Entertainment
Why 3D Home Theater Will (and Should) Fail
Just like the 3D boom of the 1980s, excitement has quickly turned to boredom, due mostly to overexposure and a frustrating mishandling of the technology.
Industry
Industry
Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Industry Events
InfoComm Asia, Integrated Systems Russia, Integrated Systems Europe, and InfoComm 2011 are coming up
Industry
CEDIA’s Guerrilla Marketing and Public Relations Now Available
CEDIA's marketing and PR team has assembled a first-of-its-kind marketing tool kit for CEDIA members, an idea book for electronic systems contractor member companies looking to build structure into...
Industry
The EPA’s Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule is in Full Effect
he EPA has mandated that by Oct. 1, 2010, all professionals working in pre-1978 homes will need to comply with EPA's Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting rule
Industry
InfoComm Calls for Participants in the Economic Snapshot Survey
InfoComm is looking for your input for the upcoming Economic Snapshot Survey. The survey reveals the economic health of the AV industry and brings into focus the issues
Corporate
Latest NSCA Research Evaluates Electronic Systems Crossover
The latest Market Intelligence Briefing (MIB) report, Commercial-Residential Crossover in the Electronic Systems Industry, from the National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)
Industry
SystemsPlus Complies with Optional and Required Health Care Reform Guidelines
Effective Oct. 1, 2010, SystemsPlus Mutual Insurance Company (SPMIC) adopted all Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) regulatory guidelines
Audio
Not Your Typical Moscow Install
With cold weather coming on, this seems a good time to look at take a detailed look at a system intended for year-round operation under extreme weather conditions
Entertainment
Coming Home to Windows Home Server Part 32
The Veil has Been Lifted on Windows Home Server Vail
Industry
Integrated Project Delivery
From a business perspective, integrated project delivery (IPD) is a single tri-party contract between a minimum of the architect, building owner, and general contractor.
Digital Signage
The New Paradigm of Digital Signage
This week, someone described digital signage to me—not for the first time, I'm sure—as the "multimedia" of this century
Industry
New STEP Page on InfoComm Website
For information and updates on the Sustainable Technology Environments Program (STEP), visit the newly created webpage
Industry
Keep Up with Industry News and CEDIA News on CEDIA Crosspoint
Looking for information on the latest industry issues, trends, and technology?
Education
InfoComm Licensing Spotlight: Cornell
When institutions, AV integration firms, and manufacturers need to educate a large quantity of people without having to develop their own education curricula from the ground up, they license...
Industry
InfoComm Third-quarter Newsletter Available
InfoComm members are invited to review InfoComm’s third-quarter newsletter
Industry
Bridging the Gap between Health Care Reform and Systems Integrators
New information is released daily on health care reform policies, compliance, rules, regulations, and timelines. Fortunately, systems integrators and other business owners are not alone to decipher the information
Industry
Mark Your Calendar for CEDIA’s Management Conference
CEDIA has announced that Management Conference 2011 will be held in San Diego, Calif., March 9-11
Industry
CEDIA’s Career Center, a Benefit for Employers and Job Seekers
Is your company looking for new employees? It is almost a universal reality that many CEDIA companies are experiencing a constant need for well-trained and motivated individuals
Industry
AV Week is a Perfect Marketing Opportunity
AV Week is a great way to spotlight your business, generate interest in the AV industry and is fast approaching! This year AV Week will take place Oct. 17-23,...
Education
NSCA Education Foundation, Bosch Award Three Scholarships
The NSCA Education Foundation and Bosch Security Systems, communications systems division, have awarded three $2,500 scholarships to students pursuing careers in the commercial electronic systems industry
Industry
Take Advantage of Power Hour Webinars
Gain CEUs from home or the office with the help of CEDIA's convenient e-Learning and Power Hour webinars
Industry
NSCA Announces Changes to Board of Directors
The NSCA board of directors recently changed leadership during its annual member meeting in June during InfoComm 2010
Industry
Neutrik: 35 Years of Innovation
Bernhard Weingartner founded Neutrik in 1975 with two employees in a barn in Liechtenstein
Industry
AV in the Government and Military Markets
AV consultants and integrators who are familiar with business practices in the corporate, education, or house of worship markets may find themselves adrift when it comes to working with...
Industry
Efficiency at Middle Atlantic
By now, you know I like factory tours and rack rooms. Especially when I get to see American-made enterprise and ingenuity at work, whether in a systems or manufacturing...
Corporate
ADA: 20 Years Later
It was just two decades ago--July 26, 1990--that President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. In terms of removing barriers and opening...
Corporate
Making Your Case
How to use video case histories to sell your services to potential clients.
Entertainment
5 Strategies for Blu-ray Collecting and DVD Retiring
A sensible strategy for both collecting new-format media and retiring the old-school media.
Audio
7.1 Placement and Acoustics
The release of 8-channel audio creates an expanded home theater soundscape with more opportunity and possibly more confusion.
Entertainment
Coming Home to Windows Home Server, Part 30
Do you know what’s going on with your server?
Industry
Who Will Own the Network?
The idea is that in the coming decade, someone will have to own the network that AV shares with IT, HVAC, building automation, lighting, etc.
Entertainment
Five Ways to Make Your Home Theater Better Than the Rest
Now that I’ve been enjoying my theater for more than a year, here are five aspects about it that I’m most proud of.
Audio
Four Tech Trends in Education
HD, IT, audio processing, and video capture make the grade in education installs.
