intel\u00ae Pentium\u2122 dual-core 2.5 GHz processor and comes pre-loaded with Microsoft Windows 7, Sharp Pen Software\u2122 and touch-screen drivers, and is sold with a HDMI\u00ae connecting cable for easy system set-up.<\/p>\n The AQUOS Board 80-inch class LED touch-panel, with full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, is equipped with Sharp’s UV2A photo alignment and Full Array LED backlight technologies to create an energy-efficient screen that is easy to read in most environments, regardless of ambient light.<\/p>\n Users can make meetings more interactive by drawing and taking notes directly on-screen, and saving new versions to their PC or printing them to a connected Sharp Multifunction Product (MFP). The intuitive software also lets users select pen colors and eraser functions easily, with a click of the touch pen button. Furthermore, existing images can be easily scanned and displayed by connecting to a networked Sharp MFP via the pen software.<\/p>\n The AQUOS Board is engineered for commercial 24\/7 use, uninterrupted worry-free operation and comes with a three-year onsite parts and labor limited warranty. It can also function separately of the bundled solution, as a versatile LED-LCD information display.<\/p>\n