Exploring the State of AV Standards
There are myriad ways to cobble together technology systems, and pros and cons when considering proprietary and non-proprietary protocols. Integrators’ customers — and their IT department — stand to benefit.
There are myriad ways to cobble together technology systems, and pros and cons when considering proprietary and non-proprietary protocols. Integrators’ customers — and their IT department — stand to benefit.
Better network training, stronger system security and increased tradeshow attendance can help industry professionals gain the knowledge they need to make 2017 a great year for business.
Control has become a significant aspect of the AV industry. What’s telling about the Kramer/iRule deal is that Kramer has not only gotten into control full force, but has done so quite uniquely.
Tim Albright recaps this year’s New York Digital Signage Week events, conferences and panels — and makes a case for any integrators selling Digital Signage to come to next year’s show.
Standalone or integrated access control systems could add a profitable new page to your portfolio, provided you understand everything that’s involved. Here are some areas that may act as speed bumps along the way.
Tim Albright highlights the major themes of residential-focused CEDIA, including Amazon Echo’s voice control and networking for AV, and why commercial integrators need to know about these trends.
Commercial AV better get ready for Alexa, as the Amazon Echo device is about to significantly advance voice control in AV control programming.
Colleges like ITT and Devry offer unique, accelerated educational opportunities that provide the audio visual industry with entry level employees who have base knowledge of IT, electrical, programming, and more.
Employees need to feel valued, challenged and engaged in order to bring the energy and positivity needed to be a part of a successful business.
With companies such as Extron and Crestron exiting various trade shows, questions arise as to why these big-name companies are leaving, and what it means for the value of trade shows.
Investors are beginning to realize that serious money can be made in the AV industry.
With a standard starting point for huddle spaces, AV integrators can now use the same technologies for higher education huddle spaces as they do for corporate, saving time and increasing efficiency.
A natural evolution of class capture, streaming allows integrators to interface with the class scheduling system and send the lecture capture file to a number of places, truly duplicating the expensive distance learning systems of the 90s.
Organizations are seeing a boon when implementing AV over IP technology, and integrators are finding happy customers when installing AV over IP. In this webinar, you’ll learn exactly why you need AV over IP.
After attending this free webinar from Commercial Integrator and TechDecisions you’ll understand what you need – and everything you can do – to ensure you get the best UC services for your organization working together.
