Corporate AV Features

Studio-in-a-box Seeks to Accelerate Enterprise Video Adoption

By John W. DeWitt

Business use of video communications is starting to explode, especially in large enterprises, says Phillip Whalen, president and CEO of webcasting software company IVT. ...

Software as a Service: Hosted Digital Signage on the Rise

By John W. DeWitt

Software as a service (SaaS), often referred to as a hosted application, has proliferated in many business application areas over the past few years--with Salesforce.com as one the earliest and best-known pure SaaS applications. Two years ago, established digital-signage software maker Rise Vision...

2008 Pick Hit Award Winners

By Trevor Boyer

At InfoComm 08—as with any tradeshow—technological innovations generated the bulk of the buzz on the show floor. But with so much to see, and so much misplaced hype, it's easy to forget what was introduced last year in a different package—or to miss the truly revolutionary little I/O box. ...

IP Video and the Shift from Analog to Digital Surveillance

By John DeWitt

As with other types of corporate AV systems, digital, IP-based video has emerged gradually over the past decade as the de facto standard for new corporate surveillance systems. ...

CEDIA Preview

By Jack Kontney

As the CEDIA Expo arrives at the Colorado Convention Center in early September, more than 25,000 designers, integrators, architects, and builders are...

InfoComm 08 in Review

By Trevor Boyer

InfoComm 08 was a packed and energetic show, with important technology on display in all categories video, audio, AV, and various types of related gear....

Technology Showcase: Handheld Device Integration

By Bennett Liles

One need look no further than the nearest living-room coffee table to find one of the most revolutionary devices to impact modern communication: the remote...

Focus on Corporate AV: Multifunctional AV Network for Businesses

By John DeWitt

Small professional businesses such as dental practices represent a conundrum of opportunity versus challenge for AV providers and integrators. These prospective...

The Perfect Storm of Telepresence, Part 2

By John DeWitt

The exploding application market for telepresence—video communication that incorporates audio, visual, and physical elements of a meeting-room environment to create an immersive experience—is a double-edged sword, offering both challenges as well as significant opportunities for AV integrators in the corporate space....

The Perfect Storm of Telepresence, Part 1

By John DeWitt

Telepresence—video communication that incorporates audio, visual, and physical elements of a meeting room environment to create an immersive experience—is an exploding application market, according to Michael Brandofino, president and CEO of Glowpoint....