Media releases

WASHINGTON, DC --- May 16, 2012 --- IDS Engineering and SMART Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SMT) (TSX: SMA) today announced the release of the idsDesignTOUCH™ Autodesk^® Navisworks^® Manage plug-in for SMART Board^®. The plug-in gives Autodesk Navisworks Manage users the ability to control and edit Navisworks files directly on SMART’s interactive displays, which architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) firms are increasingly using to facilitate communication and problem solving during coordination reviews. SMART will unveil the plug-in at booth 2314 at the American Institute of Architects National Convention and Design Exposition, May 17–19, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

CALGARY, Alberta --- May 15, 2012 --- SMART Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SMT) (TSX: SMA), a leading provider of collaboration solutions, announces that TELUS has been appointed an authorized SMART dealer. TELUS is a leading telecommunications company in Canada and provides a wide range of communications products for wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, television, digital media and collaboration solutions. The company has a team dedicated to providing business customers across Canada with comprehensive meeting room solutions including a full range of audiovisual and conferencing products and services. As a SMART value-added dealer, TELUS can now provide business customers with the full range of Freestorm visual collaboration solutions, a set of comprehensive business products that combines industry-leading interactive displays, intuitive software and remote collaboration tools.

CALGARY, Alberta --- May 10, 2012 --- SMART Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SMT) (TSX: SMA), a leading provider of collaboration solutions, today announced that Westcon Brasil Ltd. has been appointed an authorized SMART distributor for Brazil. Westcon Brasil now offers the entire range of SMART’s collaboration solutions for education and business to resellers throughout the country, providing them with comprehensive visual collaboration solutions to support the country’s growing number of customers.

CALGARY, Alberta --- May 4, 2012 --- SMART Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SMT) (TSX: SMA), a leading provider of collaboration solutions, announces the upcoming release of the SMART Notebook app for iPad, which allows students to use SMART Notebook collaborative learning software on their personal or school-owned iPad. The application enables a seamless transition between whole-class, small-group and personalized learning, allowing students and teachers with iPad to enjoy the engaging lesson materials of SMART Notebook software anywhere and at anytime.