Hiperwall Inc., a provider of video wall display software, has introduced a screen-sharing system designed to improve productivity and participation among workforce teams.
Unlike traditional meeting software that allows only one person to share at a time, the company said Engage lets up to six pieces of content, screens, application windows or camera feeds to be displayed simultaneously on a conference room television screen.
Engage also displays the shared content to all meeting participants’ devices simultaneously, ensuring in-room and remote attendees are fully involved, Mission Viejo-based Hiperwall said in an announcement on Feb. 20.
It combines simplicity and multi-user wireless team collaboration, while content is displayed instantly in the conference room and business-grade security is maintained.
Hiperwall says Engage eliminates the need for cables and small connectivity parts known as dongles.
Sharing ‘In Seconds’
“With a minimalist, intuitive interface, users can start sharing in seconds—no training or technical setup required,” the company says.
Once installed on a conference room PC, the in-room display provides step-by-step instructions for participants to join a session and begin sharing.
“Engage delivers a low-latency sharing experience, ensuring that content appears on the in-room display instantly,” according to Hiperwall.
It handles slides, application windows, videos and live camera feeds, maintaining “crisp resolution and smooth frame rates,” according to Hiperwall.
Users viewing the content on their devices also see a high-quality thumbnail view of the content being shared to the in-room display and can expand each piece of content to view in full resolution.
The Engage user interface includes tools to give priority to shared content and lets meeting hosts instantly zoom in on key content by switching it to full-screen mode on the in-room display when needed.
Teams, Zoom, Webex
Engage is designed to work alongside popular video conferencing platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Webex. It is not designed to replace these platforms.
Users can share their Engage session just like any other application window.
Hiperwall says its software is “completely hardware agnostic, allowing users to deploy systems with nothing more than commonly available PCs, monitors and network equipment.”
The company was originally a research project funded in 2004 by the National Science Foundation at the University of California, Irvine.
