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Q & A: Conferencing Solution
A reader sends in a question regarding wiring a large room with an audio-only teleconferencing system.
5-Minute Interview
Mario Maltese, CEO, Audio Visual Resources Inc., an AV design-build and systems testing company based in Williston Park, NY. Maltese recently released his book ?AV 9000: Defining Quality in...
Toll Brothers Homes and Qwest to Deliver Advanced Connectivity to Homes and Businesses in Windgate Ranch
An agreement by Toll Brothers Homes and Qwest Communications International makes Scottsdale’s Windgate Ranch development the first Arizona development to be connected via fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) technology
Chief Introduces Ceiling Mounts for Small, Medium, and Large Flat Panels
Chief Manufacturing introduces the FHP, MCS, and PCS single ceiling mounts for small, medium, and large flat-panel TVs.
WebEx Launches New Version of Presentation Studio
WebEx launched a new version of WebEx Presentation Studio, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that enables professionals to quickly and easily create and deliver business content and communications over the...
Tempest Controls Casino with SymNet
Over the last several decades, casinos across the country have become much more than just a place to visit for a day to play poker or slots.
Panasonic to Ship 103in. Pro Plasma By Year End
Panasonic Broadcast has announced pricing and availability for its much-anticipated 103in. diagonal high-definition panel.
Growing High-speed Nets Offer Potential for Corporate AV Users
High-speed Internet connections are reaching out to deliver broadband multimedia content to millions of new users every year.
Fibre Channel Strategy Supports On-demand Video
Audio and video users with particularly large demands for bandwidth and quality often gravitate not only to fiber-optic networks but also to systems that allow them to distribute storage...
Lowell Ships Rackmount AC Power Panel
Lowell’s newly shipping Model ACSPR-SCS4-1509 rackmount sequential power panel features six switched and three unswitched outlets
Optoma Ships First Native Widescreen Digital Projector
Optoma has announced that it is shipping its EP1690 native widescreen digital projector
New High-definition Video Communications Product from LifeSize Enhances Project Team Collaboration
LifeSize, a high-definition video communications company, announced that LifeSize Team is now available worldwide through its network of channel partners in more than 20 countries
Peerless Introduces Industry’s First Motorized Flat-panel Screen Mount
Peerless Industries introduced a Motorized Wall Mount (MM860) that allows remote-controlled position adjustment of tilt, pivot, and extension of a flat-panel screen up to 60in. and 180lbs. from any...
Windy City Wire Offers Unique Sound Intercom Cables
Windy City Wire offers one-of-a-kind Sound Intercom cables with unique identification methods that can be customized for the integrator.
Initial Success of Innovative Microphone System Amplifies Need for Wireless Conferencing Solution
Revolabs announced that early demand for its new Solo Executive Wireless Microphone System has exceeded expectations.
Medialon Offers Complete Media-management Solution For New Welsh Parliament Building
Medialon has provided a complete media-management solution for the new building housing the National Assembly for Wales.
AV Week Gathering Momentum Worldwide, InfoComm Says
In Washington, D.C., regional AV integrators, staging companies, and other employers will attend a job fair at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, together with CareerBuilder.com.
Biamp Debuts Next Generation of Nexia Processors
Biamp introduced its newest line of digital signal processors: the Nexia VC and Nexia TC. Designed specifically to provide crisp, clear audio
Technology Showcase: Flatscreen Wall Mounts
Modern articulating units meet high standards and solve major installation challenges.
Management Perspectives: Stepping Outside Traditional Co-op Funds
How CIM-AudioVisual produced its Beyond the Technology buyers’ guides.
Consultant Role Becomes Clearer
Recent data helps confirm how much consultants specify in the AV marketplace. The impact is clear, but the details are still a bit fuzzy.
A Sound Plan
Developing and consistently following new business strategies can translate into additional revenue.
Here Come HD Optical Discs
THE DVD may be the most successful electronic gadget of all time. DVD players are everywhere, and they're cheap, too. Every new computer sold today has at least one...
The Price of 3 DB
A 3 DB LEVEL INCREASE is a modest one. Subjectively, one might describe it as being a ?tweak? to the loudness of a system. Most infrared remote controls for...
Blue Streak
In most pro AV installations, the short-range wireless technology known as Bluetooth is relegated to mundane, low-bandwidth tasks such as enabling whiteboards. But a new version of the technology...
Peer Review-Hitachi T-17SXL
Peer Reviewer: Trish Drevelus, technology teacher and curriculum coordinator for technology integration and career planning, Union County Vocational Schools, Union County Magnet High School, Scotch Plains, NJ. Union County...
Axiom Audio Ep500
I like the fact that the EP500 system offers phase control of 0 or 180 degrees. It even has five crossover points of 40 Hz, 60 Hz, 80 Hz,...
New Products: July 2006
Extron fiber optic extender, Lectrosonic power amplifier/DSP processor, Media Vision digital conferencing/voting system, and more!
InfoComm 2006 Hot Products
If there was a new product trend at InfoComm 2006 in Orlando, FL, it might best be described as ?nearly new, improved, and simplified.? Overall, the mood of the...
University Installs Custom AV
The University of Notre Dame equips nearly 80 classrooms with custom lecterns that house AV technology with a diminutive footprint.
Wide Area Conferencing
THE POPULAR colloquialism, ?They do things big in Texas,? certainly must have a lot to do with physical geography. The University of Texas' Health Science Center (HSC), based in...
Cirque Hawaii Sounds Off
A venue designed and built for one type of performance may not necessarily work for another. That was the challenge Creative Sound and Lighting of Kaneohe, HI, a small...
Q & A: Combining Cables
Is it possible to combine a four-conductor cable into a two-conductor cable for long loudspeaker cable runs? What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing so?
Jack Uldrich
Jack Uldrich, president, The NanoVeritas Group. The NanoVeritas Group is a Minneapolis-based nanotechnology leadership and technology consultancy. Uldrich addressed the future of nanotechnology in pro AV at the 2006...
Ready For Rohs?
Beginning this month, the European Union's ?Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances? (RoHS) directive comes into force. Certainly the greatest initial impact will be felt by electronic...
Harris Corporations Announces Upgrades to Videotek
Harris Corporation announced the availability of several upgrades to its Videotek TVM and VTM series multiformat test and measurement instruments.
Next-generation Analog-to-digital Scaler from Gefen Delivers Format Conversion and Image Refinement Capabilities
The newest scaler to join Gefen’s line-up of system integration solutions offers more than a convenient, cost-effective method of integrating analog and digital components in the home or office.
Boyden Leverages LifeSize High-definition Video Communications to Efficiently Evaluate Job Candidates Around the Country
LifeSize announced that LifeSize Room is being leveraged by Boyden to conduct candidate interviews as part of the initial employment evaluation process.