Volume 16, Issue 10 – May 20, 2025

Latest headlines: Gary Kayye on Google Beam, David Danto on whether or not your AV equipment is watching you, plus news from Sharp and more May 20, 2025 | Volume: 16 | Issue 10 rAVe Unified Communications Edition Hi #AVtweeps, I’m here to tell you about the latest and greatest in collaboration news! First of […]

Volume 16, Issue 9 – May 6, 2025

Latest headlines: David Danto on agentic AI, Clara Mello’s LAVNCH WEEK 11 wrap-up and news from Tascam, Humly and more May 6, 2025 | Volume: 16 | Issue 9 rAVe Unified Communications Edition What do we really mean when we call AI technology “agentic?” David Danto dives into this and the true importance of words […]

Volume 16, Issue 8 – April 15, 2025

Latest headlines: Abbie Ashford on Shure’s Innovation Roadshow, plus news from Utelogy, Sharp, Qbic and more April 15, 2025 | Volume: 16 | Issue 8 rAVe Unified Communications Edition Hi #AVtweeps! I hope you’re all doing well and that your weeks have all been great! This time, let’s take a look at the latest piece […]

Volume 16, Issue 7 – April 2, 2025

Latest headlines: Steph Beckett on a new study that proves good mics are worth the investment and more April 2, 2025 | Volume: 16 | Issue 7 rAVe Unified Communications Edition Hi #AVtweeps, I hope you’re all doing well! In today’s newsletter, I’d like to draw your attention to a study that Gary drew my […]

Volume 16, Issue 6 – March 20, 2025

Latest headlines: David Danto on Enterprise Connect, plus news from Crestron, Extron, Marshall and more March 20, 2025 | Volume: 16 | Issue 6 rAVe Unified Communications Edition Hi everyone! I am back from Enterprise Connect 2025 and I wanted to let you all know I had a lovely time. I worked hard, got some […]

Volume 16, Issue 5 – March 6, 2025

Latest headlines: Scott Tiner on Google’s Adaptive Audio for Google Meet, plus news from Sennheiser, Jabra, Biamp and more March 6, 2025 | Volume: 16 | Issue 5 rAVe Unified Communications Edition As I note in my column this time, Spring is (basically) here. And that means trade shows and roadshows are in full force […]

Volume 16, Issue 4 – February 20, 2025

Latest headlines: Gary Kayye on the meeting room of the future, plus news from Sennheiser, Extron, Samsung, Powersoft and more February 20, 2025 | Volume: 16 | Issue 4 rAVe Unified Communications Edition Hi everyone! I hope you’re all having a fantastic February. Gary and I did our rePLAY ISE 2025 event yesterday, and it […]

Volume 16, Issue 3 – February 6, 2025

Latest headlines: Scott Tiner on how the 2025 political landscape can affect AV, plus news from Shure, Huddly, Panasonic, Mago and more February 6, 2025 | Volume: 16 | Issue 3 rAVe Unified Communications Edition Hi everyone! How is it already Day Three of ISE 2025? This show always goes by so quickly because I’m […]

Volume 16, Issue 2 – January 23, 2025

Latest headlines: David Danto on earbuds making a comeback, plus news from Logitech, MSolutions and more January 23, 2025 | Volume: 16 | Issue 2 rAVe Unified Communications Edition Raise your hand if you’re surprised to see that the earbud was having a moment at CES … yes, CES. The 2025 one. While we as […]

Volume 16, Issue 1 – January 9, 2025

Latest headlines: ISE 2025 pre-show thoughts from Bob Snyder, plus news from Extron, Shure, Sennheiser and more January 9, 2025 | Volume: 16 | Issue 1 rAVe Unified Communications Edition Hi #AVtweeps, I hope you’re ready for this year. But even if you’re not, it’s happening. So here’s what I can tell you about it. […]

Volume 15, Issue 24 – December 19, 2024

Latest headlines: Scott Tiner on the Windows 356 Link device, plus news from Bose, Extron, Alfalite and more December 19, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue 24 rAVe Unified Communications Edition Hi #AVtweeps, look at that! It’s our very last newsletter of the year. In honor of that, I’m gonna keep it short and sweet. […]

Volume 15, Issue 23 – December 5, 2024

Latest headlines: David Danto on understanding Microsoft’s device ecosystem platform, plus news from SCT, Shure, Panasonic and more December 5, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue 23 rAVe Unified Communications Edition In case you missed it, I attended Microsoft Ignite earlier in November, and I had a great time. But if you missed the keynote, […]

Volume 15, Issue 22 – November 19, 2024

Latest headlines: Why digital signage and UCC are the perfect fit, plus news from AVer, Logitech and more November 19, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue 22 rAVe Unified Communications Edition Hi everyone! I’m coming at ya live from Chicago for Microsoft Ignite. The event starts today, and I can’t wait to update you on […]

Volume 15, Issue 21 – November 5, 2024

November 5, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 21 rAVe Unified Communications Edition Happy November, #AVtweeps, I can’t believe we’re finally here. We recently had LAVNCH WEEK X at the end of October, and Clara Mello wrote a lovely wrap-up of EdTech Day. Please check it out, and you can even catch EdTech Day on […]

Volume 15, Issue 20 – October 18, 2024

Latest headlines: Steph Beckett’s thoughts on Zoomtopia 2024, plus news from Lightware, Biamp, SCT and more October 18, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue 20 rAVe Unified Communications Edition Hi everyone! How has your October been? I hope the spookiest thing that has happened is that you have had to decide whether to work from […]

Volume 15, Issue 19 – October 4, 2024

Latest headlines: Gary Kayye writes about the Google, HP and Logitech battle for immersive video calls, plus news from ShowMeCables, Bose and more October 4, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue 19 rAVe Unified Communications Edition Hi #AVtweeps! Are you ready for a fantastic weekend? I know I am. This is my favorite time of […]

Volume 15, Issue 18 – September 19, 2024

Latest headlines: Mark Coxen on Microsoft CoPilot and Star Wars, plus news from Sennheiser, Extron, ViewSonic and more September 19, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue 18 rAVe Unified Communications Edition Mark Coxon writes about the use of Microsoft’s Copilot in your Teams meetings. Mark says the promise of all that Copilot can do will […]

Volume 15, Issue 17 – September 5, 2024

Latest headlines: Bob Snyder on Meta’s XR calling service (that uses Pixel Codec Avatars), plus news from Extron, Catchbox, AVer and more September 5, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue 17 rAVe UCC Edition Howdy, everyone!    This is coming to you live from Denver, Colorado, where part of the rAVe team is here covering […]

Volume 15, Issue 16 – August 22, 2024

Latest headlines: Mark Coxon writes about why your AV tech should do more than “just work,” plus news from Extron, AVer, Visix and more August 22, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue 16 rAVe UCC Edition Happy Thursday, everybody! I hope you’re all enjoying your week. After ~perhaps~ a short lull in significant activity in […]

Volume 15, Issue 15 – August 8, 2024

Latest headlines: David Danto on how to predict the future of tech and prepare for it, plus news from  August 8, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue 15 rAVe UCC Edition What’s up, everybody? Somehow it became August and I don’t know how or when that happened. Because I feel like just yesterday I was […]

Volume 15, Issue 14 – July 22, 2024

Latest headlines: Tom Kehr on ADA Mounting Requirements, the latest MS Teams Tracker, plus news from Jabra, Biamp, MAXHUB and more July 22, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue 14 rAVe UCC Edition The latest UC/UCC/Unified Communications newsletter from rAVe features a few important things. First of all, Tom Kehr writes about ADA mounting requirements […]

Volume 15, Issue 13 – July 8, 2024

Latest headlines: Peerless-AV’s Releases STS650, Dynacord’s new single-zone amplifiers, MS Teams updates for May 2024 and more! July 8, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 13 rAVe UCC Edition In today’s newsletter, check out Mark Coxon’s InfoComm 2024 recap. In it, he notes that while InfoComm 2024 was a success, there was no product that […]

Volume 15, Issue 12 — June 21, 2024

UCC — Volume 15, Issue 12 — June 21, 2024 June 21, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 12   Today I told my co-worker, “There’s no rest for the wicked or the weary.” And I think that is the most accurate post-InfoComm sentence I could have possibly muttered. Keep that in mind as you […]

Volume 15, Issue 11 – June 7, 2024

Latest headlines: Mark Coxon on how different trades can work to get the proper outcome out of a meeting space, announcing our 2024 Readers’ Choice Award Winners and more June 7, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue 11 rAVe UCC Edition You know it’s a pre-InfoComm newsletter when the news is full to the brim. […]

Volume 15, Issue 10 – May 21, 2024

Latest headlines: David Danto on what we can learn from the past in AV technology, plus news from Biamp, Sony, Mersive and more May 21, 2024 | Volume: 15| Issue 10 rAVe UCC Edition InfoComm is around the corner, #AVtweeps. I can’t wait! I don’t know what most of you are hoping to see at […]

Volume 15, Issue 9 – May 7, 2024

Latest headlines: A wrap-up of the SAVe 2024 conference and what to do about e-waste, plus news from Shure, Nureva, Atlona and more May 7, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue 9 rAVe UCC Edition In our latest newsletter, we’re talking about sustainability. Earth Day was a couple of weeks ago, but I wanted to […]

Volume 15, Issue 8 – April 22, 2024

Latest headlines: David Danto on what we can learn from the past in AV technology, plus news from Biamp, Sony, Mersive and more April 22, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue 8 rAVe UCC Edition What can we learn from this week’s newsletter? According to David Danto, we should remember that history repeats itself. He […]

Volume 15, Issue 7 — April 8, 2024

rAVe UCC — Volume 15, Issue 7 Latest headlines: Tips for uncrackable passwords, a wrap-up from LAVNCH WEEK 9’s UCC Day and more April 8, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 7   Hi, everyone! Happy Monday! In this newsletter, you’ll find a great piece on “uncrackable passwords,” very helpful in today’s day and age […]

Volume 15, Issue 6 – March 19, 2024

Latest headlines: Ron DeVoe with advice on retiring in the AV industry, Steph Beckett breaks down some facts and figures from ISE 2024 and more March 19, 2024 | Volume: 14 | Issue: 6   Ron DeVoe writes about retirement in one of our latest columns. He gives advice about this in the AV industry […]

Volume 15, Issue 5 — March 5, 2024

rAVe Unified Communications — Volume 15, Issue 5 Latest headlines: Mark Coxon on managing complicated AV projects, our new temperature check survey and more! March 5, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 5   Mark Coxon, with the help of Brandi Mursu, writes about managing projects in the AV world. A large project in our […]

Volume 15, Issue 4 — February 27, 2024

rAVe Unified Communications — Volume 15, Issue 4 Latest headlines: Scott Tiner on the idea of security versus convenience, Mark Coxon on classifying different new product announcements and more February 27, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 4   How is February basically over? It seems like the month just began, whereas January seemed to […]

Volume 15, Issue 2 — February 6, 2024

rAVe UCC — Volume 15, Issue 2 Latest headlines: Jabra’s study on why Gen Z is unhappy at work, Steph Beckett’s Daily Raff round-ups from ISE 2024 and more February 6, 2024 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 2   Hi, everyone! We’ve made it to February. I’m thrilled to say that we’re back from one […]