by Jonathan Blackwood | Apr 19, 2023 | Insights, News
Evolution is a natural part of life — and likewise, so is extinction. In the natural habitat of the average employee, the office, this process is no different. Technology is constantly evolving, which means that old, outdated technology is constantly placed on the...
by Jonathan Blackwood | Nov 4, 2021 | News
Once upon a time an AV integrator didn’t need to know anything about networking in order to do their jobs. AV systems were isolated from the network and the IT department cared little for the specifics of the systems outside of whether it worked and who to call if it...
by Jonathan Blackwood | Oct 14, 2021 | News
I am sad to say I will no longer be with Commercial Integrator after this week. I’m leaving the AV industry behind to start a new chapter in my career. When I came into the industry almost eight years ago it was a fluke. My father heard about a job opening as an...
by Jonathan Blackwood | Jul 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
In 2013 Gene Chaiken met with Almo’s Professional A/V division group at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia near the company’s national headquarters. He took attendees to a window to tell a story. He pointed to a tree about a hundred yards north of Fifth...
by Jonathan Blackwood | Jul 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Depending how you choose to look at it, Raymond Rooks was forced into the decision to start Audiotech, a boutique resimercial integration firm in Richmond, Va. founded in 2003, when he was unable to achieve the management position he deserved with his former employer....
