SMART Technologies

Partners David Martin and Nancy Knowlton are on a long drive through upstate New York when Dave first describes the product idea he’s been working on to Nancy. SMART Technologies Inc. is founded the following year.

SMART builds the industry and continues to lead the market.

The alliance results in joint product development, joint marketing efforts and Intel's equity ownership in SMART.

The foundation offers more than US$50 million in grants to qualifying public or private, accredited, not-for-profit education institutions every year.

SMART is one of few companies in the interactive whiteboard industry to achieve this recognized quality management standard.

The program supports research on technology that supports group collaboration and information sharing.

SMART continues to expand operations worldwide and localize support for distributors.

The SMARTer Kids Foundation and its supporting sponsors are the only National Teacher of the Year sponsors to award technology products and training, worth US$17,000 for each nominee.

Interacting at a Distance: Measuring the Performance of Laser Pointers and Other Devices says the SMART Board interactive whiteboard beats conventional mouse, laser pointers and semantic snarfing, where the image is copied to a handheld device and the user interacts with the device's touch screen using a stylus.

More than US$300,000 in classroom technology are donated to enhance learning environments.

The award presentation marks the first time a hardware product wins the Comenius Medal.

SMART introduces DViT (Digital Vision Touch) technology, a breakthrough technology that enhances the functionality of SMART Board interactive whiteboards.

SMART is the only interactive whiteboard manufacturer certified under charter. Judging criteria include pedagogic value, innovation, ease of use, design, quality, safety, multifunctionality, adaptability, degree of interactivity, eco-friendliness, aesthetics and performance/cost ratio.

More than US$300,000 in SMART products to be won by 20 schools.

The product has been incorporated with NASA's plasma displays to create a network of MERBoards, or a large, touch-enabled, plasma display system with custom MERBoard software.

SMART products are installed in schools in every U.S. state, in each of the 25 largest school districts and in the majority of the top 500 school districts.

World's largest SMART Board interactive whiteboard is facilitating research into virtual rear projection (VRP), a breakthrough in front-projection technology, at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

This prestigious national award acknowledges SMART for its significant contribution to Canada's economy and highlights excellence in global competitiveness.

SMART is first interactive whiteboard company to enable educators to browse content by curriculum standards.

Independent study shows closest competitor has only 27 percent of the market. The total market share of all other brands remains at 16 percent.