The SDVoE Alliance announced that Kramer has joined as a contributing member, expanding the Alliance’s roster following Kramer’s recent acquisition of ZeeVee — one of the group’s founding members. As a contributing member, Kramer will work with the SDVoE Alliance and its partners to advance the development of interoperable AV solutions based on SDVoE standards. […]

Kramer announced a new line of “premium” speakers that are PoE-powered with Dante. Designed to reduce installation wiring, each PoE-powered Dante speaker has a corresponding passive model with the same industrial design and sound profile, allowing system integrators to mix and match self-amplifiying and passive speakers. Kramer’s new speaker line is optimized for speech clarity […]

[UK, 03 January 2025,] — Ashton Bentley, acquired by Kramer and a leading innovator in integrated meeting room technology, announces that its range of display mounts has received verified certification for use with select Cisco Collaboration devices. Ashton Bentley’s display mounts, designed for single and dual displays ranging from 43″ to 105″, are now fully […]

Kramer’s signal management solutions were selected to enhance business opportunities and improve guest experiences at the Fabryka Wełny Hotel & Spa. Located near Łódź, one of Poland’s largest cities, the Fabryka Wełny Hotel & Spa is a modern destination with 122 guestrooms, nine conference rooms, a ballroom, a wedding hall, and a philharmonic hall. As […]

ZeeVee Founder Bob Michaels announced his retirement via email Dec. 19, 2024. In the email, Michaels wrote a letter detailing his love for the industry. Here it is in full: I am writing to inform you that I will be retiring and leaving ZeeVee at the end of this year. Life and career decisions do […]

In this special “Steph takeover” episode of Gary’s Rants & rAVes podcast, I sit down with Kristen Garner, director of Kramer Western US, to discuss Kramer’s recent price reductions across its product portfolio in North America. Dive into the factors driving this bold move, all aimed at delivering greater value to customers. Kristen also shares […]

Kramer has announced a revised pricing structure across its products for the Americas market. Capitalizing on a stabilized supply chain, improved operational efficiency and logistics, Kramer says it has “substantially reduced operational costs and will be passing these valuable savings directly to customers while maintaining high-quality, cutting-edge solutions such as the new Tbus line and […]

Kramer announced the acquisition of ZeeVee Inc. Kramer told rAVe that the acquisition of ZeeVee underscores its commitment to the AV-over-IP market. ZeeVee, a founding member of the SDVoE Alliance, brings 10G AV-over-IP to Kramer. “The acquisition of ZeeVee reinforces our commitment to leading the AV-over-IP market,” CEO of Kramer Gilad Yron said. “ZeeVee’s innovative […]

Kramer, the leading company in audio-visual experiences, is proud to announce the acquisition of Ashton Bentley, a UK-based provider of collaboration spaces. This acquisition is a pivotal step in Kramer’s three-year strategy, elevating its capabilities and offerings in the Unified Communication and Collaboration (UCC) domain. Ashton Bentley’s solutions enhance Kramer’s current offerings, providing the most […]

Kramer announced the acquisition of Ashton Bentley, a UK-based provider of collaboration spaces. The company says Ashton Bentley’s solutions enhance Kramer’s current offerings by allowing the company to offer AV-enabled meeting room furniture to display mounts. The acquisition of Ashton Bentley enables Kramer to offer complete meeting room solutions for enterprises, according to the company. […]

Kramer announced the TBUS of tabletop connectivity with a user-centric design. The TBUS product line are all table-mount solutions that fit into any meeting space. This system includes a single cable solution for charging, AV and USB peripherals. Kramer says the TBUS ensures that workspaces remain neat and professional. Its components are installed and maintained […]

Kramer expanded its AV-over-IP portfolio with two new products: KDS-17 and KDS-100. The company says the KDS-17 offers uses JPEG2K-like compression for video and audio streaming over 1GE networks. Designed for spaces requiring 4K60 4.4.4 video quality with minimal latency, it supports up to 1,000 video sources, making it suitable for command centers, meeting rooms, […]

Updated: Kramer has released an open letter responding to this post, which is in the comments. We have added our response to their letter at the bottom of the post in italics. Jumping the Shark. What does that mean? Wikipedia defines the idiom “jumping the shark” or “jump the shark” as a “term that is […]

Kramer expanded the Series 3 product line of uncompressed 4K@60 4:4:4 video switching, single-cable extension and USB-C interfaces. Series 3 integrates multiple product lines, forming a unified foundation for any deployment, according to the company. Product Highlights, according to Kramer: Matrixes: Modular, fixed and all-in-one matrixes Switchers: Multi-format Series 3 Switchers optimize connectivity for presentations, […]

Kramer announced Panta Rhei, a single, centralized, cloud-based platform designed to “reform the audiovisual ecosystem experience.” Kramer says Panta Rhei features include: Setup and Management: Quickly build, configure and manage audiovisual environments. Monitor and Support: Enables effective tracking, monitoring and health reporting of audiovisual. environments to boost uptime and utilization. The platform’s integration with IT […]

Kramer, the leading audio-visual experiences company, brings a sizeable presence to InfoComm 2023 with a highly interactive and engaging stand. Kramer will unveil its latest range of technologies and solutions to the North American market at the show, while engaging closely with customers, partners and visitors to discuss company growth, industry development and more. The […]

Kramer today announces the appointment of Peter Baxter as senior vice president (SVP) of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Pete is a 32-year veteran of the technology industry with tenure in the reseller, system integrator and vendor worlds. He is a go-to-market expert, designing and leading organizations that focus on customer engagement, […]

Kramer, an audiovisual experience company, today announced its distribution partnership in New Zealand with Westan NZ, one of the largest AV/IT media technology distributors headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. Kramer offers wireless presentation and collaboration, room control built in the cloud and web-based AV network management, setting a new standard for AV/IT convergence. The company provides […]

Kramer has partnered with Sennheiser to create a solution for optimized hybrid teleconferencing. Using a combination of Kramer’s AFM-DSP20-AEC audio matrix switcher with Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling 2 (TCC2) and TeamConnect Ceiling Medium (TCC M) ceiling microphones, the system is aimed at medium or large spaces. The Kramer DSP is spec’d to maintain the quality of […]

Kramer and Jabra are collaborating on wireless presentation and collaboration products for huddle spaces in large conference rooms. The solution incorporates the latest VIA Connect2 and VIA Campus2 from Kramer and Jabra’s PanaCast video range to create a bespoke solution designed for the hybrid workplace. The powerful multi-participant content-sharing capabilities of Kramer’s VIA Connect2 for […]

Kramer today announced a strategic partnership agreement with Vega Global, a system integrators and managed service provider. By tapping into Vega Global’s wide network of AV and IT resellers, Kramer is hoping this partnership will strengthen its position, globally. With over 20 offices across Asia, Oceania, and Middle East, Vega Global has an extensive market presence that […]

By Dan Ferrisi, Editor in Chief, Commercial Integrator As commercial AV has matured, it has become increasingly clear that ours is an industry not of technology, per se, but of people. At our best, commercial AV professionals are committed to creating experiences that tell compelling stories and leave indelible memories. In that way, the technologies […]

At ISE, Kramer debuted a new ecosystem of AV-over-IP solutions including the KDS-7 family of encoders and decoders, which send 4K60 4:2:0 video at 1G across a network AV installation. In the booth’s UCC section, this is the first time people can see Kramer’s new collaboration devices including a speakerphones, video cameras and all-in-one collaboration […]

Welcome to my 22nd annual Kayye’s Krystal Ball! I can’t believe I have written this article 22 times. I am beyond humbled by how many of you read this; last year, it was viewed by over 90,000 #AVtweeps. #LOVE ❣️ The bottom line is I love writing this article. It keeps me curious and humble. […]

In case you missed the news, Kramer announced it would buy UC Workspace on Feb. 2, 2022. Gary was lucky enough to snag the first video interview with the heads of both companies. Kramer CEO Gilad Yron and UCW Founder and President Angela Hlavka both provide insight into the reasons for joining forces and what […]

Kramer Electronics announced the acquisition of UC Workspace (UCW). UCW is best known for its Quicklaunch software solution that delivers the same UI to all collaboration boards. UCW helps organizations take control of meeting rooms with analytics such as its WEAV content and interaction platform and UCCentral software that provides insight and control of workspaces, […]

Kramer just launched the VIA Connect2. It is aimed at hybrid meetings and learning in the Hybrid Generation (“Generation H”) for the enterprise and education markets. VIA Connect2 creates one Unified Communications & Collaboration experience with flexibility for wirelessly sharing, engaging and collaborating anywhere, from any device, with any video conference platform. It also features […]

Kramer launched the VW-4, a hardware-based video wall driver for video walls within a closed system. The VW-4 delivers perfectly aligned content onto video wall displays of any size, with plug-and-play wired connectivity that requires no adjustments. Using the VW-4’s one HDMI video input, you can drive up to four HDMI display outputs and support […]

Happy LAVNCH WEEK 4.0, AV pros and fans! This is my first time writing (and experiencing) a LAVNCH WEEK, and it’s been exciting, informative and FUN! In Leah’s words, LAVNCH WEEK events are “part digital-event experience, part virtual product-launch stage and part networking hub,” where we take a deep dive into the now and next […]

Kramer Electronics’ WP-EN6 is a two-gang Decora wall plate video encoder that claims streaming of 4K@60Hz (4:2:0), HDCP 2.2, HDMI video, IR, RS-232 and USB signals over an IP network in unicast (one-to-one) or multicast (many-to-many) configurations. The WP-EN6 uses Power over Ethernet (POE) and auto-senses the extension line PoE status and accepts power from […]

Kramer has launched two new hybrid solutions aimed at the education market. The Kramer EDU-Hybrid-ZR is a Zoom Rooms solution that starts lessons with no personal device needed — and the Kramer EDU-Hybrid-1 is a software-agnostic wireless presentation and collaboration solution that can run any Windows-based UCC application including Zoom or Microsoft Teams. Both integrate […]

Welcome to my 21st annual Kayye’s Krystal Ball! I love writing this annual predictions article — it’s both humbling and rewarding. It requires me to stop and research anything new, evaluate the potential impact it will have and then articulate it in a way that matters to readers. If you’re a regular reader of my […]