Volume 12, Issue 16 — August 21, 2014
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AV People: Joel Rollins of Everett Hall Associates
By Molly Stillman rAVe Director of Marketing & New Business Development
Joel Rollins has been a staple at rAVe [Publications] for years. You’ve read his columns, you’ve heard his voice on rAVe RADIO, and you’ve seen his face in our booth at InfoComm and ISE. He’s the epitome of an AV industry veteran. He embodies all that an AV veteran should be.
But, do you know the history behind the man, the myth, and the legend? So often we realize that we, in fact, know so little about a man that we feel we know so much about.
Joel grew up in Connecticut as the oldest of four children. He always had a fascination for technology. Growing up, in school he was the president of the AV club, editor of the school newspaper and most importantly, the class photographer.
“My high school had one of the first color capable darkrooms in the state,” said Joel. “[In there] I hid from classes, tutored in photography, and since the darkroom had an outside entrance to go in — I’d turn on the “in use” light and sneak out the side door. So, I had my own version of an open campus.”
After graduation, Joel while tried to remain a part-time student, he worked his way up through the culinary departments of a couple of hotels. Eventually, he wound up as the banquet manage at the Hilton hotel in Dayton, Ohio.
“As the banquet manager, all the hotel’s meeting rooms were my responsibility,” he explained. “And, among the duties that came with managing the meeting rooms, I worked with the hotel’s AV supplier. That changed my life forever.
“At the time, Terry Fiesenborg, now vice president of InfoComm, had just started an AV rental department at Audio Visual Systems (AVS) in Dayton. He approached me about the hotel’s audiovisual rental contract, which had for years been with the company he had previously worked for, Twyman Films. I was impressed with Terry and his whole crew and became pretty enthusiastic about selling shows in our ballrooms as it gave me a chance to work with them,” Joel continued.
“Terry had joked in the past that he later approached me to become the company’s first rental sales and marketing manager in order to get me under control and stop me from selling shows that were too big for the space [I was managing] that was available. But, having been a photography and AV enthusiast growing up, I was dazzled by the idea that people actually got paid to do this.”
And today, Joel still is.
Those experiences working at the Hilton and with Terry gave Joel opportunities and lessons that changed his life and, ultimately, his path through the AV industry. Joel learned that the real reason that Terry had initially hired him was because Joel could write well.
“Terry had been tasked by InfoComm, then called ICIA, to develop a course in AV for rental departments,” Joel said. “As usual, with all of us who teach and have active roles in the industry, work kept him from getting to it until we were just a couple of weeks out from the annual Institute for Professional Development to be held in Bloomington, Indiana.
“Terry and I and a couple of other associates from AVS literally holed up in my living room with a typewriter and flip chart pages for several days. In that time, led by Terry, we developed the outline, and then the manual, that eventually became the course ‘Fundamentals of Rental Operations,’ which became a seed course for several other Institute courses. Parts of that course can still be seen in industry training manuals decades later.”
Developing that course eventually led Joel to teaching Institute with Terry his very first year in the AV industry. Over the next 15 years or so, Joel would continue teaching for InfoComm several times a year and continue to develop other week-long courses. All of this led Joel to be selected as InfoComm’s Educator of the Year in 2001.
But why did Joel spend so many years of his life and so much time devoted to training?
“Because I have gotten to spend 20 years associating with some of the most dynamic and influential people in the business,” said Joel. “At the time, the rental industry and the audiovisual industry were going through huge changes in technology, which led a bunch of us to spend a lot of time together teaching and talking about ideas.
“Among those people were Gary Kayye, Duffy Wilbert, Andre Lejeune, Jim Smith, Scott Wills, Scott Sharer, Bill Sharer — the list could go on forever, and would include lots of people who have changed our industry. These people have taught me more, and bailed me out more, then I could ever say, and I have done the same for them. So, getting involved in teaching (and getting involved in your industry association) does a lot more for you than getting your plaque on the wall.”
The other change that was going on in the AV industry at the time was the change from film-based technologies to data protection. It put Joel in the right place at the right time once again, and led him to develop a number of courses in data protection technology.
It also led him to name his dog Barco. True story.
“After several years at AVS, I was approached by the Southam Audio Visual Group in Canada to become their National Staging Manager,” recalled Joel. “In Toronto, I progressed from National Staging Manager to Director of Sales and Marketing and eventually to Chief Operating Officer, when the company was sold to Adcom, the nation’s largest supplier of videoconferencing.
“I spent five years in Canada, working with some of the best people I have ever worked with, staging events like the Microsoft’s Global Summit and Comdex Canada. I owe a debt of gratitude to all of my Canadian friends who supported me and taught me a lot.”
Once he left Adcom, Joel went on to become the director of training at Extron and did a lot of work with his longtime friend Gary Kayye on the early versions of the Extron School.
From Extron, Joel was given the opportunity to get back into the rental and staging sector of AV by becoming the general manager of the Riverview Systems Group in San Jose, California. He was there in Silicon Valley during the late 1990s into 2001 during the enormous growth in the PC world and in the Internet.
Joel calls it a “right place at the right time” opportunity.
During this time, Joel continued to write. He contributed a monthly column in Rental and Staging Systems Magazine on iMag and he kept a close business association with Gary Kayye, helping Gary develop the Rental and Staging newsletter for rAVe [Publications].
“[I love] working with this rAVe group, and especially with Gary. It is an enormously interesting portion of my life,” said Joel. “rAVe is an organization where new ideas occur every day. I am constantly blown away by rAVe’s ability to cover and analyze our industry.”
After spending many years on the road with Riverview, Joel decided it was time to settle down and pursue what he loved — writing. He left California and returned to Connecticut and went to work with longtime friends Bev and Everett Hall.
“I eventually became a partner and general manager in Everett Hall Associated Incorporated, one of the nation’s oldest audiovisual firms,” said Joel. “We are a design build firm, heavily focused on videoconferencing and distance communications. We serve New York area clients and clients worldwide. Working with this crew is an experience every single day, and we have done projects too different and numerous to even begin to mention. From boardrooms, to national networks, to virtual revolving restaurants and casino attractions.”
Through all of his immense and vast experiences in the industry, Joel has maintained his love of writing and his longtime passion and interest in photography. He spends a lot of time on wildlife photography, in particular. Joel loves the feeling of being in a place where cell phones don’t reach and feeling the focus of lying in wait for whatever animal he happens to be “stalking at the time.”
All in all, Joel is one of a kind. His passion for the industry and passion for education is contagious. He’s dedicated, hard-working, and truly an example we should all strive to emulate. Leave a Comment
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Here Come the 4K Monitors
By Steve Sechrist Display Central
With the 4K display revolution in full swing, some consumers are opting to get a toe in the ultra high resolution waters, not with a 60″+ TV for the living room, but a much more manageable 28-inch desktop monitor. Taiwan based Acer is just one of the most recent display makers adding to the availability of 4K monitors with its newly announced B286HK now selling in Taiwan for $763.
Other notable makers producing 4K monitors in this size include the Samsung U28D590D, and Dell’s P2815Q, both selling for $700, plus Dell’s high end UP2414Q that sells for just around $1K. Philips also began selling in May 2014, its 28-inch UHD, 288P6LJEB, that lists on Amazon for just $599 and Asus has its PB287Q that is selling for $650. One other, shown at CES, was the Lenovo ThinkVision Pro 2840m with an MSRP of $749.
There’s plenty to like with the move to UHD monitors including the 8.29M pixels (that’s a 6.2M boost over full HD’s 2.07M) particularly when viewed from close up like when looking at a desktop monitor. In some ways, UHD monitors make more sense than TV applications (that you view more than three feet away.) The distance makes it harder to discern the added pixels on a TV but with a monitor viewed close up, you really can see the level of detail on your desktop. Viewers can also gain significantly from the expanded pixel real estate offered by 4K monitors’ higher resolution. Multiple windows in full HD, and the extension of the idea implemented in Philips new Multi-view technology, allows for display of two computer feeds simultaneously on the same monitor in side-by-side mode. This provides a good case for the move to 4K monitors.
Display System Concerns
But before we jump on the 3840×2860 desktop pixel bandwagon, there are some notable issues to address, not the least of which is getting all those extra pixels to light up, from even a more recent desktop or laptop system. System Compatibility is one of the most visible of issues for the UHD monitor set, so much so, that most 2012 vintage PCs with integrated graphics or GPU may require a firmware upgrade like the one offered by Intel for its Ivy Bridge CPU based machines. The AMD based systems with its Trinity APU also support UHD moving forward from the mid-2012 era onward.
The Intel Haswell processor based systems can also be problematic with 4K output depending on the “class” of processor. For example the Core i5-4200U (a U class found in many Ultrabooks) limits output via DisplayPort to 30Hz and an even lower 24Hz over HDMI. Other processors from Intel like the M-class Core i-7-4700MQ easily push out the 3840 x 2160 signal at a fast 60Hz making for some super high quality viewing. But keep in mind UHD support at 6oHz via HDMI requires the new HDMI 2.0 hardware (upgrade from v.1.4) that didn’t arrive until Q3’13, so if your system pre-dates this you are stuck in 30 fps land (via HDMI connectivity) and that could lead to a painful viewing experience – and for most a deal killer.
On systems with a separate GPU, UHD is supported in both the NVIDIA (600 series) and AMD’s (Radeon HD 6000) chips beginning around mid-2012. So most of these systems with an independent GPU and which are newer than 24 months should be able to handle UHD just fine.
So if you’re not quite ready for a new UHD TV, and have a fairly recent desktop or laptop system that supports 4K output, a sub $1,000 monitor may be just the ticket to a whole new experience and potential productivity boost. Leave a Comment
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The Internet of Things – Converged, Connected and Highly Vulnerable
By Corey Moss rAVe Blogger
When we think of convergence, we of course refer to how the industry’s two realms of technology potentially merge together to create seamless system implementation where all components, potentially including devices, form reliable AV/IT integration whether on-premise, in the cloud, or both. However, questions continue to arise about the convergence and if it indeed has arrived. It seems that the premise of convergence continues to come into question where when asked if it does exist as a given, answers span from yes to not at all. Ask any manufacturer, integrator, consultant or journalist and I’m sure you’ll receive both answers, and everything in between. Why do I bring this up in a blog about the Internet of Things? Possibly because it may have finally been determined, in a newer realm of technology just how convergence can happen seamlessly and more important, reliably.
Prior to InfoComm, I attended the Cloud Computing Expo in New York, an event that spanned three realms of technology — cloud computing, big data and the one which I was the most interested in, the Internet of Things. Numerous sessions took place on the first day which was when I attended, and I tended toward sitting in on the IoT sessions. In fact in one of them, the speaker said that he would be wearing Google Glass and snapping pictures of the audience while he lectured. In doing so, he snapped the pictures and uploaded them to the Google Drive to later insert in his website for all attendees to see after the event. Thus, a wearable device wirelessly connected to the internet and uploading images to the cloud, becoming the direct storage receptacle for the upload, to then input images into one’s website. All elements, beginning with a device connected to the internet, in essence converged and connected to produce the end result.
The first Internet ‘device,’ according to the article A Brief History Of The Internet of Things, was a toaster that could be turned on and off over the Internet, developed in 1990 by John Romkey and Simon Hackett. At the October ’89 INTEROP, Romkey was promised that if he was able to “bring up his toaster on the Net,” the appliance would be given star placement in the floor-wide exhibitors at the conference. The toaster was connected to a computer with TCP/IP networking, it used an information base (SNMP MIB) to turn the power on and history was made.
In a whitepaper, The Internet of Things: How the Next Evolution of the Internet Is Changing Everything produced by the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG), it was specified that the Internet of Things was officially recognized between 2008 and 2009 as there were at that point more connected devices than people (refer to Figure 1 in the whitepaper). In 2010, citing the growth of smartphones, tablet PCs, etc., the number of devices connected to the Internet was brought to 12.5 billion, while the world’s human population increased to 6.8 billion, making the number of connected devices per person more than 1 (1.84 to be exact) for the first time in history.
A Cisco social whitepaper, The Internet of Everything: How More Relevant and Valuable Connections Will Change the World, specifies that the Internet is the one technology that has the potential to rectify many of the challenges we face. “Connecting the Unconnected” has become the mantra for the Cisco IBSG, who define the Internet of Everything (IoE) as bringing together people, process, data, and things to make networked connections more relevant and valuable than ever before. A recent LinkedIn post, The Internet of Things: Consumers and Marketers in 2030, opens with: Cisco Systems predicts 50 billion things will be connected by 2022, yielding $19 trillion in new revenues ($14.4 trillion of which will accrue to private-sector corporations). This is also mentioned in the above referenced IBSG whitepaper, but the paper states that this would happen as soon as 2020. The following statement is in the post: International Data Corporation predicts the worldwide market for “Internet of Things” (IoT) solutions will grow from $1.9 trillion in 2013 to $7.1 trillion in 2020. That’s a boost of over $5 trillion.
However, with more things being converged and connected online in the coming years, a great debate concerning another area of technology grows — that involving the realm of cybersecurity. Earlier in the year, Internet-enabled “smart appliances” including internet-connected multimedia centers, televisions and refrigerators were allegedly hacked and used to launch a multitude of malicious spam email attacks. As the industry progresses, so will the concerns for security along with the aforementioned expansive growth. An article, Which Internet Of Things Consumer Products Are Most Likely To Be Exploited By Hackers? details the top 10 IoT devices including TV’s, webcams, home thermostats and home alarms, and the imminent dangers posed by this convergence in the cloud. The devices and processes which we’re all aware of in terms of video, home automation and more can be leading us into a whole new discussion in terms of convergence — cyber threat vulnerability.
According to a Wall Street Journal article, Cybersecurity Needs Expanding Beyond Computers or Your Pocket and Into Your Home, Cleve Adams, a 25 year cybersecurity veteran and CEO of AirPatrol, a provider of Location-based Services and Cybersecurity (whom I know from meeting at the recent Cyber Security Summit in Washington, DC), has seen his share in terms of cyber attacks on things network-connected. “For twenty years we’ve been conditioned to focus on firewalls, anti-virus, anti-malware and other systems designed to secure networks from outsiders,” Adams said. “But in the past few years we’ve let an unprecedented number of Internet-connected things into our homes and businesses without a moment’s thought as to whether they pose a security risk.”
Just what does this all mean for the industry and the convergence of AV and IT? It seems that if we take cues from the realm of IoT and in more visible ways Cisco, who is blazing the path toward the interrelation of all things connected as well as a continuous strength in IT (and Google looks to be the other trailblazer at this point), we may just be able to unlock some more of the details that may eventually help to fully define convergence theory. Along with further movement toward cloud collaboration, Cisco (as well as Google) could potentially help to bring more form and function to the convergence. In fact, as we move toward further definition, all three of the show’s technology realms have already been playing a role in this determination — Cloud Computing, Big Data and now IoT. It’s for us to make further determinations based on all factors that are being presented now as well as in the very near future. However vigilance, in terms of securing all things networked on-premise and in the cloud, is as much a key to the convergence as anything else. That is, the convergence that may or may not be here yet.
And I’ll end with this with a statement from the WSJ article: Cleve Adams wants you to know that while you were busy updating your Wi-Fi router’s firewall and giving your laptop a strong password, your vacuum cleaner and smart lighting system were conspiring with your phone to steal your online banking information.
IoT, AV/IT, convergence and conspiracy theory. To be continued…
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Making Meetings Smarter for a New Generation
By Patrick Lee Vice President, Entertainment & Corporate – Barco
We’ve all been there: Sitting around a conference table fidgeting while awaiting the arrival of the IT specialist to untangle the mass of cables, get the presenter’s PowerPoint on screen, the clock ticking away as attendees lose interest and contemplate life beyond the meeting room.
To some, it might simply be a minor inconvenience, but multiply this lost time by 3 billion business meetings a year, and you’ve amassed literally thousands of man hours in wasted company time. Recent studies indicate that the Fortune 500 alone loses $75 million annual on unproductive meetings. And the problems go deeper:
- 71 percent of meeting participants feel that meetings are unproductive
- 38 percent of employees say there’s not enough collaboration in the workspace
- 68 percent say they cannot use their own computing device with the meeting system
It’s no wonder most employees feel that office meetings consume too much time with no tangible results or corresponding benefit in productivity. The fact is, most meeting room systems are inflexible and difficult to use, and typically result in the main presenter dominating the meeting. Without the ability to clearly present and share information in an efficient way, many workers choose not to participate in the discussion, inhibiting any chance for meaningful dialog, and thus never achieving true collaboration.
Is it the holy grail, or is there a reliable way to harness the collective genius of an organization and enable effective knowledge-sharing in the meeting room?
Introducing the Smart Meeting
Fortunately, technology innovators have responded to the need for enhanced collaboration by developing innovative presentation systems that promise to make meetings smarter for a new generation. After all, today’s up and coming professionals have grown up in a world populated by multiple, intuitive devices that allow them to instantly share their data, images, video and more. These new workers expect the same functionality in the meeting room that they enjoy at home with their consumer electronics, i.e., surfing Smart TV, wirelessly sharing music/media across all devices, so office administrators and IT directors need to take note.
Gen X/Y Drives the BYOD Collaboration Trend
This new social knowledge-sharing paradigm demands that organizations offer a foolproof way for employees and visitors to quickly and easily connect their own laptops, smartphones and tablets (aka the BYOD “Bring Your Own Device” trend), to the main meeting room display. Because these Generation X and Y workers tend to be more easily distracted with shorter attention spans vis-à-vis the proliferation of digital technologies[1], it’s important that a meeting room system not only enable fast set-up, but also seamless interaction to minimize interruptions and keep participants focused. Collaboration tools that allow presenters to spontaneously share their content without disrupting the flow of the meeting are the best options for improving meeting dynamics. For example, Barco’s ClickShare enables up to four participants to share their content simultaneously on the main display with the click of a button controlled by each user. Because it’s wireless, there’s no need to switch devices or cables; users simply share a document, a video, an Internet browser and more to enrich the discussion.
In a typical meeting scenario, an employee may carry in his laptop, a consultant could bring her iPad or PC tablet, while others may pull out their smartphones to share information. The most robust collaboration solutions can accommodate all of these devices — as well as integrate with popular enterprise communications systems — and quickly provision them through simple hardware or software apps to push content to the main display.
Guests attending business meetings often have the most challenging connectivity issues since they are not affiliated with the company network. Often, they are required to access room information, IP addresses and/or upload apps to interact with the presentation system. Fortunately, some systems on the market eliminate this problem by creating their own standalone network and connecting users via a simple USB device or app.
This boost in interactivity and heightened information-sharing tends to result in better decision-making since ideas and information can flow rapidly, supported by visuals that reinforce content. In fact, 70+ percent of users cite improved decision-making as the top benefit of data visualization tools, and it can literally pay off: The ROI of collaboration tools is 4x the initial investment, making it a win-win for users and the organization alike.
Ease of Use is #1 Priority
A prevalent theme in today’s most effective presentation and collaboration systems is simplicity. In a recent study, 77 percent of users cited “ease of use” as the number one priority for presentation tools, which has been reflected in numerous surveys time and again. The meeting room system should offer the user-friendliness of most consumer applications so that anyone can be ready to share their content within seconds of starting up the very first time. After all, if it’s difficult to use, your audience will be limited to only the tech savvy workers in your organization, which defeats the purpose of a ubiquitous, screen-sharing solution!
A meeting presentation system should also be simple to install in a variety of spaces, from a large auditorium, to a conference room, to huddle spaces, enabling users to spontaneously collaborate to achieve enterprise-wide collaboration. Some systems, like ClickShare, can be conveniently scaled and deployed throughout the organization, and managed centrally using enterprise-wide software, which greatly simplifies administration for facilities or IT managers. A bonus is the ability to integrate with global telepresence systems to enable videoconferencing and remote collaboration.
Six Steps to Next-Generation Collaboration
When considering a new meeting room presentation system, organizations should focus on solutions that empower today’s young professionals to freely share their knowledge in the manner they’re accustomed. This means taking into account the plethora of smart devices and alternative computing platforms that will no doubt find their way into the meeting room.
A simple six-step checklist can ensure that you consider all of the important aspects when making a purchasing decision:
Security vs. convenience
How do you balance user expectations, convenience and desired access to multiple networks with the need for ironclad security? Meeting spaces, huddle rooms, or other areas equipped with AV solutions create a potentially dangerous intersection between corporate network(s), guest network and the worldwide web. Presentation systems that operate on their own standalone network can provide both flexibility and security while accommodating all types of users and venues.
Who is in your meeting room?
Are you equipping a single conference room? A network of huddle spaces? A large auditorium? All of the above? Also, who is attending your meetings and what devices are they bringing? You need to consider the entire universe of users and locations within your organization to determine a collaboration device strategy. The system that can meet the widest variety of needs is the natural choice in most cases.
Integration and interoperability are a must
Collaboration doesn’t just extend to the business users, but also with the AV infrastructure already in place. Does the system you’re considering play well with others? It should seamlessly integrate with the room control system as well as your videoconferencing platform to maximize functionality and usability.
Technology matters
According to 80 percent of business leaders, technology is the #1 way to improve collaboration in the meeting room, but one out of four US employees says that they experience technology overload in their work life. That’s why the technology should be invisible, and the user experience simple. Don’t get an overly complicated system that’s difficult to learn, or no one will use it.
Cross-platform is more inclusive
For successful collaboration, your meeting room system needs to accommodate a multitude of device types (Windows, iOS, Android, etc.) as the BYOD trend continues to rise. In today’s meeting rooms, it’s all about empowering a mobile, flexible work style that increases productivity through close collaboration.
Human factors determine ease of use
Everyone has struggled with a 40-button remote control or puzzling touchscreen microwave to no avail. Fortunately, even the most robust presentation systems don’t have to be difficult to use! Some of the latest options are designed for simplicity and are highly intuitive, enabling users to get up and running in no time.
[1] Based on data contained in the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project (2012) and “Technology and Society” Planning & Progress (2014) by Northwestern Mutual Leave a Comment
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Atomos Takes HDMI One Step Closer to SDI Professional Video StandardAtomos today announced a move to standardize HDMI for the professional video industry by focusing on ease of use and customer experience. One of the big advantages of SDI over HDMI has been auto triggering and timecode communication between cameras and external devices like monitors and recorders. Atomos has now made HDMI more usable and one step closer to the SDI standard by implementing auto start/stop trigger and timecode over HDMI. With this standard, users can connect using HDMI and automatically trigger functions on external devices from the camera itself, just as they have for years with SDI.
Atomos was the first company to engineer auto HDMI start/stop and timecode communication with cameras, initially with Sony in 2011 for the FS100 followed up with Canon in 2013, for the 5D Mark III, 1DC and C100. Currently almost all professional Sony and Canon HDMI Cameras including the A7S employ this protocol. As the popularity of Atomos external monitor/recorders has grown, demand for this connection has spread to all camera manufacturers. Now with an open, free and available standard, this transition can happen quickly and easily.
Atomos has developed its own range of HDMI cables with tight fitting connections and coiled cable lengths that allow for less clutter on the tripod and less force pulling at the HDMI connection. The range of HDMI cables includes a right angle HDMI micro to micro/mini and full coiled cables in lengths of 30 centimeters. HDMI mini to full and full HDMI to full HDMI connections in lengths of 30 to 50 centimeters. Available starting this month, prices range from $19.95 to $29.95. See the full list of options here. Leave a Comment
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Q2 2014 Global Projector Market Grows 17 Percent in VolumeGlobal projector shipments grew a staggering 17 percent in volume YoY in Q2, to two million units and in value terms the market grew 9 percent to hit $2.4 billion, according to the latest quarterly research from Futuresource Consulting.
“The global projector market benefited from strong World Cup promotional activity, particularly in Western Europe and North America, in both B2C and B2B channels,” says Claire Kerrison, market analyst at Futuresource Consulting. “Several vendors used the event as a vehicle to highlight the ever-decreasing price of 1080p, sales of which increased 63 percent YoY in home display applications to 142,000 units. However, recent price reductions have also caused a surge in demand for 1080p in corporate displays and institutional applications, which witnessed sales of 1080p rise by 125 percent and 327 percent, respectively YoY.
“Consequently, XGA continues to lose market share as it fails to remain competitive, worldwide Q2 sales remained flat at less than 1 percent growth, and now only account for 39 percent of the market.”
EMEA
The Q2 2014 EMEA market grew 32 percent in volume compared to the same period a year ago, to 611,000 units and in value terms, the market grew by 20 percent to hit $668 million.
Sell-in volumes were propelled by World Cup promotional activity in both retail and B2B channels and the ever-decreasing price of 1080p, sales of which increased 104 percent YoY in home display applications to 67,000 units. However, growth was not retained here, with corporate displays and institutional applications witnessing a 1080p sales rise of 230 percent and 998 percent, respectively.
There was a clear correlation between market performance and the strength of the country’s retail channel – Germany, Italy and the Netherlands boasted some of the highest rates of volume growth, with a combined YoY average of 64 percent.
Shipments in Eastern Europe remained flat, with only less than 1 percent growth in volume YoY, to 72,000 units. Value fell by 3 percent to $73 million and declines were largely retained to Russia and Ukraine, where macro-economic and political factors are severely impacting market performance.
Shipments in the Middle East and Africa hit 150,000 units in Q2, representing growth of 42 percent. The market benefited from deliveries of several major projects over the period and strong run-dates in the UAE and African states, including Nigeria.
APAC
Projector shipments in APAC grew 10 percent YoY in volume, to 827,000 units and increased in value by 5 percent, to $933 million.
“The market growth is the result of several factors: increased run-rates of SVGA products, mainly in China, India and Indonesia, burgeoning demand for 1080p, which has been driven by recent price reductions, and the delivery of numerous tenders, most notably in Japan, Malaysia and India,” says Kerrison.
1080p now comprises 5 percent of the overall APAC market, up 1.5 percent points from Q2 2013 (an increase in volume of 58 percent YoY). Similar to EMEA, the ASP of 1080p has dropped 14 percent compared with the same period a year ago, and this rapid decline has impacted other resolutions, with XGA also being squeezed, with Q2 volumes increasing just 4 percent YoY.
Americas
The Americas market in Q2 grew 14 percent YoY in volume, to 631,000 units and 4% in value, to $767 million. Once again, shipments benefited from World Cup promotional activity (though the level of activity was lower than that seen in Western Europe) coupled with the delivery of several projects (particularly in Argentina, Mexico and Caribbean states) and, as in APAC and EMEA, an increase in run-rates of SVGA products — sales of which increased 28 percent YoY.
The Americas were no exception to the rapid price declines of 1080p witnessed worldwide in Q2. The ASP of 1080p dropped 21 percent, with sales increasing 34 percent YoY, to 58,000 units. The increase in sales was most notable in the USA, where shipments grew 38 percent YoY in home display, and 63 percent and 29 percent in corporate and institutional applications, respectively.
The Q2 global volume and value data, by specification is now available as a data file. The 155 page report, which provides forecasts to 2018, profiles the key regions and reviews the latest developments in the competitive landscape and product features.
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ClearOne Has Best Quarter Ever ClearOne today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014. For the 2014 second quarter, revenue increased by 21 percent to $14.1 million, compared with $11.7 million for the second quarter of 2013. Gross profit for the second quarter was $8.1 million, or 57 percent of revenue, compared with $6.9 million, or 59 percent of revenue, for the second quarter of 2013. Non-GAAP operating income for the second quarter decreased by 10 percent to $1.6 million from $1.8 million for the second quarter of 2013. Non-GAAP net income increased 10 percent to $1.4 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, from $1.2 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2013. Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA for the 2014 second quarter decreased 8 percent to $1.9 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, from $2.0 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, or the second quarter of 2013.
For the six months ended June 30, 2014, revenue increased 17 percent to $26.8 million from $23.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013. Gross profit increased by 14 percent to $15.8 million, or 59 percent of revenue, compared with $13.9 million, or 60 percent of revenue, for the six months ended June 30, 2013. Non-GAAP operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2014 decreased by 6 percent to$3.0 million from $3.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013. Non-GAAP net income for six months ended June 30, 2014remained flat at $2.2 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, from $2.2 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the six months endedJune 30, 2013. Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA decreased 3 percent to $3.5 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, from $3.6 million, or $0.38per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2013.
Cash, cash equivalents and investments totaled $32.3 million at June 30, 2014, down from $42.7 million on December 31, 2013. The decrease is primarily due to the acquisitions of Sabine and Spontania.
ClearOne continued its stock repurchase plan in the second quarter, bringing the total repurchase amount to approximately $4.0 million against an allocation of $10 million.
Gross margins in the quarter were within the lower end of the company’s expected range. Gross margins were impacted by the periodic revision of overhead allocations as well as the ongoing integration of Sabine manufacturing operations, which were acquired in March 2014.
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D-Tools to Add Mobile Installation Management and Inventory Management Through QuickBooksD-Tools today announced a major new release of its flagship software platform, System Integrator 2015. Being launched at CEDIA Expo 2014 and available in Q4, the new SI 2015 release adds valuable new productivity features and enhancements that enable commercial and residential AV integrators to both streamline business processes and increase profitability while simultaneously maximizing efficiencies and reducing overhead. SI 2015 will be available as an upgrade for existing customers and will be provided at no cost for customers participating in the D-Tools Software Assurance program.
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Extron Introduces Six-Input, Four-Output Audio Expansion Processor With AEC and Dante Extron has introduced the AXP 64 C AT, an audio expansion processor with six mic/line inputs and four line outputs for remote connectivity to a Dante-enabled DMP 128 audio system. It is used to place six mic/line sources onto a Dante audio network and route any four Dante channels from the network to an amplifier or other destination. The AXP 64 C AT features Extron ProDSP with gain, filtering and dynamics processing for all inputs and outputs. Four of the inputs also include AEC, 48 volt phantom power, and control ports. FlexInputs offer the additional capability to process Dante channels in place of the first four local inputs. A single Ethernet cable from one AXP 64 C AT, or several linked units, to a central equipment rack greatly reduces the effort and expense of pulling one cable for each endpoint.
The AXP 64 C AT includes four independent channels of AEC with advanced algorithms for fast convergence and optimal intelligibility in conferencing applications. The AEC-enabled inputs also offer FlexInput capability to route a Dante channel through the processor in place of a local mic/line input. The flexible input selection enables the AXP 64 C AT to process audio from remote wireless microphones, wall plates, and other sources from anywhere on the Dante network.
In an installation with a large number of mics, the AXP 64 C AT audio expansion processor places audio signals onto the Dante audio network using standard IP networking. Signals are received as expansion inputs at one or more DMP 128 AT processors. A sound system designer can incorporate several AXP 64 C AT or Extron AXP 50 C AT audio expansion processors to create a large mixing matrix with up to 56 remote inputs and 24 outputs per DMP 128 AT using the built-in four-port Gigabit switch. This greatly simplifies scalability and the audio cabling infrastructure by avoiding long analog mic cable runs. To further simplify the audio cabling infrastructure, the AXP 64 C AT converts four channels from the Dante network to line level audio signals, processes them, and routes the optimized audio to local sound reinforcement systems.
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Terra Introduces RGB Color and Dimming to Its LED Light and Sound BollardTerra’s LS.32 lighting and sound bollard now has RGB color and dimming options available. Designer and installers will soon be able to give clients the option of choosing white or colored illumination for their landscape lighting. Control capabilities will include dimming, single color lighting and automatic continuous color shifting. The custom manufactured MR16 RGB lamps employed are designed for outdoor use and may be exposed to the elements.
The new Terra 12-volt RGB dimming power supply, controller, RGB amplifier and RGB lamps are designed to work within the DMX512 standard for lighting control. The DMX512 standard can be integrated with Crestron, AMX and other third party residential and commercial control systems.
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BenQ Ships New M6 Series WXGA Projector BenQ is shipping the latest in its M6 series, the MW665 projector, which is aimed at houses of worship, classrooms and boardrooms. It offers 3,200 ANSI lumens of brightness, a 13,000:1 contrast ratio and is integrated with SmartEco energy-saving features to lower the projector’s total cost of ownership (TCO).
Featuring BenQ’s Colorific technology and using native WXGA (1280×800) resolution DLP chip, the MW665 includes HDMI, VGA, wired LAN display and control, in addition to wireless connectivity. When paired with the BenQ QPresenter Pro app, participants can collaborate and share documents, photos, and Web content directly from their mobile devices or laptops. And, the MW665 also provides support for AMX, Crestron and PJLink systems.
When using the projector’s SmartEco mode, BenQ says the MW665 automatically adjusts lamp power by up to 70 percent. For environments where the projector has to remain powered on, BenQ’s LumenCare setting enables the unit to maintain constant brightness for the first 2,100 hours of lamp life. To further reduce power consumption, an “Eco Blank” mode allows presenters to blank out the screen whenever projection isn’t needed, while a “No Source Detected” mode automatically lowers brightness to 30 percent when no signal has been detected for more than three minutes. In “Standby” mode, the projector will lower power consumption to less than 0.5 watts during periods of inactivity, providing even greater energy savings and further lowering TCO.
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EPSON Intros New WideScreen ProAV Projector LineEpson today introduced two new EX Pro series projectors with built-in wireless projection and integrated with the new Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) connector. The new EX7235 Pro (list for $649) and EX7230 Pro (list for $599) are meeting rooms projectors that both have 3,000 lumens of color light output and 3,000 lumens of white light output and are native 1366×768.
The EX7235 Pro includes a Wi-Fi module and a new quick connect on-screen QR code feature for easy wireless setup. To present wirelessly from mobile devices, users can take advantage of Epson’s iProjection App. In addition, supporting the latest in wired connectivity, both the EX7235 Pro and EX7230 Pro include an HDMI port, which supports MHL, to display content from MHL-enabled smartphones and tablets.
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BenQ Adds Two 6,000-Lumen Projectors to Lineup BenQ America has just launched its brightest projectors yet with the SH963 and TH963. Both are specified at 6,000 lumens using a two-lamp system. Using native 1080p DLP chips, they’re both integrated with the Hollywood Quality Video (HQV) processing technology from Qualcomm, have optional long- and short-throw lenses and they are both categorized as large venue projectors. They also have a spec of a contrast ratio of 8300:1.
They offer 1.5x zoom capabilities, horizontal/vertical lens shifting, 2D keystone correction, and an embedded test pattern and the TH963 offers optional short-throw or long-throw lenses. Inputs include HDMI, VGA, five BNC and network posts. Also, with a LAN control feature, the projectors also provide support for Crestron, SNMP, PJLink, and AMX systems, Extron for enabling remote management and control in addition to projector maintenance from workstations.
Using Colorific technology, both projectors also include power-saving features such as an “Eco Blank Mode” that allows presenters to blank out the projection screen whenever the projector is not in use and a standby mode, where users can lower power consumption to less than 0.5W while the units are inactive. Lamp replacement is via access from the side or top of the projector and BenQ says a filter-free optical system further reduces the TCO of the devices.
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Clary Icon Adds Screen Skills Guru Button For OneScreen, On-Demand SupportClary Icon OneScreen users will have immediate access to live technical support via video. Once a user touches the Screen Skills Guru button, they are instantly connected to a live tech support person who can answer product usage questions, teach users new screen skills, or help diagnose any product issues.
For teams and students working together via video, audio, web and interactive whiteboard tools, on-demand support, answers and diagnoses are essential in effectively facilitating workflow and productivity. OneScreen provides corporate teams and university students the benefits of instant access to expert assistance with the Screen Skills Guru button. Additionally, because OneScreen manages its own user questions, IT help desk burden is minimized.
As you likely know, the Clary Icon OneScreen is an all-in-one, collaboration hub (think SMARTBoard and MondoPad in one) available as a stand-alone, multi-touch screen for the conference or classroom and as a cloud-based service for remote device deployment. OneScreen includes video, web, and audio conferencing combined with Hitachi Starboard interactive whiteboard software so teams and students have all of their productivity tools instantly available from one screen. Internet integration, full screen Android tablet functionality and real-time annotation features make it more useful than a standard SMARTBoard
Screen Skills Guru services are currently available for OneScreen customers from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. PST and will expand to 24 hours a day, seven days a week in 2015. Here are the details. Leave a Comment
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Polycom and Crestron Use Sharp BOARD to Compete with CiscoThe recent success of the new MX Series from Cisco is driving Sharp Imaging, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, and its 80-inch (diagonal) AQUOS BOARD (PN-L802B) to partner with Crestron (for the RL) and the Polycom (for the CX8000) group collaboration solutions. The interactive display comes as part of Crestron and Polycom’s Lync Room System that is primarily geared toward enterprise solutions. So, obviously, the SHARP 80-inch AQUOS BOARD has been qualified as part of Crestron RL and Polycom CX8000’s Lync Room Systems.
Sharp’s PN-L802B system is a native resolution 1920×1080 LCD that’s LED backlit and can be used as a digital whiteboard. The 80-inch display is one of the larger models to operate with this particular meeting room solution by Crestron RL and the Polycom CX8000 for Microsoft Lync, which other models includes the 55-inch class and 65-inch class displays.
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Middle Atlantic Takes Aim at Chief and Peerless-AV with Debut of Display CartsThe new FlexView Series from Middle Atlantic is a collection of display stands and carts aimed at ProAV applications like hospitality and education.
Middle Atlantic claims that their FlexView solutions feature the lowest profile display mount in the industry as well as a smaller base for unimpeded, up close display interaction. In addition, it enables mounting of larger displays than competitively-priced solutions currently available in the market, including most 90” screens with VESA 800 mounting or smaller.
Models are available with electric or manual display height adjustment for ADA compliance and versions are also available in stationary or mobile configurations with rugged casters.
FlexView options enable integrators to do more within a slim profile with features like the Lever Lock system for small component mounting and a locking easy-access door for quick maintenance. All carts and stands are integrator and end-user friendly with storage where it’s needed and useful options and accessories to provide more flexibility in customizing the solution to the application.
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Elite Screens’ eFinity Offers Edge-less Projection ScreenElite Prime Vision is now offering “edge-free” screens. The eFinity design is a projection screen offering the aesthetic value off an edge-free design with the added benefit of LED backlighting. It has an internal aluminum framework that is enclosed in a wrap-around material design to create the “edge-free” effect. It also comes with an anodized aluminum, 10-millimeter edge bezel for those who still prefer some sort of border on the image. The product is easy to assemble and has sliding wall brackets that Elite says ensures a perfectly centered installation every time. As an added value, the frame includes a detachable LED backlighting kit with remote to activate its 16 color options and four modes.
The screen itself is a 1.3 gain material with a 70º viewing angle. The Silver-Gray protective surface coating is a reflective compound that filters out indirect light while enhancing contrast levels.
Elite Screens’ PolarStar-eFinity Projection Screen has a starting list price of $ 2,248 and will be first available in either a 100″ or 120” (HDTV) 16:9 aspect ratio, with more sizes to come.
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Peerless-AV Adds New Line of Ceiling Mounts for Displays, ProjectorsPeerless-AV this month announced a new line of ceiling mounts for flat panel displays and projectors. Aimed at both residential and commercial applications, the line consists of three products:
- ST940-EXA/B/C: Three extension lengths (A, B, or C) of a flat panel ceiling mount for 22″-40″ displays that have a combined extension range of 13″-43″. Mounts are available in black or white finish.
- PJF3-UNV (Flush Mount) and PJF3-EXA/B/C: Four extension lengths (Flush, A, B, or C) with a combined extension range of 13″-43″ and a ball-and-socket-style projector mount for projectors up to 50 pounds. Mounts are available in black or white finish.
- PRG3-EXA/B/C: Three extension lengths (A, B, or C) with a combined extension range of 13″-43″ and a precision gear style projector mount for projectors up to 50 pounds. Mounts are available in black or white finish.
With a column comprised of aluminum, the mounts are 60 percent lighter than traditional steel designs, further simplifying the installation process. Plus, the column acts as an internal cable management system, concealing the cables for a seamless look that can blend into most architectural designs. A cosmetic cover for the ceiling plate completes the look.
Peerless-AV’s new line of ceiling mounts feature tool-less display height and tilt adjustment as well as a combined extension range from 13″ to 43″. The mounts are OSHPD approved and UL/CUL certified. They will be available later this month. Here are all the specs. Leave a Comment
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Kramer Intros Wire Optimized for HDBaseT Transmission Kramer’s new BC-HDKat6a cable is designed to work with its DGKat twisted pair products that output HDBaseT signals. Kramer says that in testing 4K signals sent via HDBaseT transmitters and receivers at InfoComm, Kramer’s cable achieved the best performance registering measurements of 0.362, 0.482 and 0.362 errors per billion in three successive tests utilizing a Quantum Data 980 test generator. Utilizing the same set up, competitor’s cables measured from 0.845 to 14.468 errors per billion. The cable contains four shielded twisted pairs (U/FTP) of 23AWG solid copper conductors are cabled together in an unshielded outer jacket.
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Extron Introduces Two New IP Link Pro Control Processors Extron has added two more control processors to its line: the IPL Pro CR88 and IPL Pro IRS8. The IPL Pro CR88 features eight contact closure inputs and eight relay ports, while the IPL Pro IRS8 features eight one-way IR/serial ports. These are both compact IP Link Pro control processors and include all the features found in the entire IP Link Pro family including power, speed and memory, as well as Ethernet control and enhanced security. They are compatible with TouchLink Pro touch panels and are ideally suited to take advantage of the advanced configuration options within Extron’s Global Configurator Plus and Global Configurator Professional.
The IPL Pro CR88 and IPL Pro IRS8 are compatible with GlobalViewer Enterprise software for complete, centralized AV resource monitoring, management, and control over a computer network. They are ideal for use as either primary control processors in smaller AV systems or as secondary control processors in AV applications that require control for multiple devices.
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FSR Launches New Matrix Switcher FSR’s newest matrix switcher is the DV-HMSW4K-88, an 8×8 switcher for routing HD sources to any eight HDTV displays. Capable of routing up to 4K resolution content, the DV-HMSW4K-88 also manages multichannel digital audio formats such as PCM, Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio and control is accomplished via front-panel push buttons, IR remote control, RS232 or via the network.
FSR says the DV-HMSW4K-88 supports resolutions up to 1080p@60Hz, 48-bit deep color, 4k@30Hz; allows any source to be displayed on multiple displays at the same time; allows any HDMI display to view any HDMI source at any time; allows PCM, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD as well having a master audio pass through HDMI output. This HDCP-compliant matrix switch is built with integrated rack-mounting ears and offers full 3D pass through. (EDID management is on all inputs and outputs.) It includes nine IR receivers, eight IR transmitters a handheld IR Remote Control and power supply.
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AMX Adds NX Series Control Processor to Enova DGX HARMAN’s AMX announced that all models of Enova DGX Digital Media Switchers are now integrated with the company’s NetLinx NX Series control processor with no change in pricing. DGX models (DGX 8, 16, and 32) incorporating the new NX control processors began shipping Aug. 11, 2014. NX Series controllers have been shipping in the Enova DGX 64 chassis since its release in April 2014.
AMX says the new DGX models include a 1600 MIPS processor and supports wired 802.1x and IPv6 IP addressing.
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Extron Ships Compact Four Input Scaler with DTP Extension Extron is now shipping its DLP version of its 1604 Switcher, the IN1604 DTP — an HDCP-compliant scaler with three HDMI inputs, a universal analog video input and a DTP output, in a compact 1U, half rack enclosure. The IN1604 DTP is designed for installation beneath conference tables and in lecterns to provide localized switching support for sources such as presenter devices, as well as signal extension up to 330 feet (100 meters) over shielded CATx cable to reach a wall or ceiling-mounted display. The IN1604 DTP provides the convenience of fast and reliable switching, along with a high performance scaling engine for HDMI and analog video sources.
The IN1604 DTP includes a DTP twisted pair output that can be used to extend video, audio, and control to a DTP receiver behind a flat-panel display on a wall or above a ceiling-mounted projector, with the receiver powered over the same shielded CATx cable. Integrators can choose from a complete line of DTP 230 receivers for signal extension up to 230 feet (70 meters) or DTP 330 receivers for signal extension up to 330 feet, to accommodate distance requirements of specific applications. The DTP output can also be used for sending video and embedded audio, plus bidirectional control signals to any HDBaseT-enabled display. The IN1604 DTP features an advanced scaling engine that can scale HDMI and analog video signals to a common high resolution output. It provides high performance 1080i de-interlacing and Deep Color processing to deliver optimal image quality. With Extron EDID Minder, Key Minder and SpeedSwitch, integrators can easily connect sources and a display with plug-and-play simplicity, automatic device negotiation and nearly instantaneous switching.
The IN1604 DTP integration-aimed features include HDMI audio embedding and de-embedding, flexible audio switching with two individually assignable analog audio inputs, switching transitions, gain and attenuation adjustments for each analog input, output volume control, and selectable audio muting. The IN1604 DTP also features convenient options for remote control and operation, including front panel controls and on-screen menus, USB, RS232 and contact closure with tally output.
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Sony Adds Wireless Streaming HD HandicamThe new Sony PXW-X180 is a portable camcorder for house of worship and rental applications that includes XDCAM technology. It offers features such as fixed G lens, three 1/3-inch type Exmor CMOS HD sensors for full HD 1920×1080 shooting, 25x HD zoom lens and an OLED viewfinder.
Sony also claims that a variable ND filter device will allow users to manually control density and brightness with a simple dial operation, which no other camcorder has. An integrated wireless function is interesting as it allows you to control the camera remotely via a smartphone or tablet, or transfer recorded video files from the camcorder to the smartphone in MP4 format, with live streaming. Finally, it also includes multi-CODEC recording, including XAVC.
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eyevis Introduces New Touch Roundtable via PartnershipVirtual Sensitive’s interactive touch roundtable, dubbed Coconote, is now integrated with eyevis DLP projectors. The round display table with a 100-point multi-touch system is designed for digital signage, conference room collaboration and product demos. Projected on to a circular screen area with a 76-centimeter diameter (30 inches), the Coconote uses an OEM version of the ESP-LHD projector. It offers 1920x1080p resolution and an LED light source that the company claims is capable of 24/7 operation for up to seven years.
The touch table features six USB 3.0 ports, one HDMI port and is capable of connectivity of content via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
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