Kaptivo Expands Whiteboard Camera Line with Self-Hosted and HDMI Solutions

Kaptivo today announced the release of Kaptivo Self-Hosted and Kaptivo HDMI. The on-premise Kaptivo Self-Hosted is ideal for organizations looking to improve collaboration through whiteboard archiving and sharing while accommodating strict security policies that restrict access to cloud services. No traffic leaves the corporate network and no internet access is required. The whiteboard camera system […]

Kaptivo Expands Whiteboard Camera Line with Self-Hosted and HDMI Solutions

ClearOne Debuts New Software for Its COLLABORATE Pro Series at InfoComm

ClearOne announced new software upgrade for the COLLABORATE Pro series. The COLLABORATE Pro room system brings cloud video, audio and web conferencing, SIP/H.323 video conferencing, in-room wireless presentation, interactive whiteboard, capture recording, live streaming and more in a single low-cost appliance. COLLABORATE Pro includes professional quality audio endpoints and cameras. For enterprises who have adopted […]

ClearOne Debuts New Software for Its COLLABORATE Pro Series at InfoComm

ClearOne Launches New Cloud-Based Collaboration App, COLLABORATE Space

ClearOne today unveiled COLLABORATE Space, a new video collaboration app that connects hundreds of users joining from any device at anytime. It includes messaging, calling and meeting functions. COLLABORATE Space provides persistent space to store all sorts of media such as messages, documents, whiteboards, recordings, meeting minutes or anything else exchanged on a specific topic […]

ClearOne Launches New Cloud-Based Collaboration App, COLLABORATE Space

1 Beyond Announces Enhancements to Collaborate AVS System

1 Beyond has announced enhancements to 1 Beyond Collaborate AVS systems including better speaker tracking for video conferencing, lecture capture and meeting recording and streaming. The new Collaborate AVS system features and functionality includes: 2U Rack chassis, with four or eight SDI inputs, to mount securely with other units in an AV rack New custom […]

1 Beyond Announces Enhancements to Collaborate AVS System

ClickShare Integrates with Zoom Rooms

Barco announced that ClickShare now integrates with Zoom Rooms – the software-based video conference room solution from Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ClickShare will be part of the Zoom Technology Ecosystem Program and will also share common channel partners. This integration allows ClickShare users to easily share content to their Zoom Room and remote attendees. Remote […]

ClickShare Integrates with Zoom Rooms

New Crestron AirBoard Allows Capture, Display and Sharing of Whiteboard Content with Anyone, Anywhere

Crestron is demonstrating its new Crestron AirBoard network whiteboard capture device at InfoComm. Crestron AirBoard enables both local and remote participants to see whiteboard content on the main room display and on their personal display device, and then share it with the touch of a button. Crestron AirBoard is essentially a camera on an arm […]

New Crestron AirBoard Allows Capture, Display and Sharing of Whiteboard Content with Anyone, Anywhere

Black Box Intros Coalesce Professional All-in-One Videoconferencing and Wireless Presentation System

Black Box today introduced Coalesce Professional, an enterprise-ready all-in-one videoconferencing and wireless presentation system that lets remote teams collaborate like they’re in one room. Coalesce Professional features enterprise-level, advanced functionality like splash screen customization and central deployment/management. The system is infinitely scalable from the maintenance/monitoring perspective via its central management portal and from a budget perspective with its competitive […]

Black Box Intros Coalesce Professional All-in-One Videoconferencing and Wireless Presentation System

NorthVision Debuts World’s First Wireless TRUE 4K Collaboration Solution VisionShare and VisionBoard

NorthVision Technology is introducing what it says is the world’s first wireless true 4K and Vision intelligence. VisionShare (VisionShare A30) is an instant plug and play wireless presentation system that uses HDMI wireless connectivity to eliminate software installation, system compatibility issues and updating and training efforts that often occur when using USB as display output […]

NorthVision Debuts World’s First Wireless TRUE 4K Collaboration Solution VisionShare and VisionBoard

The AV Experience

“Experience” has been the big word in the industry as of late, even beyond the big change in our trade organization’s name to “Avixa” — the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association. Is this a buzzword, or should this represent a change in the way we design, and even how we think? It shouldn’t, because user […]

The AV Experience

Nureva Adds Follow Me Feature to Span Workspace

Nureva has announced the new follow me feature for Span Workspace. This new functionality focuses the attention of a distributed team on specific areas of a Span canvas during a real-time collaboration session. When follow me is enabled, the user’s view of the canvas is presented to all participants, allowing everyone to follow along as the leader moves around the canvas. Any canvas participant […]

Nureva Adds Follow Me Feature to Span Workspace

InFocus Introduces SimpleShare Wireless Presentation Solutions

InFocus Corporation has announced SimpleShare, a point-to-point presentation solution for wireless connectivity and sharing of videos, presentation, documents, data and more. Designed as a cable replacement, SimpleShare is device-agnostic and allows users to share high-definition video and sound wirelessly to any display with an HDMI input from any PC, Mac, DVD player, tablet, camcorder and other devices […]

InFocus Introduces SimpleShare Wireless Presentation Solutions

Microsoft Fixes Surface Hub and Sets New Bar with the New Surface Hub 2 Collaboration Board

Taking a page from the Samsung playbook, Microsoft’s new Surface Hub 2 is thinner, lighter and now being primarily promoted to be used like a digital flip-chart — in addition to being marketed as a “traditional” Collaboration Board for Huddle Spaces and meeting rooms. Microsoft says the Surface Hub 2 was designed from the ground up to be […]

Microsoft Fixes Surface Hub and Sets New Bar with the New Surface Hub 2 Collaboration Board

FSR to Introduce HuddleVU Collaboration Bundles at InfoComm 2018

FSR is introducing a new concept in collaboration systems at InfoComm 2018. The Company is launching HuddleVU Collaboration Bundles, a series of prepackaged configurations that take the work out of designing collaboration systems. HuddleVU Collaboration Bundles are offered in five different prepackaged systems that accommodate from two to four users. Each bundle includes a table […]

FSR to Introduce HuddleVU Collaboration Bundles at InfoComm 2018

Extron Intros HD CTL 100 for Huddle Spaces

Extron’s new HD CTL 100 is designed for automatic display control in small meeting rooms and huddle spaces. It offers effortless Plug and Play automation, with no remotes to lose and no buttons to press. When an active signal is connected to the HDMI input, the HD CTL 100 automatically turns on the display and selects the correct input […]

Extron Intros HD CTL 100 for Huddle Spaces

InFocus Doubles-Down on Wireless Presentation Systems with Button-Based SimpleShare

InFocus Corporation has been in the wireless presentation market nearly as long as Barco (the inventor of the market-leading ClickShare), although InFocus’ marketshare in that market hasn’t been significant. But now InFocus is back with a new button-based system called SimpleShare — a point-to-point presentation solution for wireless connectivity and sharing of videos, presentation, documents, data and more. SimpleShare is […]

InFocus Doubles-Down on Wireless Presentation Systems with Button-Based SimpleShare

i3-Technologies joins Zoom Video Communications Technology Ecosystem Program

i3-Technologies has teamed up with Zoom as a member of the Zoom Rooms Technology Ecosystem Program. The software-based video communications platform from Zoom and the interactive touch displays from i3-Technologies allow organizations to bring visual collaboration to any size room. Remote collaboration is a growing reality for businesses. The simple yet powerful interface from Zoom, paired with the plug […]

i3-Technologies joins Zoom Video Communications Technology Ecosystem Program

Huddle Rooms: A Definitive Guide To Outfitting Your Smaller Collaboration Spaces

By David Danto and Andrew W. Davis The year was 2006.  Videoconferencing had been used in the corporate world for more than ten years — and everyone hated it. It failed to meet the promises of reducing travel costs and providing easy, “just like being there” experiences. Enterprise AV was really no better. Huge boardrooms […]

Huddle Rooms: A Definitive Guide To Outfitting Your Smaller Collaboration Spaces

Crestron to Ship AirBoard Whiteboarding Solution

Crestron will soon be shipping the Crestron AirBoard PoE electronic whiteboard technology. Crestron AirBoard enables viewing of electronic whiteboard content on any display device, thereby solving the problem of meeting participants — remote participants, especially — not being able to see the whiteboard unless they’re seated with a direct line of sight. Crestron AirBoard is essentially a camera on […]

Crestron to Ship AirBoard Whiteboarding Solution

New Huddle Room Collaboration Product to be Launched at InfoComm 2018

LAS VEGAS and RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIF., APRIL 23, 2018— Huddle Rooms and Collaboration are some of the hottest buzzwords in AV, and AVPhenom will be introducing a new Collaboration Product at Infocomm 2018. Over the last few years, huddle room and collaboration products like wireless screen sharing technologies have been some of the hottest new […]

New Huddle Room Collaboration Product to be Launched at InfoComm 2018

Vivitek Releases V 3.1 of NovoConect Collaboration Software

So far, the Vivitek NovoConnect is the top competitor to the Barco ClickShare for a button-based wireless collaboration system. Vivitek also just released version 3.1 of its software, adding what it’s calling Quad View screen capability allowing four inputs to be wirelessly-streamed to one screen in nearly any layout format — not just a 2×2 wall configuration […]

Vivitek Releases V 3.1 of NovoConect Collaboration Software

Altinex Adds Control Capabilities to MultiTasker

Altinex just introduced the Neutron MT312-104 Digital MultiTasker Control Card for use with the MultiTouch family of touch panels for boardrooms, lecture halls, residential control systems, among others. It is designed with sensory inputs to control any third-party equipment and provides unlimited possibilities in designing audiovisual systems when combined with the power of the AVSnap software.  The MT312-104 is equipped with […]

Altinex Adds Control Capabilities to MultiTasker

Sony Upgrades Vision Exchange Classroom Collaboration System

Today, Sony announces version 1.1 of its interactive collaboration and active learning solution Vision Exchange. The upgrade adds Skype for Business (but, weirdly, no Zoom support) and something they are calling Personal Note Taker. The updates to Vision Exchange aim to eliminate any logistical remote learning issues and applies to the two main unit series PEQ-C100, PEQ-C130 and Pod PC Software […]

Sony Upgrades Vision Exchange Classroom Collaboration System

DVDO Just Launched My Digital Canvas Box!

THIS IS A PROMOTED POST BY DVDO At ISE 2018 DVDO debuted its new TILE system – the exact box needed to deliver presentations via the Digital Canvas rather than linearly. In 2017, I spent most of the year traveling around the world delivering a presentation focused on encouraging integrators to build rooms with a […]

DVDO Just Launched My Digital Canvas Box!

LG & Cisco Team Up to Create Turnkey Videoconferencing Solutions

What’s it like preparing for a videoconference at your business? Is it a smooth, seamless process that automatically sets the technology at your service as soon you enter the room? Is the video quality stunningly realistic? Or do you have to start from scratch every time, locating plugs and remote controls, pushing a number of buttons and […]

LG & Cisco Team Up to Create Turnkey Videoconferencing Solutions

The Non-AV-AV Is Getting to Be Bigger than the AV Parts of AV

Since the introduction of the plethora of collaboration boards launched February at ISE, I’ve noticed a troubling and concerning trend: In some segments of AV, the non-AV’ers are doing more AV than the AV’ers are doing. What the heck do I mean? Well, let’s take the huddle space as an example. At first, the AV […]

The Non-AV-AV Is Getting to Be Bigger than the AV Parts of AV

Avocor Joins the Zoom Rooms for Touch Program

Avocor announced at ISE that it’s joined Zoom Video Communications to add an option to Zoom Rooms via the Zoom Rooms for Touch program. As you likely know, Zoom Rooms features wireless content sharing, up to 4K video and audio conferencing with up to 500 interactive video participants while integrating with most calendaring systems. Zoom Rooms for Touch is a mode […]

Avocor Joins the Zoom Rooms for Touch Program

Updated: Barco Again Instructs Bailiffs to Remove Product from ISE Show Floor for Patent Infringement, This Time from Kindermann

Update: The Klick & Show was shown at ISE 2018 on Kindermann’s stand. A new story is here. Today, on the opening day of ISE, Barco instructed bailiffs to approach the booth of Kindermann and collect evidence of its Klick & Show wireless presentation system present at the show. Barco will now use this evidence […]

Updated: Barco Again Instructs Bailiffs to Remove Product from ISE Show Floor for Patent Infringement, This Time from Kindermann

InFocus Adds 55-Inch Model to Mondopad Collaborative Display Line

InFocus Corporation announced an addition to their Mondopad family in the form of a 55-inch Mondopad INF5522AG. The 55-inch Mondopad is an all-in-one collaboration system that supports HD video conferencing, interactive whiteboarding, web browsing, data sharing, presentation, document annotation and wireless casting. The 55-inch Mondopad features Total Touch Control, a system management interface that eliminates the need for […]

InFocus Adds 55-Inch Model to Mondopad Collaborative Display Line

Crestron FreeForm Turns Enterprise Spaces Into Meeting Spaces

Crestron announced FreeForm (CCS-F-2) at ISE 2018, a new addition to its line of Enterprise Room Solutions. FreeForm enables secure wired and wireless presentation in lobbies, lounges and other public spaces and integrates with popular calendaring platforms. Crestron is demonstrating FreeForm in Hall-2, Stand 2-C20 at ISE 2018, 6 – 9 February, 2018. FreeForm mounts invisibly behind wall mount displays […]

Crestron FreeForm Turns Enterprise Spaces Into Meeting Spaces

Crestron Debuts AirMedia 2.0

Crestron announced today it will debut AirMedia 2.0 at ISE 2018. Built in to Crestron Mercury or as a stand-alone product, AirMedia 2.0 is a network-based wireless presentation technology that leverages the latest security protocols: 802.1x network access control; Active Directory user authentication; AES-128 content encryption; and SSH, SSL, TLS and HTTPS to send. AirMedia 2.0 allows people to sit […]

Crestron Debuts AirMedia 2.0

Nureva Announces the Dual HDL300 Now for Larger Spaces

Nureva Inc. announces the Dual HDL300 audio conferencing system, which is optimized for meeting spaces up to 20′ x 40′ (6.10 x 12.19 m) and a maximum operating range of 30′ x 50′ (9.14 x 15.24 meters). The dual system is the second model in the HDL300 audio conferencing system product line, which launched in June 2017. Powered by Microphone Mist technology, the Dual […]

Nureva Announces the Dual HDL300 Now for Larger Spaces

Logitech and Extron Team to Deliver Integrated Skype for Business Experience

Extron today announced that it has joined the Logitech Collaboration Program (LCP) as an Integration partner in the program’s Complementary Technology Provider track. The LCP provides a unique framework for delivering high-quality video collaboration experiences within modern meeting spaces. Through the Logitech Collaboration Program, Extron delivers an integrated, exceptional user experience, as validated by the Logitech Software Reference Kit – SRK. […]

Logitech and Extron Team to Deliver Integrated Skype for Business Experience