Jacob Blount

Jacob Blount

Jacob was a Project Manager at THE rAVe Agency and an Assistant Editor for rAVe [PUBS]. He worked on internal and client-based projects for the Agency and oversees rAVe [PUBS]'s live event trade show and event coverage, rAVe [NOW].

The LDS NEO Now EN 54-16 Security Certified with Applus+

LDA Audio Tech has renewed with the international notified body Applus+ the EN 54-16 certificates for the NEO series, public address and voice alarm equipment that meet the requirements for detection systems, fire alarm and voice evacuation. The follow-up audit to renew the certification has been carried out by Applus+ following its impartiality, independence and […]

The LDS NEO Now EN 54-16 Security Certified with Applus+

JOAN Teams Up with Amazon Alexa and Cisco Webex

Joan officially announces its collaboration with Amazon Alexa for Business and Cisco Webex for the kick-off of the Enterprise Connect expo in Orlando, Fla. on Monday March 18, 2019. This collaboration brings together Joan and two of the most used communication smart devices in the world to offer high-end integrated solutions for the workplace. Companies […]

JOAN Teams Up with Amazon Alexa and Cisco Webex

Newest Audio and Visual Communication Solutions from ClearOne to be Featured at N. America’s Leading Enterprise Collaboration Event

ClearOne is gearing up for Enterprise Connect with an opportunity for IT professionals and other visitors to be among the first to see, hear and experience the new line-up of audio and video collaboration solutions from ClearOne. Enterprise Connect is the leading conference and exhibition for enterprise unified communications (UC) and collaboration in North America, […]

Newest Audio and Visual Communication Solutions from ClearOne to be Featured at N. America’s Leading Enterprise Collaboration Event

Chief Expands TiLED LED Video Wall Mounting System

Chief has expanded its TiLED LED Video Wall Mounting System to include the Samsung IFH Series, the Absen Acclaim Series and the Unilumin UpanelS Series. The mounts will officially debut at DSE Booth 1312. Chief’s latest design for digital signage solutions, the TiLED Series, is a modular, LED mounting system to support creative video wall […]

Chief Expands TiLED LED Video Wall Mounting System

Avaya to Showcase Experiences That Matter at Enterprise Connect 2019

Avaya Holdings will showcase its comprehensive portfolio of solutions to enhance and simplify communications and collaboration, and feature its subject matter experts as key speakers at the 2019 Enterprise Connect Conference and Expoheld at Gaylord Palms Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. from March 18-21. Avaya is a Platinum sponsor exhibiting at booth #1519 in Hall […]

Avaya to Showcase Experiences That Matter at Enterprise Connect 2019

Gig Gear Debuts New Health & Safety Training Initiative for AV Techs

Gig Gear LLC, the accessories company for AV techs, roadies and live event production professionals, has launched a new personal health and safety training initiative “Safe and Sound.” As the manufacturer of Gig Gloves, work gloves designed to protect the hands of AV techs and live event pros, the company saw the need to create […]

Gig Gear Debuts New Health & Safety Training Initiative for AV Techs

Theta Lake Announces Product Integration for Compliance AI Listed on Zoom App Marketplace

Theta Lake has announced a new partnership with Zoom Video and the availability of Theta Lake for Zoom on the Zoom App Marketplace. The product integration enables regulated organizations to seamlessly archive Zoom video, chat, and audio to comply with long-term regulatory retention requirements as well as leverage purpose-built AI and ML to automatically detect […]

Theta Lake Announces Product Integration for Compliance AI Listed on Zoom App Marketplace

Broadcast Pix Intros BPswitch IX Integrated Production Switcher with Expanded IP Connectivity

Broadcast Pix introduced the newest model in the BPswitch integrated production switcher product family, BPswitch IX. Designed for productions that rely on IP-based workflows and remote cameras, BPswitch IX features six network inputs that support NDI and RTSP sources. BPswitch IX is designed for auditoriums, stadiums, conference rooms, and other facilities equipped with remote cameras […]

Broadcast Pix Intros BPswitch IX Integrated Production Switcher with Expanded IP Connectivity

Sony Upgrades 4K HDR Professional BRAVIA Displays, Adds Cloud Connectivity and Intros 98″ 8K Monitor

Sony’s popular BRAVIA 4K HDR line of Professional Displays includes more features, ranging from cloud-based digital signage to Touch Overlay Panels (TOP) with IR touch technology. The six current BRAVIA 4K displays, ranging in screen size from 43 to 85 inches, will all officially debut later this month including a new 98-inch 8K BRAVIA, FWD-98Z9G. […]

Sony Upgrades 4K HDR Professional BRAVIA Displays, Adds Cloud Connectivity and Intros 98″ 8K Monitor

Dante AV Networking Pavillion debuts at Enterprise Connect

Dante will be demonstrating how networked audio can revolutionize conferencing and collaboration at Enterprise Connect 2019. The inaugural Dante AV Networking Pavilion will showcase how Dante-enabled products from Bose, Sennheiser and SoundTube can transform enterprise conferencing and collaboration. In addition, Zoom Video Conferencing will be demonstrating how Dante networking can bring audio to conference spaces […]

Dante AV Networking Pavillion debuts at Enterprise Connect

AVIXA Reaches 1,000 Certified Technology Specialists in Europe

AVIXA is pleased to announce that there are now 1,000 AV professionals with a Certified Technology Specialist™ (CTS®) certification in Europe. For more than 30 years, AVIXA has administered the CTS program, which is recognized worldwide as the leading AV professional credential, helping businesses to elevate themselves and deliver value to their clients. There are […]

AVIXA Reaches 1,000 Certified Technology Specialists in Europe

Adamson Expands S-Series for HOW, Live Events and Tours

Adamson Systems Engineering is set to expand its S-Series, a line of sub-compact, tour-proven loudspeakers, with several new solutions to launch later this month. The latest additions include the S7 ultra-compact two-way, full-range line array enclosure and complementary S118 subwoofer, plus the S7p and S10p two-way, full-range point source cabinets. Together, they offer an increase […]

Adamson Expands S-Series for HOW, Live Events and Tours

MXL Debuts AC-360-Z Web Conferencing Microphone at Enterprise Connect 2019

MXL Microphones will exhibit its new USB-powered table-top web conferencing microphone, the MXL AC-360-Z, at this year’s Enterprise Connect Show in Orlando, Fla., March 18-20, (Booth #1138). The new MXL AC-360-Z has been co-developed with engineers from Zoom, a leading web conferencing and communications software provider, to enhance the microphone solution for Zoom Rooms and […]

MXL Debuts AC-360-Z Web Conferencing Microphone at Enterprise Connect 2019

SnapAV and Clare Partner

SnapAV has teamed up with Clare, the provider of security and smart-home automation products. The alliance makes SnapAV the exclusive source for Clare products and pushes them closer to competing with Crestron. Clare end-users can add security system monitoring that gives dealers the opportunity to earn recurring revenue. “Partnering with SnapAV adds immense value for […]

SnapAV and Clare Partner

Almo ProAV’s E4 Experience Will Show Only New Products & Offer Autograph and Photo Session with Quarterback Jim McMahon

Next week in Chicago, Almo Professional A/V will open the doors to its first 2019 E4 Experience, a rebranded, expanded version of the award-winning E4 AV Tour, which is set to incorporate an exhibit hall filled with new commercial AV products. E4 Experience Chicago is also featuring a special autograph and photo opportunity with former […]

Almo ProAV’s E4 Experience Will Show Only New Products & Offer Autograph and Photo Session with Quarterback Jim McMahon

Matrox Intros Fanless Mura IPX 4K IP Decode and Display Card

Matrox Graphics announces a fanless cooling version of their 4K IP decode and display card. The new fanless, single-slot Matrox Mura IPX card for IP-based multiviewers and personal video walls features best-in-class decoding of multiple 4K and Full HD streams for display across up to four 4K outputs. Matrox Mura IPX multiviewer cards boast a […]

Matrox Intros Fanless Mura IPX 4K IP Decode and Display Card

MultiDyne Adds Dante and Ethernet Option to Interlocking BULLET Series of Fiber-Optic Line

MultiDyne Fiber Optic Solutions is set to introduce its new BULLET series (formerly SilverBULLET) of miniature, rugged fiber-optic link products next month. In addition to the 12G-capable BULLET for high-bandwidth video, MultiDyne will make it Dante-enabled — also capable of Ethernet transport. Shipping soon, MultiDyne’s 12G BULLET solves the problem of high-bandwidth, single-link transport to […]

MultiDyne Adds Dante and Ethernet Option to Interlocking BULLET Series of Fiber-Optic Line

NanoLumens Details DSE 2019 Plans

When it comes to seeing — and meeting with — NanoLumens at DSE 2019, show goers will not have to look far to find the award-winning creators of uniquely compelling interactive LED visualization solutions because NanoLumens will be virtually everywhere during the show! To find out where, click here. According to NanoLumens Vice President of […]

NanoLumens Details DSE 2019 Plans

Extron Ships Its First 5″ Tabletop TouchLink Pro Touchpanel

Extron is already shipping its new TLP Pro 525T 5″ tabletop TouchLink Pro Touchpanel. The company’s first 5″ tabletop model, it has eight times more memory than previous visions and it also features an 800×480 capacitive touchscreen built with scratch and smudge-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass and an enclosure with a sweeping back. The TLP Pro […]

Extron Ships Its First 5″ Tabletop TouchLink Pro Touchpanel

AtlasIED IPX to Debut 3rd Generation Audio-over-IP Line at Enterprise Connect

AtlasIED will debut its new IPX Series of IP Endpoints in booth #1301 of Enterprise Connect this March 18 – 20, 2019, at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, Fla. In partnership with Cisco, the IPX Series IP endpoints make VoIP (audio) communications for mass notification systems networkable. Aimed at the K-12 educational, healthcare and […]

AtlasIED IPX to Debut 3rd Generation Audio-over-IP Line at Enterprise Connect

SoundTube Entertainment To Showcase IP-Enabled Speakers in Audinate Booth

SoundTube Entertainment, of MSE Audio, will showcase IP-enabled speakers in partnership with Audinate in booth 535 at Enterprise Connect in Orlando, Fla. MSE Audio will exhibit SoundTube STNet speakers, featuring Dante and AES67 compatibility, at Enterprise Connect 2019. With the addition of IP addressable STNet speakers to the Audio system designer’s now have visibility and […]

SoundTube Entertainment To Showcase IP-Enabled Speakers in Audinate Booth

Level 3 acquires Audio Visual Resources (AVR)

Level 3 Audio Visual, LLC, a full-service AV integration and education organization located in Mesa, Arizona announces today the acquisition of Audio Visual Resources, Inc. (AVR) located in Mineola, NY. The acquisition combines one of the nation’s top integration firms with the industry leader in system testing and verification and the only firm ever to […]

Level 3 acquires Audio Visual Resources (AVR)

Bittree Launches Dante Enabled Patchbay

Bittree will debut what it says is the world’s first Dante audio patchbay to market in time next month. Bittree’s Dante patchbay eliminates the complexity of analog and Dante audio patching in the broadcast infrastructure. It provides a ramp to instantly move 16 channels of analog audio on and off of Dante networks, and serves […]

Bittree Launches Dante Enabled Patchbay

Phoenix Vision Joins DPAA

DPAA announced today that Phoenix Vision has joined its membership ranks. Phoenix Vision is a growing digital out-of-home (DOOH) provider and technology administrator for its Digital Billboard Network (DBN). Phoenix Vision has placed over 380 screen installations and is expected to grow to over 1,000 by the end of 2019. Screens are located on point-of-purchase […]

Phoenix Vision Joins DPAA

ClearOne Offers Free 30-Day Trial of COLLABORATE Space, Its New Cloud Collaboration Service

ClearOne today introduced a free 30-day trial program offer for COLLABORATE Space, its new cloud-based collaboration service that has the power to unify hundreds of users in new ways. With the free trial offer of COLLABORATE Space, users receive a personal virtual meeting room, instant messaging, the ability to schedule a meeting, recording features and […]

ClearOne Offers Free 30-Day Trial of COLLABORATE Space, Its New Cloud Collaboration Service

Best-Selling Author Srinivas Rao to Headline TIDE Conference at InfoComm 2019

  Srinivas Rao, best-selling author and host of popular podcast The Unmistakable Creative, will headline AVIXA’s TIDE (Technology. Innovation. Design. Experience.) conference at InfoComm 2019 in Orlando, Fla. On June 11 at the Orange County Convention Center, the day before the InfoComm floor opens, Rao will join a speaker lineup of designers, brand marketers, architects, […]

Best-Selling Author Srinivas Rao to Headline TIDE Conference at InfoComm 2019

Almo Launches Cape Soleil Contract Collection of Outdoor Hospitality Furniture

Almo Hospitality has launched the Cape Soleil Contract Collection, a new brand of commercial outdoor furniture designed exclusively for the hospitality market and available only through Almo. All of the products in the Cape Soleil line are currently ready for quick ship delivery or can be custom-made in a variety of fabric and finish options […]

Almo Launches Cape Soleil Contract Collection of Outdoor Hospitality Furniture

MuxLab Expands 4K Signage Player DigiSign CMS

MuxLab has a new digital signage player — the 4K Digital Signage Media Player (model 500769) that’s integrated with DigiSign CMS software. MuxLab says that DigiSign has a simple interface to gather, load and schedule content and that it’s designed for any size signage system. Content from various sources can be autonomously scheduled for weeks, […]

MuxLab Expands 4K Signage Player DigiSign CMS

Focusrite’s RedNet Control Now Includes Support for Red Range Interfaces

Focusrite has released RedNet Control 2.3, a free update that unifies RedNet Control with configuration, status monitoring, metering and extended operational control of the Red 4Pre, Red 8Pre, Red 16Line — Focusrite’s range of audio interfaces offering up to 64-in / 64-out Thunderbolt I/O with Pro Tools | HD and Dante network audio connectivity. Focusrite […]

Focusrite’s RedNet Control Now Includes Support for Red Range Interfaces

ClearOne Ships CONVERGE Pro 2 48VTD DSP Mixer Featuring VoIP, Telco and Dante Interfaces

ClearOne today announced the immediate market availability of its new CONVERGE Pro 2 48VTD that includes VoIP, Telco and Dante interfaces in a single CONVERGE Pro 2 unit. The new 48VTD pairs perfectly with ClearOne’s BMA CT and allows integrators to simplify system designs, increasing installation flexibility and reducing costs. It can also reduce design […]

ClearOne Ships CONVERGE Pro 2 48VTD DSP Mixer Featuring VoIP, Telco and Dante Interfaces

SDVoE Alliance Launches Educational Blog

The SDVoE Alliance today announced its latest initiative to further the inevitable transition of the AV industry to Ethernet-based signal distribution solutions. The SDVoE Alliance blog features posts from thought leaders in pro AV who understand that moving AV distribution to IP offers the possibility to create dramatically new architectures and entirely new user experiences. […]

SDVoE Alliance Launches Educational Blog

Waves Introduces the eMotion LV1 Complete Live Mixing System

Waves Audio just introduced the eMotion LV1 Complete Live Mixing System. The Waves eMotion LV1 Complete Live Mixing System is an all-inclusive mixing solution aimed at houses of worship, clubs, touring bands and live engineers. The complete live mixing system comes with the Waves eMotion LV1 16-stereo-channel live software mixer, SoundStudio STG-1608 stagebox, SoundGrid Impact […]

Waves Introduces the eMotion LV1 Complete Live Mixing System