Gary Kayye, founder of rAVe Publications, is one of the most prominent personalities in the audiovisual industry. He has been a contributor to WIRED magazine and a technical advisor and columnist for Sound & Communications magazine as well as an opinionated columnist for rAVe [Publications] since 2003. In addition to his writing and market analysis, Gary has been a product, marketing and business operations consultant to dozens of AV companies in the U.S. and overseas. Clients have included companies such as Sony, Sharp, Epson, Lutron, InFocus, Sanyo, Mitsubishi, NEC and Philips.
Gary, who has been involved with the audiovisual market for over 20 years, was the recipient of the InfoComm 2003 Educator of the Year Award and the 2007 NSCA Instructor of the Year Award. Over the years, he has donated much of his time as an active volunteer in the AV industry’s trade association and served as chairman of InfoComm’s Professional Education & Training Committee (PETC), chairman of the ICIA Design School Committee and chairman of InfoComm’s Installation School Committee. In addition, he has served on the InfoComm board of governors. He also helped grow the InfoComm Projection Shoot-Out as the premiere AV industry trade show special event serving on the committee from 1991 through 1997, and was instrumental in launching the Shoot-Out in the European market at the Photokina Expo in 1994 and 1996 as well as the Asian market at the 1995 and 1997 INFOCOMM Asia shows.
Prior to founding his own company, Gary was vice president of sales and marketing for AMX Corporation (www.amx.com), a manufacturer specializing in professional AV and residential AV control systems. Prior to AMX, Gary spent nine years at Extron Electronics (www.extron.com), rising to the position of vice president of sales and marketing.
Gary earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1987 from the University of North Carolina and is currently Adjunct Faculty at UNC in the School of Journalism teaching a class on how future technologies will affect the future of advertising, PR and marketing.
He is also the founder of Swim for Smiles, a non-profit that raises money for the N.C. Children’s Hospital through swimming and other fitness-related events for kids.
You can contact him at gary@ravepubs.com..
BrightSign CEO, Jeff Hastings, used rAVe RADIO to announce their new partnership with digital signage CMS provider ONELAN. Brightsign has integrated the ONELAN CMS as an option for their digital signage players and this is a great partnership – especially if you do retail signage. And, of course, they’ll demo this at ISE next week in Hall 8 […]
At ISE 2017 (Amsterdam, February 7-10), seven SDVoE Alliance member companies are already showing off applications and utilities to deliver the benefits of SDVoE technology’s AV-over-IP transport and AV processing capabilities to system integrators and end users. These applications are built on the simple control and management functions provided by the SDVoE Application Programming Interface […]
Nureva has announced the first European showing of the Nureva Span MC306i visual collaboration system, a full-HD mobile cart, at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in Amsterdam, February 7 to 10, 2017. The mobile Span system integrates a full-HD 1080p solid-state, interactive projector and a customer-supplied PC to transform almost any wall into a 6’2″ (1.88 […]
Nureva will make their second trip over the ISE — this time, with four new products! Last year, they were focused on building distribution and and integration channel in the MEMA. This year, it’s all about new products and technology. It all start with a brand-new wall-mount projection system, the WM307i, designed specifically with their […]
norxe, the new projector company from the team that brought projectiondesign (now part of Barco) to market some dozen or so years ago, has made its product debut now with the new P1 — a single-chip DLP LED projector that’s available in two native resolutions WQXGA (2560×1600) and WUXGA (1920×1200). Brightness depends on resolution (2,500 […]
At ISE 2017 the SDVoE Alliance (Stand 12-H55) will feature an interactive, head-to-head demonstration of several widely-adopted codecs for AV-over-Ethernet applications. Pro AV system integrators, designers, consultants and users will have the opportunity to compare video quality, latency and bandwidth requirements for AV signal distribution and get all their questions answered. SDVoE technology will be […]
The Digital Signage Summit, ISE (DSS ISE) will explore Digital Signage at the Crossroads – new technologies, changing demands and market consolidations, in a conference taking place on 8 February. DSS is a collaboration between ISE producer Integrated Systems Events and digital signage consultant invidis consulting. It produces a group of business strategy and technology […]
Attendees on the last day of ISE 2017 looking for inspiration to take home with them will have the unique opportunity to experience first-hand the thoughts and insights of one of the world’s leading international business development executives. Daniel Lamarre, the president and CEO of Cirque du Soleil, will present the show’s Closing Keynote speech […]
NEC Display Solutions Europe has announced the InfinityBoard, an all-in-one display solution, available in 65” and 84” sizes, aimed at BYOD, collaboration in interactive workspaces and huddle rooms. Designed for video conferencing, creative brainstorming, presenting, reviewing and collaborating, the InfinityBoard provides a modular platform. Based on ultra-high definition (UHD) 65” and 84” large format displays […]
CEDIA today announced that it has sold ownership of the CEDIA show (the actual trade show) to Emerald Expositions, the largest B2B trade show operator in the United States. CEDIA will continue to be deeply involved in the show, working hand-in-hand with Emerald on overall show direction, as well as retaining control and ownership of […]
On Tuesday, January 31st, I will kick-off my first 2017 webinar in partnership with Almo ProAV. The topic will be all about how you can make more money, as an integrator, by specifying, selling and integrating GreenAV products or control systems that make systems more green. This was one of the most popular keynotes I led over the […]
Dubbed the TP315-103, Altinex has launched a product they say can carry up to 1080p HDMI via power cable (extension cable). You connect HDMI as a source (it has an HDMI loop-through) and the output four 15-amp AC outlets with HDMI embedded on them. There isn’t a lot of technical information on the product, but […]
I had a chance to catch up with Prysm’s CMO, Paige O’Neill, and get an update on how their transformation from just being a display company to becoming a collaboration company, through their Prysm Visual Workspace SaaS initiative. AV integrators are used to selling hardware and I wondered how it was going as Prysm is a […]
Visionary Solutions’ new PacketAV Duet is the first platform to deliver Dante connectivity for video. The PacketAV Duet Encoder and Decoder is a ultra-low latency 4K UHD video and Dante over Gigabit Ethernet. With Visionary’s PacketTV and PacketAV products, 4K UHD (30Hz @ 4:2:0), as well as full 1080p HD and lower resolution content can […]
The digital signage market in the US-alone is already bigger than the entire Education AV market worldwide. And, it’s growing faster than any other segment of the AV market. Yes, AV only touches about 22% of the digital signage installs. Why? And, why not? Well, I believe it’s mostly due to a lack of understanding […]
Almo Professional A/V today announced it has become a U.S. distributor for Crestron’s Simple DigitalMedia (DM) product line. As part of the new agreement, Almo now provides Crestron’s latest line up of Simple DigitalMedia (DM) technology products designed for low-cost huddle spaces and classroom breakout rooms. Also also announced that Crestron will also participate in […]
In a LinkedIn post yesterday, MUSIC Group Chief, Uli Behringer, said they are going to focus, in the future, on bringing customers to them (to their Customer Experience Centers) rather than sending that same money on some future trade shows. MUSIC includes brands like Midas, Klark Teknik, Lab Gruppen, Lake, Turbosound, Tannoy, TC Electronic, TC […]
Nigel Steljes announced today the launch of Ascentae Limited, a UK-company that says they will only be distributing “disruptive technologies” (we hate that term though) to market. But, if there was ever a product you could call disruptive, it might be the SPAN from Nureva. Created specifically to offer technology solutions to the everyday challenges […]
QSC announced a technology demo that will run existing fourth-generation Q-SYS software on a standard Dell EMC PowerEdge R730 server. This is designed to provide a glimpse into the future of a market where larger installations use centralized data center processing, nearly hardware-free. QSC will demonstrate this for attendees at the Integrated Systems Conference (ISE) […]
QSC’s Director of Installed Systems Product Marketing, TJ Adams says the future of AV distribution and control is over the network – and they are already ready. At ISE, they will be demonstrating their 4th generation Q-SYS software on a standard Dell EMC PowerEdge R730 server – that’s right, on a non-QSC piece of hardware. Why? What’s the point? Well, […]
HARMAN Professional Solutions today announced the HARMAN Connected PA — a complete ecosystem of live sound products that HARMAN says allows performers at any skill level to get professional results. At the center of the Connected PA ecosystem is the groundbreaking new HARMAN Connected PA mobile app, which provides one centralized solution for intuitive setup, […]
Every year, I have a video call with ISE show Managing Director, Mike Blackman Mike always gives rAVe a scoop about the show and this year is no different -for example, this year’s show will have record attendance and nearly 1200 exhibitors. And, a new Hall – Smart Buildings. Yes, a dedicated Smart Building’s hall. But, […]
At ISE 2017, Barix is showcasing its new Simple Paging App for Android phone users, plus its newly-released SIP-based support for redundant PBX systems. The two items are among many exciting products that Barix has planned for the ISE 2017 show in Amsterdam. Barix provides cost-effective paging and public announcement solutions that provide a variety […]
ISE 2017 sees Alcons Audio returns to its ‘home show’ both as a an official ISE Technology Partner and with an expanded Alcons Pro-Ribbon Immersive Experience. The Pro-Ribbon Immersive Experience was one of the highlights of ISE 2016 and returns this year in expanded form, having also enjoyed critical acclaim at the CEDIA home technology […]
AVerMedia today announced support for NewTek’s NDI, a software-driven live production IP workflow over Ethernet. NewTek’s royalty free NDI technology allows video and audio sources to be shared bi-directionally across a network, claiming to eliminate the need for costly direct connections, expensive cable runs, and infrastructure upgrades while utilizing every IP video source on the […]
Earlier this week, a class action putative lawsuit was filed by major HARMAN shareholders in an attempt to block the sale to Samsung. The suit was filed in Delaware Chancery Court against the company’s directors and claims that the directors sold HARMAN for too little money when they agreed on the $8 Billion price tag. […]
Take a look inside to see what InfoComm’s faculty of AV experts and maverick curriculum developers came up with this year, including a sneak peek of a new microcredential program that will teach and verify basic installation skills. You’ll also discover stories from your peers about their AV challenges and how they got help from […]
Revolabs, a wholly owned subsidiary of Yamaha Corporation, today announced it will display its diverse portfolio of products at booth 11-D113, at ISE 2017, Feb. 7-10 in Amsterdam. Revolabs will demonstrate microphone and conference phone systems designed to meet the demands of education and unified communications (UC) applications as well as a lineup of conference […]
The hottest thing in LCD right now isn’t size — it’s transparency. Using transparent LCDs, you can augment a retail display with digital content in real-time. And, CDS (Crystal Display Systems) has both raw-component kits (from 5” to 84”) and finished transparent boxes for integration into systems (from 10” to 70”). Dubbed the ClearVue Transparent […]
BTX Technologies is 50 years old. Not a lot of AV companies can make that claim. BTX started in 1967, when AV was barely even, well, AV. The company began as Bi-Tronics, which specialized in distributing connectors and cable into the audio and video markets. Bi-Tronics grew into a master distributor for a variety of […]
KanexPro has announced a new collaborative screen sharing presentation system called the MyTurn Presentation System. It’s, well, another knock-off of the Barco ClickShare. The ClickShare commands greater than 80 percent of the wireless presentation market for small meeting rooms so it will be interesting to see if KanexPro can do what no one else has […]
