Residential Sound Isolation – A Primer
We frequently get calls from owners and tenants who wish to improve the sound isolation between apartments and condominiums, particularly in older units. The call often begins with, “I want something I...
View ArticleDesign and Install Complete XTP Systems from Extron Today
Anaheim, California (March 6, 2014) - Extron Electronics is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the XTP T UWP 202 wallplate transmitter. Now, all announced products for the XTP line are...
View ArticleImmersive Art: Ten Thousand Waves
In my mind, art and science play a similar role — predicting and often guiding new technical directions that will eventually make their way into the mainstream. This is why I was so excited to see the...
View ArticleExtron PoleVault Digital Systems Now Shipping
Anaheim, California (March 7, 2014) - Extron Electronics is pleased to announce the immediate availabilty of PoleVault Digital Systems, a family of complete, easy-to-use AV switching and control...
View ArticleJack Kline Becomes Chairman, President and CEO of Christie’s Operating Companies
Christie last month announced that Kenji Hamashima, chairman, president and CEO of the Christie group of companies will step down from his current role effective April 1, 2014. Jack Kline, president...
View ArticleJeffrey Volk Promoted to Vice President at Alpha Video
Alpha Video announced that Jeffrey Volk has been promoted from director of the Sports & Entertainment Group to vice president. In addition to his continued management of the Sports &...
View ArticleShannon Riffle Added as Regional Sales Manager to The Davinci Group
The DaVinci Group announced the addition of industry veteran Shannon Riffle as regional sales manager covering the Midwest and Northeast regions of the United States. Shannon has spent the last 17...
View ArticleJoseph Electronics Hires Ryhann Williams
Joseph Electronics (JE), a distributor for the broadcast industry and provider of fiber termination and custom fiber solutions through Joseph Fiber Solutions (JFS), has announced Ryhaan Williams as the...
View ArticleKaleidescape Names Cheena Srinivasan as New CEO
SUNNYVALE, CA – March 6, 2014 – Kaleidescape, Inc., the market leader in movie servers, today announced Cheena Srinivasan as its new CEO. Srinivasan is a founder of Kaleidescape and previously served...
View ArticleCareer Limiting Decisions: Justifying Your Existence
In the work world, one way or another, everyone has to eat what they kill. Strip away the hunting metaphor, and what that really means is that you have to be productive in order to be valued. There’s...
View ArticleRants and rAVes — Episode 233: ALMO Debuts Digital Signage Creative Service
ALMO ProAV is making it easy to get into the digital signage creative services business as tomorrow they will launch Almo Digital Signage Creative Services. They’ll do the creative work for you and you...
View ArticleAlmo Pro A/V Launches Digital Signage Creation Service for Integrators to Resell
For three years, I’ve been writing, presenting and promoting the opportunities in digital signage for the ProAV market. And, you’re listening as more than 30 percent of all the digital signage...
View ArticlePolycom Names AVI-SPL North American Partner of the Year
TAMPA, FLA., – March 7, 2014 – AVI-SPL, the world’s leading video communications provider, today announced Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in open standards-based unified collaboration,...
View ArticleNew York’s Pig ‘n’ Whistle Sounds Better than Ever with Renkus-Heinz
New York, NY – March 2014… In a city with no shortage of Irish pubs, the Pig ‘n’ Whistle Murray Hill truly stands out. At once unique and familiar, it’s a warm, welcoming space where neighborhood...
View ArticleBroadpeak Teams With Eutelsat to Optimize Satellite Delivery of OTT...
RENNES, France — March 10, 2014 — Broadpeak, a leading provider of content delivery network (CDN) technologies and video-on-demand (VOD) servers for cable, IPTV, OTT, and mobile operators worldwide,...
View ArticleSTRATACACHE Creates Corporate Communications Segment, Names Chuck Gose VP
Dayton, OH, March 10, 2014—STRATACACHE, a leading provider of scalable, high-performance digital signage, content distribution and enterprise video acceleration technologies, today announced the...
View ArticleZeeVee Integrates Monroe Electronics’ One-Net EAS System Into ZvPro and...
ZeeVee is now offering an update that makes Emergency Alert System (EAS) capability available across its ZvPro and HDbridge2000 series at no additional cost. This is done by integrating Monroe...
View ArticlePakedge Showcases New PoE S8Wpde 8-Port Gigabit Switch
Pakedge Device & Software’s new S8Wpde is an 8-Port Gigabit Switch powered by PoE (Power over Ethernet), which is aimed at the home market, as well as SMB applications like multi-room AV, security...
View ArticleDigital Signage Poised to Change the Restaurant Industry
The concept of “digital signage” continues to grow in exponential ways. The concept of a digital board replacing a traditional sign is almost a given. We see them everywhere, and they don’t stick out...
View ArticleApple, AV and a Whole New Perspective
As someone who has regularly blogged on AV/IT, cloud and mobility/BYOD, it was my recent blog interview article which brought a whole new angle on blogging for me, opening up a new door where I plan on...
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