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POLYVISION
INTRODUCES INDUSTRY’S FIRST “FINGERTIP” ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT
STAND FOR INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS
New Product Improves Current Board Mobility
Atlanta – (Mar. 30, 2004) – PolyVision Corporation,
the worldwide leader in visual communication products and a Steelcase
(NYSE: SCS) Company, today announced the availability of its Adjustable
Height Stand, the newest addition to the Walk-and-Talk™ family of
products.
The Adjustable Height Stand is the only interactive whiteboard stand in
the market that easily adapts to the height of any user, offering flexibility,
ease-of-use and convenience in any environment.
“Durability, style and, most importantly, flexibility create the
cornerstones for this stand,” said Mike Dunn, PolyVision president
and CEO. “Our user-centered research showed us how people seemed
to struggle with height adjustability of interactive whiteboard stands
– many times requiring the support of two people. We felt it was
important to take the industry lead and design a stand that can be easily
moved and that one individual could simply adjust, making it ideal for
anyone, including those with physical limitations.”
PolyVision’s Adjustable Height Stand solves the most common problems
associated with stands of this type: height adjustment, mobility, and
storage.
Unique components in the stand’s construction make for effortless,
fingertip height adjustment; large, easy-glide wheels improve mobility;
and a convenient storage basket ensures the safe portability of all materials.
The stand’s components make the attached board seem feather-light,
allowing one person to easily lift or lower the board to a variety of
heights. The four-inch-wide wheels allow users to easily roll the stand
over door thresholds, carpet, linoleum, or any other type of flooring.
To prevent the stand from rolling out of place, two diagonal wheels are
designed with foot-deployed locking mechanisms. The large storage basket’s
grid design prevents dust build-up, so items won’t slide in transition.
The Adjustable Height Stand meets American Disability Act (ADA) standards
for accessible design. Prices range from $639 to $719, based upon the
Walk-and-Talk interactive whiteboard model it supports, and comes with
a two-year warranty, extending to five years upon product registration.
About PolyVision
Corporation, a Steelcase Company
PolyVision Corporation enhances the way people learn, work, and communicate
visually through a broad portfolio of products. Since 1954, PolyVision
has focused on creating products and services that inspire users to be
more productive, effective, and creative when collaborating and communicating
visually. Whether it is developing the world’s number one selling
P3ceramicsteel ™ surface, or creating the industry’s
first walk-up-and-use interactive whiteboard, PolyVision has an unparalleled
track record of new breakthroughs in the visual communication market.
For more information, visit www.polyvision.com.
About Steelcase
Inc.
Steelcase Inc., a Fortune 500 company, helps individuals and organizations
around the world to work more effectively by providing knowledge, products
and services that enable customers and their consultants to create work
environments that integrate architecture, furniture and technology. Founded
in 1912 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the company has led
the global office furniture industry in sales every year since 1974. Its
product portfolio includes furniture systems, seating, lighting, storage,
architectural and technology products, and related products and services.
Fiscal 2003 revenue was approximately $2.6 billion. Steelcase Inc. and
its subsidiaries have dealers in more than 900 locations, 50 manufacturing
facilities in over 40 locations and approximately 16,000 employees around
the world. The company's Class A Common Stock trades on the NYSE under
the symbol SCS. For more information, visit www.steelcase.com.
“Walk-and-Talk”
and “P3ceramicsteel” are trademarks of
PolyVision Corporation.
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