Industry
Associations Focus: Technical Networking
InfoComm 08 is almost here, while registration for CEDIA Expo begins
Industry
Audio
Sound Advice: Into the Deep White Spaces
Complications arise over the expansion of wireless devices into the analog spectrum.
Industry
Integration Everywhere
As I depart NAB and prepare for InfoComm, it's hard not to notice the depth to which the integration theme has infiltrated not only the installation world,
Industry
POV: Getting Social
Social media has been growing dramatically over the past several years. Originally, sites such as MySpace and Facebook were mostly used by high-school
Corporate
Associations Focus: Industry Integration
Anticipation builds for combined InfoComm 08/NSCA Expo tradeshow and CEDIA networking forum
Corporate
Moving to HD Videoconferencing
As broadcast evolves into high-end HD, conferencing systems are following close behind.
Flatscreens
Picture This: It’s Getting Easier to Be Green
How AV can make a difference in the environment.
Corporate
Virtual Dinner
I recall distinctly when it first dawned on me that modern videoconferencing was not just a niche business tool, but a technology with potential to be
Corporate
POV: New CTS Renewal Process
If you are one of the more than 9,500 audiovisual professionals holding the CTS credential, you should be aware of changes to the CTS renewal process.
Corporate
Associations Focus: Combined Effort
InfoComm 08 will open in just three months in Las Vegas, and it is already bigger than last year's
Corporate
Expert Roundtable: AV Meets IT
Prominent systems integrators discuss the challenges of bridging gaps between the two sectors.
Entertainment
Picture This: HD DVD is Dead, Long Live HD
Blu-ray officially takes the title in the HD-format wars.
Education
POV: AV Industry Strong in 2008
InfoComm International regularly conducts in-depth market and industry studies to keep its members informed on all aspects of their markets. One of the
Corporate
AV/IT Culture Gap
Last year in this space, I gawked in awe at the sophistication of intelligent buildings such as New York's Hearst Building the subject of the March 2007
Corporate
Associations Focus: Recognizing Achievement
Awards and scholarships identify those who are focused forward to create a high-quality workforce in the AV industry.
Corporate
POV: Designing a Better InfoComm
It is tradition for the new president of the InfoComm Board of Governors to provide the membership and the broader community with an update of what the association plans...
Education
POV: AV and Content Management
Content management is often the responsibility of IT managers because it leverages the broader IT infrastructure of the organization. IT managers, while
Education
POV: Government Relations Update
Just more than two years ago, InfoComm's Board of Governors decided to re-create its government relations program. The goal of this program is to track legislation that is important...
Digital Signage
The Retail Signage Situation
One afternoon while filling up my car, I attempted to distract myself from the painfully expensive cost of fuel by watching a little TV at the pump
Corporate
Security Watch: Electronic Article Surveillance
Resonant tags help secure retail merchandise.
Industry
Associations Focus: Celebrating the AV Industry
InfoComm video describes AV today, CEDIA University takes training international, and NSCA honors business leaders.
Corporate
Government Installation Issues
Experts discuss challenges in security, budget, and technology.
Entertainment
Picture This: Commodity Projections
Emerging markets for front-projector manufacturers.
Corporate
POV: The CTS Revisited
InfoComm has offered its certification program for more than 30 years, and each year it certifies more qualified AV professionals than anyone else in
Education
Government Gigs
Is there a more complicated niche in the AV universe for installation professionals to service than the governmental facility market? I suppose that's
Audio
Installation Profile: Legislative Sound
Inside the U.S. Senate Chamber’s digital audio upgrade.
Corporate
Expert Column: UPS Basics
Important information to consider about increasingly common uninterruptible power supplies.
Industry
Associations Focus: New Initiatives
NSCA The National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) would like to reiterate its goals and mission. While the association looks forward to working
Industry
Picture This: Projection Progression
CEDIA Expo 2007 offers hefty upgrades to already impressive projectors.
Industry
D-Cinema Installers
One recent evening, just after I finished editing this month's cover story on the installation of Sony 4K digital-projection systems in Chicago's Rosemount
Flatscreens
Expert Column: Going Green
Architects and designers need help from the AV community to keep buildings sustainable.
Industry
POV: Selecting Project Managers
Business environments beginning to mature their business management practices and procedures go through a cycle of selecting project managers deciding
Industry
Associations Focus: Opportunities All Around
InfoComm, NSCA, and CEDIA gear up for changes as well as certifications and classes.
Industry
Picture This: The Big Show
NSCA and InfoComm International combine their tradeshows to better serve the industry.
Industry
New Day at NSCA
The news that InfoComm and NSCA will consolidate their tradeshows under the InfoComm umbrella was hardly shocking in the sense that it had been speculated
Industry
POV: EZip is Easy
Two years ago, InfoComm's Manufacturers Council and its Sound, AudioVisual, and Video Integrators (SAVVI) Council embarked on a joint project to create
