BETT 2012 Show Review Available as Free Download from Futuresource Consulting

DUNSTABLE, ENGLAND, February 08, 2012

Futuresource analysts attended BETT 2012 checking out what's new and what's hot across the use of technology in education, and compiled a report highlighting the key themes and trends entering the marketplace in 2012 and beyond. This report is now available for free download.

Here's a snapshot of what they found:

* The IT infrastructure 'backbone' is developing both in sophistication and penetration.

* Hardware suppliers are developing links with content companies and owners as they seek to develop a more 'end to end' education solution.

* With personal devices becoming popular within education, suppliers are seeking to develop software solutions that allow easy collaboration and interaction between them and the main display devices.

* Cloud computing continues to rapidly gain popularity in the education sector.

* From a PC perspective, product differentiation remains limited. Most vendors are differentiating their offerings based on service and support teams and software solutions.

* With much greater awareness among end users of the potential benefits of managed services, many suppliers and resellers are offering hardware leasing solutions.

Visit http://www.futuresource-consulting.com/bett2012 to find out more and download the report for free.

Futuresource Consulting is a specialist research and knowledge-based consulting company, providing organisations with insight into consumer electronics, digital imaging, entertainment media, broadcast, storage media, education technology and IT. With a heritage stretching back to the 1980s, the company delivers in-depth analysis and forecasts on a global scale, advising on strategic positioning, market trends, competitive forces and technological developments.