Montreal Tech Watch

X2O Media‘s flagship product is XPresenter, a software add-on that transforms Microsoft PowerPoint into broadcast-quality video.

The idea is that the PowerPoint user drag and drop pictures, videos, and text into the presentation and this will be updated in real-time to screens and projectors that are connected to the PowerPoint software. It may seem eye-candy, but XPresenter’s power lies in its ability to accept RSS feeds, scripting, remote management, HD video etc. Think of the screens in the Montreal metro station, which displays latest news, weather info and next train schedules, and you get it. The system can also be used in shops, schools, universities, airports, in fact in about any place where users and customers would want real-time info and entertainement. X2O even used it for the Super Bowl.

Yesterday, 21st Feb, XPresenter is now powering 24/7 the internal TV channel for Touché!phd.

Touché!phd is an ad agency, they live and breathe on information, and having an internal TV channel with RSS feeds is a good way to keep track of all opportunities. I would gladly use it for Montreal Tech Watch, along with my alerts, newsfire, and pipes, to display all recent tech news for Montreal.

What I don’t know however is how much the XPresenter costs. I suspect X2O Media to charge their customers premium prices. I do think however that such an innovative system have great potential for small and big businesses, and organizations. X2O, we are looking at you, democratize your system and you will get the crown of innovation this year.