Sound & Video Contractor Feature Articles On Flatscreens for the Audio/Video Industry

Bottom Line: Flexible, Functional, and Cost Efficient

By Jessaca Gutierrez

Keith Fish, VSI project manager, cited what is a common, straight-forward bottom line for many AV installations—flexibility, functionality, and cost efficiency—when discussing VSI’s most recent installation....

Toronto Deploys Wireless Signage on Commuter Trains

By John W. DeWitt

Digital signage has become a ubiquitous tool for informing and entertaining the traveling public—particularly via fixed installations in airports, bus terminals, and train stations. "We face unique networking challenges when deploying on moving trains," says Jonathan Rhee, vice president of operations for United Mobile Broadcasting Corporation (UMBC)...

Market Mysteries

By Michael Goldman

I'm just home from a vibrant CEDIA Expo 2008 — an event SVC is covering in detail online and in our upcoming October issue...

Expert Roundtable: Trends in Education

By Jack Kontney

The education market for AV installation is both segmented and expansive. In terms of needs, goals, and requirements, there are distinct differences between K-12 and higher education...

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...

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 Buzz: Installation Spotlight: Scott Residence, Sedona, Ariz.

By Jack Kontney

Many traditional integration firms shy away from residential installations, largely because the electronics don't conform to the norms of pro AV connectivity....

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....

How Many Signs are Too Many?

By John W. DeWitt

There are more and larger digital screens than ever--in the home, at retail, and in other public and private contexts. So is there such a thing as too many signs? Digital Signage Update talked to Bill Gerba, a digital-signage blogger and the CEO of Wirespring...