Volume 8, Issue 13 — July 17, 2019

rAVeHOW — Volume 8, Issue 13 — July 17, 2019

July 17, 2019 | Volume: 8 | Issue: 13

Have you heard of Teleportivity? It’s a live, cloud-based remote helpdesk-type service, and today Anthony Coppedge talks about how it could revolutionize the house of worship vertical, a market that struggles with good support, particularly as organization scale. Check out his article below. (Gary Kayye also loved Teleportivity, which he wrote about before InfoComm in his column, Is the Best New Product at InfoCom 2019 Actually a Saas Service? You can also se the video we shot with the founder, Adam Gottlieb, here.)

Gary also has some thoughts on Biamp’s acquisition of the parent company of Community Loudspeakers and Apart Audio — he thinks they had a very specific reason for making that move. Read his column and see if you agree.

Enjoy the issue!

-Sara Abrons

COLUMNS

+ Why in the Heck Would Biamp Buy Community and Apart Audio? Hint: QSC [Gary Kayye]

Biamp CEO Rashid Skaf came from AMX — remember them? At one time, AMX was not only the second-largest control system company on earth but, they were also a full-service turnkey provider of AV room systems, switching and accessories — this was all under Rashid’s watch; then he left. AMX has floundered since. QSC has filled the AMX void with its Q-SYS control platform and a full line of room switching and signal management products. Although not number two, like AMX once was — fourth behind Crestron, Extron and Kramer — Rashid aims to rip away the QSC momentum.

+ Church Multi-Site Now with Face-to-Face Live Pro AV Support [Anthony Coppedge]

With churches continuing to add multi-site campuses to extend their geographic reach and influence, how can the pro AV market serve this market with solutions equal to the scale of church multi-site expansion? The answer is church multi-site now with face-to-face live pro AV support — that's a game changer for the industry.