Q&A with Dawn Meade, Advanced Video Systems
Brad Grimes
Dawn Meade, CTS, is part owner of Advanced Video Systems in Owings Mills, Md. She writes a blog, www.avdawn.com. We asked Meade her views on how AV integrators have evolved....
All Signs Point Up for Digital Signage
Brad Grimes
It's not just the digital signage industry that's optimistic about its prospects during the lingering recession. Oyster Bay, N.Y.-based ABI Research thinks the future looks bright, too....
Between the Aisles
Brad Grimes
No industry trade show is coming out of this recession unscathed....
There's Strength in Numbers
Brad Grimes
moment. With the economy in recession and business opportunities tightening, AV professionals are apparently more willing (or have a little more time) to reflect on the challenges they face and the ways in which they face them....
With Flat-Panels, Simpler Is Usually Better
Pete Putman, CTS, ISF
Recently, I was invited to speak before the local chapter of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers about trends in CPE (customer premises equipment, a euphemism for televisions!) and how they are connecting to different media delivery systems....
In Digital Signage Success Comes With Confusion
Kris Vollrath, CTS
For the past five years, I've attended Digital Signage Expo (originally called the Digital Retailing Expo but rebranded to focus on what it's really about). The first year, at Chicago's Navy Pier, it was a small event....
What Math Can Teach Us About AV
Thom Mullins, CTS
I've been spending a lot of time with Julia and Mandelbrot lately, trying to understand what they're saying to me. I think I know, but I'm still wrestling with it....
AVI-SPL Names New VP, Strategic Accounts
PRO AV Editors
AVI-SPL announced that Felix Robinson has assumed the company's position of vice president for strategic accounts, focused on the media, entertainment, and consulting marketplaces....
Projectiondesign Hires Video Display Pro
PRO AV Editors
Projectiondesign recently appointed veteran Dan Miller to its U.S. sales and marketing team. Miller's primary role will be serving as product evangelist and trainer for the home and professional markets....
L-Acoustics Appoints U.S. Hires
PRO AV Editors
L-Acoustics has added several new employees to its U.S. distribution team. All of the new hires report to Paul Freudenberg, vice president of sales and marketing....
Former AutoPatch Exec Joins Altinex
PRO AV Editors
Altinex has welcomed Phil Hale to its executive management team as its new vice president of sales and marketing for domestic and international customers....
Da-Lite Contours Add 16:10 Format
PRO AV Editors
Da-Lite Screen Co. has expanded its Contour Electrol and Tensioned Contour Electrol motorized projection screen lines to include 16:10 format sizes....
More Bretford Products Earn Greenguard
PRO AV Editors
Bretford Manufacturing announced that more of its laminate tables, carts, and accessories are Greenguard Indoor Air Quality Certified by the Greenguard Environmental Institute. The newly approved models achieved the Greenguard standard for low-emitting products and for the Children & Schools product certification program....
Samsung Rolls Out Low-Cost DIDs
PRO AV Editors
Samsung Electronics has begun mass producing a more economical line of its digital information displays (DIDs) for indoor applications, where 24/7 use isn't necessary....
New NSCA Online Course Available
PRO AV Editors
The National Systems Contractor Association recently launched a new online, self-paced class that allows installers and technicians to learn the nontechnical skills required for success in a matter of months....
AVI-SPL Partners with Glowpoint
PRO AV Editors
AV integrator AVI-SPL has teamed up with Glowpoint to offer managed videoconferencing services for AVI-SPL customers. The ConferencePoint service, powered by Glowpoint, enhances AVI-SPL's current room build and integration, customer care, and onsite staffing businesses by adding comprehensive managed service support for both video and telepresence environments....
ClearOne Ships Converge Pro 880TA
PRO AV Editors
ClearOne, which makes audio conferencing products, announced shipment of the Converge Pro 880TA, a new addition to its Converge Pro suite of professional audio products....
35 Ways to Practice Green AV
PRO AV Editors
Whether it's in your system designs or in your offices, there are a slew of steps you can take to help foster a more sustainable AV business. Print this out and tack it to your wall....
Virtual Education: A Blueprint for Distance Learning
David Essex
It seems pro AV and distance learning were made for each other. But that wasn't always the case. In the past, classroom technology and AV conferencing were mostly analog, disconnected things....
Distance Learning: Think Locally
David Essex
The University of Georgia's college of Pharmacy has a respectable history with distance learning, but it will push even more confidently into the 21st century when its 84,000-square-foot addition opens this fall in Athens....
Christie Brings on Sonic for D-Cinema Conversion
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Christie's latest reseller agreement is with Sonic Equipment Co., which is in the process of converting dozens of independent theaters across the Midwest with Christie DLP Cinema projectors with Brilliant3D technology, which enables 3D content to be projected in full 2K resolution....
Hitachi Adds NE Education and Training Consultant
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Hitachi Software Engineering America announced the appointment of Robert Gregg as its new Northeast region education and training consultant. In his new role, Gregg will serve as the primary liaison with educators and customers at various educational institutions throughout the Northeast....
MultiDyne Creates Engineering Position
PRO AV Editors
MultiDyne Video and Fiber Optic Systems recently hired Robert Petrilak to the newly created position of senior staff engineer. In this position, Petrilak will assist the MultiDyne engineering team in the development of fiber-optic transport systems for its new DVI products....
Epson Debuts K-12 Projectors
PRO AV Editors
Epson unveiled four new projectors engineered specifically for the classroom, with new features that improve use, cost, and effectiveness for teachers and students....
Electrograph Teams with Hitachi
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Electrograph Systems has expanded its relationship with Hitachi Home Electronics America Business Group to provide resellers with a high-margin line of Hitachi Professional Series projectors....
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