Corporate
Samsung Flip 2 digital flipchart debuts
With simplified and expanded teamwork functions including a partnership with Cisco on Webex integration
Corporate
Industry
Open Mic: The Future is Data
Multi-camera arrays can act as sensors that interact with AI algorithms to create data. And because panoramic 4K video isn’t distorted like in an ultra wide-angle lens, it enables...
Conferencing / Collaboration
Collaboration Case Study: Inside the VR CAVE holodeck
Ehrhardt + Partner Group (EPG) has opened the world’s first VR CAVE meeting room, or ‘holodeck’, thanks to the expertise of integrator Viscon and the industry leading calibration technology...
Corporate
The SVC Interview: CEDIA, Dennis Erskine
When the new CEDIA corporate headquarters got to the drawing board, it included a top home theater design, done by The Erskine Group, who later won the contract to...
Corporate
The SVC Interview: The Dallas Morning News, Gerald Reeves
The Dallas Morning News was moving into a historic building downtown and wanted to make a statement with their new headquarters. Designers envisioned a huge news ticker to scroll...
Corporate
Case Study: Fred Meyer, Oregon
The Converge Retail platform brings online shopping to the in-store shopping experience. An implementation of its kinetic retail display platform has gone in at Fred Meyer’s Happy Valley, Oregon...
Entertainment
PODCAST 221-2: Erskine Group takes home theater to the maximum at CEDIA headquarters
Top AV gear and superior acoustic isolation allow high sound levels with no interference to surrounding offices Pt 2
Entertainment
PODCAST 221-1: Erskine Group takes home theater to the maximum at CEDIA headquarters
The CEDIA Reference Cinema home theater is acoustically isolated inside office building Pt 1
Corporate
AVoIP Case Study: Factory Control Room
A division of the Metsä Group, Metsä Fibre is set to be the world’s largest producer and seller of softwood pulp through the recent inauguration of its new bioproduct...
Corporate
AVoIP Case Study: Volvo Manhattan
The new dealership, located on ‘Auto Row’ among other auto brand’s stores, uses the latest technologies to attract passersby and simplify operations.
Markets
Open Mic: Pets are Policy
We just started allowing pets at Livewire. The results have been fantastic, and I wanted to share how we got here. First of all, we owe a big thanks...
Markets
The SVC Interview: Uber ATG, Garydavid Royce and Joey Loeffler
At the Pittsburgh office of Uber ATG they had conference rooms that were under-used and difficult to operate. Uber’s Senior AV Design Engineer Garydavid Royce and Joey Loeffler of...
Markets
Case Study: Uber Zoom
Uber, Zoom Video Communications, and Altia Systems collaborated to enable more than 850 Zoom rooms across the organization for intelligent, realtime communications utilizing Altia Systems’ PanaCast 2, the world’s...
Markets
Case Study: Condé Nast International, London
Collaboration can be anywhere. This multi-story collaborative space brings new life to the expanded London offices of Condé Nast International—renowned for its publishing portfolio including Vogue, GQ, Wired and...
Markets
Case Study: The Boston Globe, Boston
When The Boston Globe decided to open new headquarters for its iconic newspaper, part of the technical charter was to develop a next gen IP network. The Globe commissioned...
Products
AVoIP Case Study: IP, Q-SYS and soft codecs for Fellowes Brands conference room network
A leading manufacturer of office and technology accessories since 1917, Fellowes Brands owns and operates 17 subsidiaries worldwide. When the global company decided to upgrade the Burnham conference room...
Markets
Case Study: Dante TV
With two hospital locations, 12 primary care clinics, six rehabilitation centers and nine specialty care sites, Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United...
Markets
Case Study: Carnival Cruise Lines Headquarters, FL
Carnival Cruise Lines recently completed a world-class fleet operations center (FOC) at its headquarters in Miami, FL courtesy of systems integrator Constant Technologies; the new FOC is the third...
Markets
Case Study: Gordon International, New York
Gordon International is a premier resource for high-quality reproductions of early-and mid-20th century classic furniture designs. Located in the renowned New York Design Center in Manhattan, the Gordon showroom...
Markets
Case Study: Steatite, UK
UK-based Steatite manufacturs computing products for harsh environments and was looking to replicate that no-margin-forerror standard in their own video conferencing system. “We were looking to implement a video...
Markets
Case Study: Logistics Lobby
Every systems integration firm would like to think that the plans for an installation neatly align with the reality of the physical site. Alas, this is not always the...
Markets
THE SVC INTERVIEW: The Uber Room
At the Pittsburgh office of Uber ATG they had conference rooms that were under-used and difficult to operate. Uber’s Senior AV Design Engineer Garydavid Royce and Joey Loeffler of...
Markets
CASE STUDY: Axial Healthcare, Nashville
“Acoustics is an integral part of any environment; acoustics can make or break an AV installation,” says Scott Oliver, owner of Nashville-area-based Centerline Audio Visual. As a case in...
Markets
CASE STUDY: TS Tech Americas, Reynoldsberg, Ohio
The Japanese company, TS Tech products is a global supplier of automobile seats and interiors to major automobile manufacturers worldwide such as Honda Motors, with operations in 72 locations...
Markets
CASE STUDY: WaiveCar, Los Angeles
WaiveCar is a Los Angeles-based startup that brings together car-sharing and out-of-home advertising. The company maintains a growing fleet of Chevrolet and Hyundai electric vehicles outfitted with double-sided LCD...
Markets
CASE STUDY: Paypal, New York
In 2015, PayPal’s New York City office moved to a 1911-vintage building, and among the recent modifications was the creation of a new auditorium, a space that is set...
Industry
Revisiting the 10 Standout Video Products for the Next-Gen AV Integrator and Their Customers
In the year since we introduced this newsletter, we’ve addressed the enormous expansion the role of AV expert in business, government and houses of worship. We’ve looked at some...
Industry
NAB ’18– Video Production Takeaways for the AV Integrator
The NAB 2018 show floors were packed with tools and technology relevant to today’s AV integrator. With corporate and institutional “AV” experts seeing a massive expansion into realms previously...
Markets
For HD, NAB 2018 Will Be a Video Integrator’s Treasure Hunt
AV Integrators serve clients who are now expected to be content creators and distributors because the tools and technologies exist that allow even small businesses and institutions to put...
Markets
HD: More and Better Video Requires More and Better Storage
In this time of massive technological change, successful "AV Integrators" must stay a step ahead of their clients.
Markets
THE SVC INTERVIEW: Adam Lopez, Alex Simionescu, Sevan Dalkien & Emily Webster
eBay’s new Main Street is the entry to their campus. ESI Design designed the entire building, interior and interactive experience, as we’ll hear from Senior Design and AV technologist...
Markets
CASE STUDY: Reflect, Texas
Since its founding in 2001, Reflect has been creating digital experiences that help its clients maximize sales and strengthen brand loyalty. The company recently relocated its headquarters to a...
Markets
Integrators: Grow Your Business or Be Left Behind
New video tools can help you lead, not follow the future of AV
Education
SSD Takes Off in Video Production Workflows
Welcome to the seventh edition of Pro Video Dealer news, where we take a look at some of the new, blindingly fast SSD-based technologies for data capture, storage and...
Markets
CASE STUDY: Riverside County CA AEOC, California
The county had approved a budget of about $1 million for a new facility with the latest AV technology. That idea was jettisoned several months into the planning when...
Experts
PTZ Cameras Promise Pro Production Values
As most all video content creators know, viewers' attention spans are limited and holding viewers means offering seamless production.
Markets
How NDI Enables Professional-Grade Production for Webcasts
"NDI liberates you from limitations that were built into the old way of doing things making this a very exciting time to create video."
Markets
CASE STUDY: 1st Bank of Oklahoma City, Colorado
Oklahoma City-based 1st Bank of Oklahoma City has satellite offices throughout OK, NV, TX, and CO. The company recently turned to Ford AV to install the new videoconferencing systems...
Corporate
After the Live Stream
Enterprises and institutions are repurposing live video assets to extend the life cycle of their content.
Markets
CASE STUDY: 1st Bank, Lakewood, CO
When 1st Bank decided to install new videoconferencing systems in the bank’s upgraded 225,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Lakewood, CO, it explained the needs of its executive boardroom. In...
