November 2004
Features
Exercising Technology
By Rosanne Soifer
Grunt. Sweat. Stretch. Kvetch. Most contemporary fitness venues are light-years away from the no-frills gyms that trained the Rocky Balboas of the recent…
CEDIA EXPO 2004
By Mark Johnson
CEDIA EXPO 2004 exceeded all previous attendance records over its 15-year history. The Colts, Indianapolis’s NFL team, played their season…
Technology Showcase: Paging Systems
By Mel Lambert
In virtually every environment, messages need to be delivered to disseminate information, locate staff, and handle emergencies quickly…
Technology Showcase:
Multiple-Image Display Controllers
By Jay Ankeney
In rapidly increasing numbers, multiple-image display controllers fill government, corporate, and retail environments with information, entertainment,…
Installation Profile: Overtime in Athens
By Trevor Boyer
As with any Olympics host country, Greece faced the prospect of constructing dozens of new venues and refurbishing old ones. Some, like the $76 million…
Reviews
DPA Microphones 4066/4088
By John McJunkin
DPA Microphones has a tradition of making microphones that sound uncannily natural. Its designs are significantly different from those of other manufacturers,…
NEC MT1075
By Jeff Sauer
Projectors have become increasingly and predictably smaller and brighter over the last decade. More recently, many manufacturers have turned to ease-of-use…
Columns
Editor’s Note: The Forgotten Art
By Mark Johnson
Has the art of customer service been forgotten? The old adage, The customer is always right, doesn’t mean as much as it used to. Recently, a vendor screwed…
Picture This: Primary Focus
By Jeff Sauer
Contrary to its annual trade show’s reputation, the C in CEDIA doesn’t stand for consumer. The Custom Electronic Design Installation Association’s show, held this…
Associations Focus
Anyone working with design of audiovisual facilities systems sales professionals, designers, engineers, project and technology managers can benefit from…
Management Perspectives:
How to Avoid Being Burned
By Gary Zandstra
Have you ever been burned by someone? Really burned? The kind of burn that leaves a mark? Have you envied the salesperson who continually lands the big…
POV: The ICIA ICAT Council
By Joseph Bocchiaro III
When architects, facilities managers, school administrators, business owners, church pastors, and others requiring audiovisual systems in their buildings…
Departments
The Buzz:
Install of the Month
By Trevor Boyer
FedExForum Memphis, Tenn. Grizzly Cable Pull No team in the National Basketball Association enjoyed as much improvement in the 2003-2004 season as the…
The Buzz: Contractor’s Web Watch
www.extron.com Extron AAPs and MAAPs (mini architectural adapter plates) interactive online tools are passive connector mounting plates and active control…
The Buzz: Newsmakers
HME appointed seven new sales representatives for its DX200 digital wireless intercom product line. The new sales representatives are Audio Marketing…
The Buzz: 20 Years Ago in Sound & Video Contractor
By Mark Johnson
Where Are They Now? The November ’84 issue was all about intercommunications. In the first of two parts, basic system types, equipment offerings, and…
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 10-11 CEAVCO AV and Digital Video Expo and SeminarsArvada, Colo.www.ceavco.com 14-15 IPRO ConferenceIndependent Professional Representatives…
INDUSTRY NEWS
DSC Receives ULC-Level 5 Listing Digital Security Controls (DSC) has received ULC-Level 5 listing for its Internet alarm communication solution. Collectively,…
What’s New
What’s New: Video Technology
Projector Canon U.S.A.www.usa.canon.com The Realis SX50 is a multimedia projector with SXGA+ resolution using the proprietary Aspectual Illumination System…
What’s New: Audio Technology
What’s new in audio technology from leaders in the industry….
What’s New: Residential Technology
New residential technology products from leading companies in the industry….
