THIS IS A PROMOTED POST We are pleased to announce that LAVNCH WEEK 6 will be back Oct. 24-27. Known widely as the industry’s #1 virtual event platform, LAVNCH is also known for its LAVNCH WEEK events, typically organized by solution type. For this multiday event, each day will be organized as follows: Oct. 24, […]
Re Mago Ltd. announced that it is collaborating with Lenovo, a technology solutions company and manufacturer (OEM) of PCs and smart devices. The Valarea Room System bundle offers a ThinkSmart Core plug-and-play meeting room appliance powered by Valarea software that supports multi-videoconferencing (VC) providers for online meetings. By allowing users to join meetings through Microsoft […]
Marshall Electronics added a 4K resolution ePTZ camera in the form of the CV420e, its first-ever digital PTZ (ePTZ) camera. The CV420e is designed for professional broadcast and ProAV applications including professional sporting events, reality television, broadcast trucks, weather vehicles and a range of AV installations that require an ultra-high quality networkable video source. The […]
THIS IS A PROMOTED POST If you haven’t heard of Valarea yet, you will likely, soon. The future of AV is software — whether you like it or not. You likely already know this. Remember when videoconferencing required tens of thousands of dollars of camera gear and a “codec?” What do we use now? Software. […]
LAVNCH WEEK is back and better than ever with LAVNCH WEEK 6! Held virtually Oct. 24-27, this is the must-attend event for ProAV professionals. Sponsorship opportunities are available for the industry’s #1 virtual event — watch the video below to learn more about sponsoring LAVNCH WEEK 6. “LAVNCH WEEK has been the ProAV industry’s flagship […]
By Alistair Johnston Futuresource Consulting Videoconferencing continues to take hold across the globe, with a new report from Futuresource Consulting revealing 21% volume growth in hardware last year, to achieve 3.3 million units. The specialist research firm also reports a 15% year-on-year increase in market value for 2021, with total global revenues reaching $5.6 billion. […]
C2G is helping to educate AV and technology professionals on the ins and outs of USB4 and Type-C interfaces in its latest white paper, “A Comprehensive Guide to USB4 & Type-C for AV Pros.” The white paper, written by Legrand’s AV Technology Evangelist Joseph D. Cornwall, CTS-D/I, provides foundational knowledge of these new standards so […]
The City of West Jordan is a rapidly growing municipality in Salt Lake County, Utah. Named after the nearby Jordan River, the City of West Jordan occupies the southwest section of the Salt Lake Valley. West Jordan is a mountainous city with more than 100,000 residents across approximately 30 square miles. Situated within West Jordan […]
In January 2022, cybersecurity researchers at Modzero reported a handful of security vulnerabilities to Owl Labs regarding their 360-degree videoconferencing Meeting Owl, Meeting Owl Pro, Meeting Owl 3, and Whiteboard Owl. Owl Labs has since released patches for these vulnerabilities. (The below is the Meeting Owl 3, as shown at InfoComm 2022.) The security patches […]
Kinly has entered into an agreement of a strategic partnership with workplace software specialist Utelogy. The partnership is designed to strengthen Kinly’s value proposition with the addition of agnostic, non-intrusive remote management software that pre-empts and solves issues, without impacting the end-user. Not only does the software provide automated remote diagnostics and room readiness capabilities, […]
ZeeVee has joined the PSNI Global Alliance as a Global Preferred Vendor Partner (PVP). “We carefully vet all prospective Preferred Vendor Partners (PVP) that play a crucial role in serving our varied clientele with resources and expertise for merging systems that cover IT, security, environmental control, managed services and AV/UCC solutions and services,” said Tom […]
DTEN announced a new PoE version of DTEN Mate; an Ethernet-enabled DTEN Mate (PoE) joins its wireless counterpart as a personal certified Zoom Rooms device. Both versions of DTEN Mate can serve as Zoom Rooms Controller (ZRC) and Zoom Rooms Scheduler (ZRS). Both PoE and Wi-Fi versions offer solutions for managing meetings through Zoom Rooms […]
CEDIA Expo just announced “The Launchpad.” The Launchpad creates “a necessary platform for new companies to introduce their brand and technology to the residential technology industry.” The Launchpad is designed to highlight brands that have been in business for less than three years and have never exhibited at CEDIA Expo. CEDIA Expo introduced The Launchpad […]
According to AVIXA, 2022 the ProAV market will be reaching $263 billion globally; all published in AVIXA’s 2022 Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA). Growth moderates in the coming years to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.9% from 2022 to 2027. While this is due in part to the slow-down in economic expansion […]
THIS IS A PROMOTED POST Re Mago, Manchester, Aug. 1, 2022 — Re Mago Ltd., the company that is changing the way the world collaborates, announced today that it is collaborating with Lenovo™, a leading technology solutions company and manufacturer (OEM) of PCs and smart devices. The Valarea Room System bundle offers a ThinkSmart™ Core […]
Crestron Electronics today announced the DM Lite transmitters and receivers for extending HDMI and USB-C signals. DM Lite transmitters and receivers support peripheral extensions of video resolutions up to 4K@40 (4:4:4) and supports enterprise-grade security protocols and the latest security standard in enterprise content protection, HDCP 2.3. Because USB-C is a connection point in personal […]
It’s the Holy Grail of videoconferencing. Or maybe more like “Lord of the Rings:” One Platform to Rule Them All. Any way you look at it, it adds up to the same concept: How do we get a single platform that incorporates all the benefits of the single-purpose solutions we now use? The first company […]
ClearOne launched a hardware-based Convergence InSite Server that enables bidirectional communications between its Cloud or Enterprise AV Manager and on-site ClearOne Pro Audio products; basically creating a dashboard. They are designed to allow for local AV system maintenance, device status monitoring, remote AV device control, equipment auditing, help desk operations and single-pane-of-glass business intelligence. Key […]
Maxhub introduced the LM165A07 Integrated LED Wall Display. As a member of the company’s Raptor Series, Maxhub says the LM165A07 is native 1920 x 1080 in a 165-inch form factor. Featuring integrated video processing, support for PBP (Picture By Picture) functionality, which separates the screen in half — displaying output from two different source devices […]
Kinly has reappointed Vel Johnson as its managing director (MD) for the U.S. — luring him out of retirement to support, strengthen and lead the Kinly U.S. team forward into a new era. With a career spanning more than 40 years, Johnson held senior leadership positions in some of the world’s leading multi-billion-dollar technology companies. Johnson […]
Lightware Visual Engineering’s journey towards a SolutionsPlus partnership with Cisco started back in 2018 and has recently gained “a powerful momentum with the development of hybrid collaboration across the AV industry.” The companies say this partnership offers industry solutions for hybrid collaborative environments and encourages partners and customers across the world to contribute to their […]
CEDIA Expo announced the return of the Innovation Hub, a programming feature focused on emerging technologies and industry-trending presentations from show exhibitors. The Innovation Hub will feature topics focused on resimercial, work from home, outdoor living, lighting, security solutions and others. CEDIA says the Innovation Hub is designed as an all-in-one platform to provide attendees […]
Part 2: AV-Over-IP, Software-Based AV and AI This is part 2 of an article about all the things I noticed from ISE and InfoComm this year, two shows to which I didn’t go, but as the editor in charge of video titling for rAVe [PUBS] for both, I did watch pretty much every video the […]
Utelogy Corporation added the Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling 2 (TCC2) and upcoming support for the Sennheiser SpeechLine series to its Utelligence Program for AV and UC Device Standardization. Because of Sennheiser’s open API interface, their microphones can be integrated anywhere with the use of REST API. The companies say this makes Sennheiser an easy partner to […]
AVer Information announced the TR323NV2 4K 21X NDI AI Auto Tracking PTZ Streaming camera. The TR323NV2 includes 21X optical zoom and an 8MP camera with 4K Ultra HD resolution and features built-in advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology with a “human detection” algorithm that allows you to track your speaker (full or half body) or pre-set […]
I’ve read Barco’s new survey of 1200 executives across 13 countries to find out how the office is changing and how workspaces are used — and it’s enlightening. My biggest takeaway? The business I want to be in right now is selling office furniture and the tech to support it! In my opinion, that’s exactly where AV […]
Barco’s January-June 2022 sales were 29% above 1H21 and 8% above 2H21 with sales conversion improving in all divisions and all regions. During the first half of the year, growth accelerated from the first to the second quarter and sales for 2Q22 surpassed 2Q19 pre-pandemic levels, driven by strong uptakes in demand in Cinema and […]
AVer Information announced the AVer VC550, a 4K dual lens conference camera with scalable speakerphone technology. The VC550 combines automated PTZ functionality, dynamic framing technology and Smart Gallery capabilities to serve medium to large rooms. The VC550 is integrated with 12X optical zoom (24X digital zoom) as well as dynamic framing technology with an AI […]
Even though I’ve been in AV for 20+ years, it was not until June 2022 that I attended my first InfoComm in person. To be honest, for the first 15 years in the industry, I was supporting operations for corporate videoconferencing. I had never even heard of InfoComm and the organization that became AVIXA. To […]
VuWall announced the promotions of Anna Kozel to vice president of marketing and Fadhl Al-Bayaty to vice president of product management. The move comes as the company continues to scale its executive team, introduce new product offerings and expand to new markets. “Anna and Fadhl are experts in their respective fields. As part of the executive team, they will be instrumental in shaping the […]
BenQ is launching the latest video camera in its DVY family, the DVY32 smart 4K UHD video camera. Compatible with all videoconferencing platforms, the video camera has Zoom certification and uses a Sony 4K image sensor. The lens allows for a 120-degree field of view with 5x digital zoom. In addition, BenQ says the camera […]
DVIGear has introduced the DVI-7380, a cost-effective DisplayPort Optical Extender that supports a wide array of signal types, provides long-distance extension over a single fiber cable and boosts ultra-high resolutions up to 8K (UHD) at 30Hz (4:4:4). The DVI-7380 supports DisplayPort 1.4 HBR3 signals with data rates up to 8.1Gbps/channel (32.4Gbps aggregate), resolutions up to […]
