Latest headlines: Gary Kayye’s Krystal Ball, Scott Tiner on digital transformation, Mark Coxon on the recent mergers and acquisitions in the industry, plus news from AVIXA, ClearOne, Enterprise Connect, Lifesize, Serenova, BenQ and more March 16, 2020 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 5 Hi, welcome to the first March edition of our UCC newsletter! […]
Latest headlines: An AV-over-IP update from Adam Cox, Gary Kayye on using Barco’s 2019 earnings report to see how the ProAV industry is doing, Scott Tiner on how to reach new customers, plus news from ScreenBeam, Sony, Kramer, VuWall, StarLeaf and more February 20, 2020 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 4 Have ya heard? […]
Latest headlines: Christopher Gillespie on user interface and user experience, plus news from Barix, Extron, AVI-SPL, Whitlock, Atlona and more February 6, 2020 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 3 Yesterday was a fairly standard, albeit busy (with ISE right around the corner), day at rAVe … and then the AVI-SPL merger news happened. We were […]
UCC — Volume 11, Issue 2 — January 27, 2020 Latest headlines: Christopher Gillespie on language and communication in the AV industry, Leonard Suskin on the disappearance of esoteric AV job positions, plus news from Barco, ClearOne, Nureva, Zoom, Pexip and more January 27, 2020 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 2 Barco debuted ClickShare […]
UCC — Volume 11, Issue 1 — January 14, 2020 Latest headlines: Mark Coxon on why teams aren’t using collaboration systems, Gary Kayye on the top AV news stories of 2019, plus news from Nureva, Vaddio, Extron, Microsoft and more January 14, 2020 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 1 Wow, this is a great […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 24 — December 16, 2019 Latest headlines: Christopher Gillespie on the AV bill of materials, Mark Coxon on why everyone has aaS wrong, plus news from Atlona, Collaboration Squared, Yamaha, Logitech and more December 16, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 24 When I was at AVEC last month […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 23 — December 6, 2019 Latest headlines: Mark Coxon on cloud-based interoperability, Christopher Gillespie on how integrators can better understand end users, plus news from IRC, Kandao, ATEN, Vivitek and more December 6, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 23 Over the past month, I have heard more about […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 22 — November 22, 2019 Latest headlines: Scott Tiner on whether social media is a blessing or a curse, plus Sara Abrons' thoughts on AVEC 2019, plus news from Plantronics, Squirrels, Barco, Atlona, Genelec and more November 22, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 22 Happy Friday, #AVtweeps! Scott […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 21 — November 13, 2019 Latest headlines: Zoom and Microsoft Teams will soon be interoperable, three reasons integrators should be considering specifying Zoom Rooms, plus news from Airtame, Samsung, Chief, ClearOne and more November 13, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 21 This issue is exactly why the professional […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 20 — October 24, 2019 Latest headlines: Is Zoom the Apple of the AV Industry? Gary Kayye thinks so. We also have all the news from Zoomtopia, as well as other news from VuWall, Extron, RTI, Vivitek, Uteology and more October 24, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 20 […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 19 — October 14, 2019 Latest headlines: Christopher Jaynes on HDCP, Brian Rhatigan on what professional development AV integrators need, Mark Coxon on revenue generating spaces, plus news from Philips, Extron and more October 14, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 19 This is a BIG month for the […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 18 — September 20, 2019 Latest headlines: Christopher Janes on disruption, Kelly Bousman on how artificial intelligence is changing how we work and collaborate, plus news from Vaddio, Axiom, 1 Beyond, Eiki and more September 20, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 18 Last month, Christopher Gillespie wrote an […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 17 — September 6, 2019 Latest headlines: Christopher Gillespie on standardizing the user experience, plus news from Christie, Sharp, NEC Display, ClearOne and others September 6, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 17 Ever since InfoComm changed its name to AVIXA (the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Assocation), there has […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 16 — August 26, 2019 Latest headlines: Mark Coxon on user interfaces, Key Digital enters the UCC market, plus news from Jabra, Sharp, Crestron, ClearOne, QSC and more August 26, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 16 We have a team in Melbourne, Australia this week for Integrate 2019, […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 15 — August 12, 2019 Latest headlines: The best of InfoComm 2019 awards are out! Plus Joel Rollins on using robots for videoconferencing, Scott Tiner on certification, Paul Konikowski with cybersecurity advice from Robert Mueller and more August 12, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 15 Well, this may […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 14 — July 23, 2019 Latest headlines: Christopher Gillespie on the true cost of a meeting, Mark Coxon with five questions every integrator should ask, plus Paul Konikowski with cybersecurity lessons learned from Draper, Zoom, and Logitech July 23, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 14 Would you define […]
UCC — Volume 11, Issue 13 — July 11, 2019 Latest headlines: Gary Kayye on Biamp buying Community and Apart Audio, Fred Ampel on standards, Anthony Coppedge on end-of-life planned obsolescence July 11, 2019 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 13 This week, Biamp bought the parent company that owns Community Loudspeakers and Apart Audio […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 12 — June 27, 2019 Latest headlines: Gary Kayye on InfoComm themes, plus his favorite booth tours, Christopher Gillespie on getting input from stakeholders before designing conference rooms, plus news from LG, Epson, BlueJeans, Extron, Crestron, BenQ and more June 27, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 12 One […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 11 — June 6, 2019 Latest headlines: The rAVe Readers’ Choice Awards are out! Plus Leonard Suskin on touch panels and Marie Kondo and Christopher Gillespie on end users’ desires for data. Lots of InfoComm news including Obong, NEC Display, 1 Beyond, BenQ and more June 6, 2019 | Volume: […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 10 — May 28, 2019 Latest headlines: Sara Abrons on OEM security flaws, Joan Vandermate with thoughts on collaboration and conferencing, Christopher Gillespie on the evolution of technology spaces, plus news from Newline, Eiki, Yamaha, ENCO and more May 28, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 10 Thirty-two years […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 9 — May 9, 2019 Latest headlines: Scott Tiner on cybersecurity, Mark Coxon on open design concepts, plus news from DPA Microphones, PixelFLEX, Marshall Electronics, Visix and more May 9, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 9 The UCC market has exploded but, not just because of the obvious. […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 8 — April 26, 2019 Latest headlines: Anthony Coppedge on converting sales leads, Erik Indresøvde on AV over IP, plus news from Extron, ClearOne and more April 26, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 8 Welcome to what has become one of my favorite newsletters of all time. I’ve […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 7 — April 11, 2019 Latest headline: Joan Vandermate on the value of staying wired, Leonard Suskin on technology of the future, plus news from Extron, Zoom, Christie, Yamaha and more April 11, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 7 Zoom launched Zoom Phone last week. The voice solution […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 6 — March 26, 2019 Latest headlines: Gary Kayye on Zoom Rooms, Scott Tiner on human-centered design, the ISE awards are out, plus news from Extron, Bose Professional, ClearOne, TrueConf, Avaya, Ribbon, Jabra and more March 26, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 6 We’re just back from Enterprise […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 5 — March 13, 2019 Latest headline: Scott Tiner on where to start with cybersecurity, Lee Distad on the joy of change orders, plus news from ClearOne, Extron, Bittree, AtlasIED, Aveo, Vaddio and more March 13, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 5 The UCC market is set to […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 4 — February 21, 2019 Latest headlines: Joan Vandermate on the frustrations of using remotes in videoconferencing rooms, plus news from Biamp, ClearOne, Philips, Audinate, Audio-Technica and more February 21, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 4 The most exciting sectio-n in the entire ISE 2019 Show was absolutely, positively […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 3 — February 18, 2019 Latest headlines: Gary’s 2019 Krystal Ball article is out, plus lots of news from Integrated Systems Europe February 18, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 3 I saw, what seemed like, quite the increase of focus in UC at ISE 2019. In fact, Unified […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 2 — January 24, 2019 Latest headlines: Gary Kayye on what you can’t miss at ISE, Mark Coxon on three AV companies to watch in 2019, plus lots of ISE UCC news January 24, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 2 ISE has dedicated an entire convention center hall […]
UCC — Volume 10, Issue 1 — January 10, 2019 Latest headlines: Leonard Suskin on writing good specs, Dr. Fred Ampel on scope creep, plus news from Altia Systems, Vaddio, QSC, Extron, ClearOne and more January 10, 2019 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 1 I’m one of those “always read the manual” kind of […]
UCC — Volume 9, Issue 12 — December 20, 2018 Latest headlines: Scott Tiner with more thoughts on AVaaS, Christopher Jaynes on unbreakable cybersecurity, plus news from Mersive, Nureva, Canon, TrueConf, DVDO, Electro-Voice and more December 20, 2018 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 12 It’s the end of the year and this is our […]
UCC — Volume 9, Issue 12.1 — December 6, 2018 Latest headlines: Joel Rollins on VR and meetings, Mark Coxon on soft services, plus new from PrimeView, Yamaha, AtlasIED, MuxLab and others December 6, 2018 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 12.1 My family is planning a short vacation to “somewhere warm” the last week […]
UCC — Volume 9, Issue 11.2 — November 20, 2018 Latest headlines: Joan Vandermate with audio tips for video-enabled conference rooms, plus news from Sony, Extron, Just Add Power and more November 20, 2018 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 11.2 The holidays are almost here, which means that there will finally be time to […]