Collaboration Is About Workflows — Not Screen Sharing

As we navigate the reasons to get together in person, collaboration seems to be one of the main terms used as to why we still need physical spaces. We’ve seen a multitude of solutions pop up in this arena, typically consisting of a screen, cameras, microphone, speakers and screen sharing software. Some systems take this […]

Collaboration Is About Workflows — Not Screen Sharing

Simply Reliable smartOFFICE Adds Inventory Management Feature

Simply Reliable has announced the addition of inventory management in its smartOFFICE enterprise business workflow software. The inventory management feature in cloud based smartOFFICE provides for a four-stage process: Request Order Receive Deliver Barcode scan or use the Android or iOS app to easily move inventory from location to location. The ‘need to order’ screen […]

Simply Reliable smartOFFICE Adds Inventory Management Feature

What Keeps an AV Professional Awake at Night

I still remember my first concerns about user engagement with the technology we provide. It was over a decade ago; we were fitting out four conference rooms per floor over about a dozen floors. Video teleconferencing in two, local presentation in the other. Pack up, head for the elevator, repeat. It was one of my […]

What Keeps an AV Professional Awake at Night

A Visit with Microsoft

When we think conference room and collaboration technology, we too often think of audiovisual collaboration technology, and when we think about that we think of a small set of traditional AV manufacturers, largely unknown to those outside of the industry. We think of control system manufacturers such as Extron and Crestron, of Vaddio and its […]

A Visit with Microsoft

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Software Revolution

I’ve written time and again about the rise of software as opposed to dedicated hardware. About AV as a Service (AVaaS). About how all of those black and grey boxes we’ve come to know and love will soon disappear, to be replaced by services running on virtual machines. It isn’t just a rule about audiovisual, […]

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Software Revolution

Church Video Production – Selling the Workflow

Near cinema-quality field video capture is available for well under $10K, a price point so low that the A/V/L industry feels threatened by low cost technology dazzling the focus and buying power of consumers. A visit to InfoComm or NAB quickly reveals a rush to service the exponential growth of the sub $10K market space, […]

Church Video Production – Selling the Workflow