By Tim Kridel Special to InfoComm International Don’t miss the standards event of the year during InfoComm 2016 in Las Vegas. The annual Standards Plenary will be held Tues., June 7, from 1-6 p.m. Learn more about InfoComm standards and how companies are using them today. Register now. Since the beginning of the year, Electro […]

By Tim Kridel Special to InfoComm International Cutting the cord can be a great way to eliminate trip hazards, add network connectivity to a new camera or display or eliminate an unsightly rat’s nests of cables. But going wireless can also create headaches if the design and execution aren’t spot-on. The AV industry has a […]

By Tim Kridel Special to InfoComm International WebRTC is one of the hottest topics in pro AV, with plenty of hand-wringing about whether it will commoditize video conferencing or grow the market by creating more endpoints that SIP and H.323 systems can connect to. Either way, it’s clear that there’s already enough customer interest that […]

This column was reprinted with permission from InfoComm International and originally appeared here. By Tim Kridel Pro AV is increasingly about IP networking, with everything from audio to video surveillance traversing Ethernet. If you’re not running power over that cable, too, you’re missing an opportunity to reduce the cost and complexity of your installations. From Wikipedia: “Power […]

This column was reprinted with permission from InfoComm International. What’s the fastest-growing market for AV systems in North America? Healthcare, according to InfoComm’s latest Market Definition and Strategy Study. There are a couple reasons for this. One has to do with the nature of the healthcare market itself; the other with the enabling power of […]