Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Michael is a project manager at rAVe [PUBS]. You can reach him at michael@ravepubs.com.

Haivision Expands Makito X Series High Performance Video Encoding/Decoding Platform

MONTREAL, CANADA — February 12, 2014 — Haivision has unveiled the newest products in the Makito X Series of video encoders/decoders, providing customers with high performance solutions for video distribution, broadcast backhaul, remote monitoring, connecting facilities and Internet streaming. Designed for the most demanding encoding applications in enterprise, broadcast and federal/military environments, the Makito X Series delivers higher […]

Haivision Expands Makito X Series High Performance Video Encoding/Decoding Platform

Shuttle Computer Group Announces Scala Partnership

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., January 13, 2014 — Shuttle Computer Group announced its partnership with Scala, a leading digital signage software company, to offer Scala-certified digital media players. Scala was the world’s first connected signage company, offering a platform for content creation, management and distribution in digital signage networks, and the first unified platform for […]

Shuttle Computer Group Announces Scala Partnership

Digital Signage in a Box—A Turn-Key Bundle from Mitsubishi Electric and Shuttle Computer Group

IRVINE, Calif., May 22, 2013 — You don’t need to be a graphic designer or IT expert to make effective and attractive digital signage.  Mitsubishi Electric Visual Solutions America, Inc. and Shuttle Computer Group, Inc. have created a new turn-key hardware, software and content system bundle that features everything you need to create compelling digital […]

Digital Signage in a Box—A Turn-Key Bundle from Mitsubishi Electric and Shuttle Computer Group

BenQ Education Outreach Program Brings Color Proofing Monitors to College Campuses

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Feb. 11, 2014 — BenQ America Corp., an internationally renowned provider of professional graphics monitors, today announced an Education Outreach Program to help campuses put the latest color management monitor technologies into the hands of students and instructors. As part of this initiative, BenQ has donated the company’s new PG2401PT certified color […]

BenQ Education Outreach Program Brings Color Proofing Monitors to College Campuses

D-Tools System Integrator platform SIX 2013 R2 Release is now available

CONCORD, CA – FEBRUARY 12, 2014 — D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, today announced a new release of its flagship software platform, SIX 2013 R2. Available now to integrators worldwide, the SIX 2013 R2 release adds valuable new productivity features and enhancements that enable Commercial and Residential AV integrators to both maximize […]

D-Tools System Integrator platform SIX 2013 R2 Release is now available

Rants and rAVes — Episode 212: We Are Live From The Digital Signage Expo

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday we will be broadcasting live from the digital signage expo. Our coverage will include podcasts, video interviews, and all the news that’s announced that the Digital Signage Expo here in Las Vegas. It’s all at www.ravepubs.com/dse2014   Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 212: We Are Live From The Digital Signage Expo

Visix Highlights Interactive Digital Signage and Leads Educational Roundtables at DSE 2014

ATLANTA, GA – February 11, 2014 – Visix, Inc. will exhibit in booth 946 at the 2014 Digital Signage Expo, showing their award-winning AxisTV digital signage software, interactive designs and room management solutions. Visix will also lead three educational sessions at the event. Sean Matthews, President of Visix, will present 10 Essential Steps for Wayfinding from 12:30 – 1:00pm in the Digital Content Show Theater. […]

Visix Highlights Interactive Digital Signage and Leads Educational Roundtables at DSE 2014

NUGEN Audio Hires Simon Kerr as Chief Marketing Officer; Opens North American Office

NEW YORK — Feb. 11, 2014 — NUGEN Audio, creator of intuitive tools for audio professionals, today announced the appointment of Simon Kerr as chief marketing officer. Kerr will oversee the company’s global marketing strategy and will manage NUGEN Audio’s North American office, newly opened in New York City. Before joining NUGEN Audio, Kerr served as director of […]

NUGEN Audio Hires Simon Kerr as Chief Marketing Officer; Opens North American Office

Visix Wins Three AVA Digital Awards for Interactive Digital Signage Designs

ATLANTA, GA – February 11, 2014 – Visix Creative Content Artists have been honored with three AVA Digital Awards for their interactive digital signage designs. Robert Brown has received a Platinum Award for his interactive video board for The College of Saint Rose. Dwayne Johnson and Brion Long have received Gold Awards for their interactive designs […]

Visix Wins Three AVA Digital Awards for Interactive Digital Signage Designs

BTX Offers Reach US Solutions

HAWTHORNE, N.Y. — February 11, 2014 — BTX Technologies, a value-added distributor and manufacturer of interface, integration, and system products, today announced that they are distributing the Reach US line of products, which synchronously captures multiple HD, SD or VGA inputs at full resolution for streaming live or on-demand over IP enabled networks. Each Reach […]

BTX Offers Reach US Solutions

Rants and rAVes — Episode 211: Our ISE 2014 Show Coverage

We are back from the ISE 2014 show in Amsterdam. Our show coverage includes 1300 Videos, 1000 photos, 15 rAVe RADIO podcasts and 400 new product news stories all at www.ravepubs.com/ise2014. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 211: Our ISE 2014 Show Coverage

Blackmagic Design Announces Blackmagic Production Camera 4K is now Shipping with a New Low Price!

Fremont, CA – February 10, 2014 – Blackmagic Design today announced the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K is now shipping and with a new low price of US$2,995. This new low price will be available for all customers, including existing pre-orders. Blackmagic Production Camera 4K is available now from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide for only US$2,995. “The […]

Blackmagic Design Announces Blackmagic Production Camera 4K is now Shipping with a New Low Price!

Unilumin features seamless UHD LED video wall at ISE 2014

AMSTERDAM  (Feb. 4th 2014)– Unilumin’s 110-inch glass-free 3D LED super TV (UTV-3D) and 1.6mm Ultra HD seamless LED displays (UTV 1.6) debut in Europe at ISE 2014, which makes the 11-F68 one of the busiest stand at the show. Ranging from 1.2mm, 1.4mm, 1.6mm, 1.9mm to 2.5mm pitch, the cutting edge UTV series UHD LED video […]

Unilumin features seamless UHD LED video wall at ISE 2014

AptoVision announces BlueRiver NT, a game changing technology for uncompressed AV signal distribution

Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada – 6 January 2014 – AptoVision, a Montreal-based technology company, is launching its new BlueRiver™ NT chipset at ISE 2014, Amsterdam. The new chipset is the world’s first and only mainstream chipset to enable the transmission and switching of real-time, uncompressed Ultra-HD AV signals with zero-frame latency over off-the-shelf (OTS) Ethernet switches. […]

AptoVision announces BlueRiver NT, a game changing technology for uncompressed AV signal distribution

THE WEEK – Episode 63: ISE Special: ISE 2014 Day 3 Wrap-up

rAVe’s Gary Kayye and Joel Rollins wrap-up the 2014 edition of the Integrated Systems Europe show with one final podcast. They talk about their overall impressions of the show, the new products introduced at the show that will make an impact in 2014, show attendance and how ISE may effect the rest of the AV […]

THE WEEK – Episode 63: ISE Special: ISE 2014 Day 3 Wrap-up

THE WEEK – Episode 62: ISE Special: Joel Talks With Mike Abernathy of Atlas Sound

We take an opportunity to sit down on the show floor at ISE with Mike Abernathy of Atlas Sound. We talk IED Electronics, about Atlas’ product lines, and hear his reasons for coming to the ISE show. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

THE WEEK – Episode 62: ISE Special: Joel Talks With Mike Abernathy of Atlas Sound

Gefen at Digital Signage Expo

Video over IP: DVI KVM over IP Allows remote control of computers from any workstation using a Gigabit Ethernet switch. Users can access computer data using keyboard, video monitor and mouse (KVM) at any location on the Local Area Network (LAN). One local DVI output on the sender unit is provided for video monitoring. Digital, […]

Gefen at Digital Signage Expo

Arrive Systems appoints Liberty AV Solutions as Distributor for the Pro AV market

Colorado Springs, CO, USA – 06 February 2014: Liberty AV Solutions announces its agreement with Arrive Systems, Inc. which provides Liberty’s extensive channel network in the Pro-AV markets the ability to source and support Arrive Edgeless Media Platform products and solutions across North America. Liberty will extend its current range of audio-visual integration products to offer […]

Arrive Systems appoints Liberty AV Solutions as Distributor for the Pro AV market

Michael Schaffer Named Scala Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

Exton, PA, Tuesday, February 7, 2014 – Scala, Inc. announces Michael Schaffer as their new Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer.  Reporting to Scala Chief Executive Officer Tom Nix, Schaffer started on January 20, 2014.  Schaffer will be responsible for Scala’s worldwide finance, technology, facilities and human resources functions. “Michael has extensive finance and corporate […]

Michael Schaffer Named Scala Chief  Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

Rants and rAVes — Episode 210: A New Market Opportunity for Integrators

Social media marketing and monitoring will be a great market potential in the future for audiovisual integrators — listen to my podcast today and hear why! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 210: A New Market Opportunity for Integrators

THE WEEK – Episode 61: ISE Special: A Conversation with Frazer Cousins from SMART Technologies

rAVe RADIO host Joel Rollins speaks with Frazer Cousins of Smart technologies about ISE 2014 and Smart’s new push into the Unified Communications market in this special edition of THE WEEK.   Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

THE WEEK – Episode 61: ISE Special: A Conversation with Frazer Cousins from SMART Technologies

Rants and rAVes — Episode 209: ISE Special: ISE 2014 Day 2 Observations

ISE 2014 set an attendance record but I think there’s something more important about the numbers than just the numbers themselves. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 209: ISE Special: ISE 2014 Day 2 Observations

NBC Olympics Utilizes Harmonic for Production of Winter Games in Sochi

NEW YORK – Feb. 4, 2014 — Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT), the worldwide leader in video delivery infrastructure, has been selected to provide its Harmonic® MediaGrid shared storage and Spectrum™ MediaDeck™ integrated media playout server systems to NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, during its production of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, from Feb. 6-23. […]

NBC Olympics Utilizes Harmonic for Production of Winter Games in Sochi

Atlona Now Shipping New AT-HD-M2C Audio Converter

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Feb. 4, 2014 — Atlona®, a leading AV distribution solutions provider, today announced that the company is now shipping its new AT-HD-M2C multichannel audio converter. Designed to simplify mixed audio installations, the AT-HD-M2C accepts Dolby® and DTS multichannel audio before converting signals into a two-channel audio format. This enables the reception of multichannel audio content, conversion […]

Atlona Now Shipping New AT-HD-M2C Audio Converter

Aurora Releases New HDBaseT Wall Plate and HDBaseT Amplified Receiver at ISE 2014

Aurora Multimedia announces the release of the new DXE-CAT-RX3 series of HDBaseT receivers. These new HDBaseT receivers consist of 4 models all incorporating balanced audio de-embedding stereo output, balanced line-level audio stereo input with mixing capabilities and dual relays for screen/lift control. The DXE-CAT-RX3A model adds a 2x20W amplifier and two (2) additional models come […]

Aurora Releases New HDBaseT Wall Plate and HDBaseT Amplified Receiver at ISE 2014

Christie delivers the intuitive touch and affordability in commercial grade full HD flat panels

ISE/Amsterdam – (4th February 2014) – Christie® is debuting its new 65-inch flat panel digital display solutions at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show in Amsterdam from 4th-6th February. The affordably priced, LED edge-lit Christie FHD651-T and Christie FHD651-P have a thin profile – just 2.7-inches deep for the touch (T) and 2.1-inches deep for […]

Christie delivers the intuitive touch and affordability in commercial grade full HD flat panels

Crestron to Demonstrate 4K Matrix Switching and Large-Scale Distribution Solution at ISE 2014

Rockleigh, NJ, February 4, 2014 − 4K Ultra HD TV is here and Crestron DigitalMedia is ready. At Integrated Systems Europe 2014 in Amsterdam, February 4 – 6, Crestron will for the first time demonstrate its complete range of 4K DigitalMedia switching and video distribution devices. “4K displays are quickly establishing a strong foothold in both professional […]

Crestron to Demonstrate 4K Matrix Switching and Large-Scale Distribution Solution at ISE 2014

Biamp Systems Makes AVB Connectivity Smarter and Available to Applications of All Sizes

AMSTERDAM, ISE 2014 — Feb. 4, 2014 — Biamp Systems, a leading provider of innovative, networked media systems, today announced the launch of Tesira® 2.0, the latest version of the company’s flagship family of digital signal processor (DSP)-based media systems. The centerpiece of Tesira 2.0 is TesiraFORTÉ, an all-new series of audio processors that extend Audio Video Bridging (AVB) to […]

Biamp Systems Makes AVB Connectivity Smarter and Available to Applications of All Sizes

Audinate Announces Support for AES67 Standard

Amsterdam, Netherlands 4 February, 2014- Audinate announced today that it plans to incorporate AES67 transport in its Dante™ media networking solution. Dante has rapidly become the market leader and the dominant media networking solution for audio networking. The new AES67 standard provides interoperability recommendations for professional quality audio networking in the areas of synchronization, media clock identification, […]

Audinate Announces Support for AES67 Standard

Harvard University Builds New Sports Broadcast Workflow Around ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4K

Fremont, CA – February 4, 2014 – Blackmagic Design today announced that Harvard University installed six ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4K switchers as part of a new production workflow supporting the broadcast of Harvard athletics to the Ivy League Digital Network. These switchers join other Blackmagic Design products at Harvard, including the Compact Videohub, Micro Videohub, ATEM […]

Harvard University Builds New Sports Broadcast Workflow Around ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4K

Zytronic Unveils Cutting-Edge Multi-Touch Controller

Zytronic has announced the launch of its latest touch controller to complement the company’s portfolio of rugged, ultra-large format, multi-touch touch sensors based on its proprietary MPCT™ projected capacitive (p-cap) technology. The ZXY300 has been developed for use with touchscreens that have diagonals greater than 55-inches, enabling far better touch point resolution to be achieved […]

Zytronic Unveils Cutting-Edge Multi-Touch Controller

Crestron to Bring 4K Confidence to Integrators and End Users with new Certification Program

Rockleigh, NJ, February 4, 2014 − As 4K Ultra HD source devices and displays come to market, people that specify, purchase, design, and install custom AV systems are asking the same question: “Which products will work with my distributed 4K system?” At Integrated Systems Europe 2014 in Amsterdam, February 4 – 6, Crestron will provide the answer. To help […]

Crestron to Bring 4K Confidence to Integrators and End Users with new Certification Program