by Dan Ferrisi | Jan 13, 2025 | Insights
Editor’s Note: We published this annual State of the Industry story on Jan. 13, 2025. We updated the story as of Feb. 19, 2025. Each year, Commercial Integrator + Security Sales & Integration teams up with our partners at NSCA to field an industry-wide...
by Dan Ferrisi | Jan 6, 2025 | News
AVI Systems just announced that the company will acquire Cary, N.C.-based AVCON in a deal scheduled to close on Jan. 15. AVCON is, of course, a systems integration firm that designs, installs and maintains audio, visual and lighting technologies for companies, houses...
by Dan Ferrisi | Dec 23, 2024 | Insights
Once again, CI+SSI has gathered a group of members of The ASCII Group for a roundtable discussion on business best practices and operational efficiency. The ASCII Group, founded in 1984, is, of course, the original IT community of the channel, uniting managed service...
by Dan Ferrisi | Dec 23, 2024 | Video
Commercial Integrator recently sat down with QSC president Jatan Shah to get the inside scoop on Acuity Brands acquiring QSC. The acquisition news, which broke Oct. 24, immediately captured the industry’s imagination given the possibilities this union holds for the...
by Dan Ferrisi | Dec 16, 2024 | Insights
As Commercial Integrator’s #AVLivingLegends series rolls on, we induct Allan Rea of A-TEK, Inc., as honoree #64. Rea has enjoyed a decades-long career that has seen him learn from, rub shoulders with and work alongside some of the greatest minds and technical...