Harmonic Strengthens Sales Team With Two New Senior Management Appointments
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nov. 20, 2013 — Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT), the worldwide leader in video delivery infrastructure, today announced the appointments of Frank Montalto as the company’s regional vice...
View ArticlePakedge Debuts Its S28fe and S20fe Gigabit Ethernet Switches
Pakedge Device & Software’s new S28fe and S20fe are 28-port and 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches, respectively, with four fiber ports with simultaneous gigabit Ethernet and fiber optic port...
View ArticleCEDIA to Provide Education Program at ISE 2014
With training remaining a key attraction at Integrated Systems Europe, CEDIA has announced its education program for the 2014 show, which will incorporate 15 courses focusing on technical training and...
View ArticleAnalog Way’s Midra series now shipping
November 2013 – Analog Way is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the entire MidraTM series. The MidraTM series, Analog Way’s new line of mid-range Mixers / Seamless Switchers, consists...
View ArticleExtron Introduces New SoundField Wide Coverage Two-Way Ceiling Speakers
Anaheim, California (November 20, 2013) - Extron Electronics is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the SoundField SF 26X, a two-way ceiling speaker featuring an open back and coaxial...
View ArticleAtlanta Soundworks Welcomes Max Kopsho
Atlanta, GA – November 18, 2013 – Atlanta Soundworks, an industry leader in innovative, collaborative and integrated AV/IT communication solutions, is pleased to announce the selection of Max Kopsho as...
View ArticleClassic New York Deli Begins a New Life with Renkus-Heinz
New York, NY – November 2013… When Russian émigré Max Asnas opened his modest Manhattan delicatessen in 1937, few would have imagined that the Stage Deli would become one of the city’s gastronomic...
View ArticleExtron Announces Contact Closure Control Module for Switchers
Anaheim, California (November 21, 2013) - Extron Electronics is pleased to introduce the CTR 8, a control module that adds contact closure control to most RS-232 controllable Extron simple or scaling...
View ArticleTaco John’s & Panasonic Test New Quick Service Restaurant Technology
Pull up to the Taco John’s on South Greeley Highway in Cheyenne, Wyo. and you’ll enter the frontier of technology exploration for quick service restaurants. Since July, Taco John’s and Panasonic have...
View ArticleToshiba Enters the Digital Signage Fray, Will Basically Do Everything...
Last week I attended a press event in Florida held by Toshiba in conjunction with the company’s LEAD 2013 End User conference. This conference is really geared to Toshiba MPS (Managed Printing...
View ArticleNew CoolSign Display Engine; Global enterprises embrace Haivision’s digital...
MONTREAL, CANADA — November 21, 2013 — With increased adoption of its integrated IP video and digital signage solutions, Haivision today announces the availability of CoolSign™ 5.0 and the new CoolSign...
View ArticleCEDIA UK Launches 2014 Award Entry Program
CEDIA has announced entry dates and category details for the CEDIA Awards, which celebrate excellence in residential custom installation. The CEDIA Awards will be open for entries on Mon., Jan. 6, 2014...
View ArticleTurning Digital Signage Into Ca$h
Recently, a couple of events got me thinking about some interesting and creative ways to use digital signage in our educational facilities. The first conversation was with a colleague from George Mason...
View ArticleBrightSign XD Players Now Do 4K and IP Streaming
BrightSign this week announced new software and firmware for its BrightSign XD line of solid-state players that adds the ability to upscale 1080p video content to 4K, enhanced IP streaming and some...
View ArticleAudio Design, Inc. & k2 Dealer Services Announce Merger
Audio Design announced this week a merger with k2 Dealer Services. Both firms provide design services to dealers including outsourced design, best practices, standards and design processes. Audio...
View ArticleCrimson Debuts Surface-Mount Mount
The new Crimson VW4600G2 is designed to be a totally seamless, flush surface mount that can handle LCDs from 37”-60″. It offers a unique pop-out design for maintenance and install, and can also be used...
View ArticleBeginning With the End in Mind
By Paul Flanigan Executive Director, Digital Screenmedia Association While we love to talk about technology, we must never forget the real reason we create these solutions. I love to surf the web. I...
View ArticleNSCA Releases 2013 Financial Analysis of the AV Industry Report
NSCA has released an updated Financial Analysis of the Industry report, providing information for systems integrators to use when creating KPIs (key performance indicators) and benchmarking costs,...
View ArticleNPD DisplaySearch: Improved Manufacturing Capacity Enables Production of...
The latest Quarterly Large-Area TFT LCD Product Roadmap Report indicates that 58”-and-larger displays are forecast to increase from nearly 3 percent of all TFT& LCDs produced in 2013 to nearly 5...
View ArticlePlaying Games with Clients Won’t Save Your Integration Business
There has been a lot of talk about gaming here on rAVe lately. It started with Matt Cooper’s blog Gamers: An Untapped Market for AV Integrators in which he shared a bunch of stats from the ESA. Then,...
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