Volume 8, Issue 6 — March 21, 2022

COLUMNS

+ Everything You Wanted to Know About the Chip Shortage (But Were Too Embarrassed to Ask) [Hope Roth]

It’s a scenario currently playing out at AV integrators all over the world. After a difficult year of pandemic-induced budget cuts, a client accepts a proposal for an install or upgrade. Paperwork gets signed. Purchase orders get cut. Product orders go out. And then … the waiting game begins. Phone calls are made. The waiting continues. More phone calls. More waiting. From the manufacturer to the distributor to the integrator, all anyone can do is wave their hands and say, “well, you know, chip shortage.”

+ No Hybrid, No Work: My Take on Poly’s Employment Retention Study [Katie Clark]

Last week, Poly sent a new report that examines how organizations are responding to employees’ demand for the ‘ideal space to work from.’ The report analyzed data taken on work policies, culture and wellness from over 2,500 global business decision-makers. Titled “Recruit, Retain and Regrow,” the study indicates that organizations who want to succeed must address their work processes, plans and environments. Otherwise, recruitment and retention rates “will be at risk.”

PRODUCT NEWS

+ EnGenius Technologies Expands Switch Line With 24- and 48-Port Multi-gigabit Switches [Steph Beckett]

+ Bogen Communications Now Shipping Nyquist C4000 Paging and Audio Distribution System [Steph Beckett]

+ Listen Technologies Releases New Listen EVERYWHERE 2-Channel Wi-Fi Audio Server [Gary Kayye]

+ The Music People Releases WS3500 Production Station For Multiple Production Accessories [Katie Clark]

+ AVer Information Debuts MD330U Series 30X 4K Medical-Grade PTZ Camera [Gary Kayye]

+ MAXHUB Intros LM138A07TAA Integrated LED Wall Display with TAA Compliance [Katie Clark]

+ Primeview Global Updates FusionMAX LED Series with Thinner and Lighter Models [Steph Beckett]

+ Yamaha Adds Firmware Update for ADECIA and RM Series Conferencing Solutions [Steph Beckett]

+ Studio Technologies Debuts Dante Compatible Intercom Station, Model 5304 [Steph Beckett]

+ AVer Information Announces Plug-and-Play Solution Bundle with Lenovo and Yamaha for Hybrid Meeting Room Connectivity [Katie Clark]

+ Pure Resonance Audio Introduces S5 Outdoor Speaker [Katie Clark]

+ Yamaha Adds New Wireless Conferencing Solutions to ADECIA Family [Steph Beckett]

+ BOSCH Extends IP-based DICENTIS Conference System with Addition of DICENTIS Flush [Katie Clark]

+ TSL Expands SAM-Q Audio Monitor Capabilities with SAM-Q-NET and SAM-Q-EDIT Tools [Steph Beckett]

+ FSR Releases Smart-Way Raceway Wire Management System [Gary Kayye]

+ Marshall Electronics To Intro CV730-BHN High-Bandwidth NDI PTZ Camera in Late March [Steph Beckett]

+ Extron DTP System and Pro Series Control System Provide Wireless Audio Processing and Streaming for The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum [Gary Kayye]

+ Pexip Announces CVI Availability for Microsoft’s Government Community Cloud High [Katie Clark]

+ BenQ Launches New Version of InstaShow S WDC20C Wireless Sharing System [Katie Clark]

+ Pro Audio Technology Releases New MA Line of Modular Amplifiers [Katie Clark]

+ Neutrik Americas Announces FIBERFOX Fiber Optic Connection System for Use in Harsh Environments [Gary Kayye]

+ LG Enters Partnership with Blackdove To Pair Digital Signage Displays With Digital Art [Katie Clark]

+ Extron Accepting Orders For SF 8CT SUB In-ceiling Subwoofer [Gary Kayye]

+ Barix Adds Exstreamer MPA400 to Lineup of IP Audio Decoders and Amplifiers [Katie Clark]

INDUSTRY NEWS

+ Diversified’s Fred D’Alessandro Transitions to Executive Chairman, Eric Hutto Named as New CEO [Katie Clark]

+ LG Opens Los Angeles Business Innovation Center To Place Medical Solutions on Display [Katie Clark]

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