Date Link to Listen Description January 20, 2014 Episode 14: BitWise Controls Everything Scott Miller, director of technical services for BitWise Controls, talks with host Johnny Mota about controlling your home (even with other manufacturers products). He also mentions the future of Bitwise, a new feature that will be announced in Q1, and where you […]

Date Link to Listen Description January 22, 2014 Episode 59: Cisco Prepares for ISE Joel covers the news, and then have a talk with Cisco’s Paul Depperschmidt and Steve Pryor about their stand and their objectives for ISE 2014 in Amsterdam.       January 16, 2014 ISE Special: Cisco Focuses on UC at ISE […]

Planar recently hired Las Vegas-based Art Martinez as the new Southwest Zone Manager for Arizona and Nevada.  Art joins the Planar team with 18 years of experience working in the Las Vegas AV Market as a commercial integrator, as well as a manufacturer’s representative, and carries a strong background selling products to the Las Vegas […]

enVu, an out-of-home (OOH) interactive media company, today announced that Cheri Wolf will join the enVu team as director of sales for its midwest region. To read the complete press release online, click here.

Christie has announced that Jeff Klaas has joined the company in the role of vice president for Christie’s Business Products division. Reporting to Jack Kline, president & COO, Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc., and based in Christie’s Cypress headquarters, Klaas will focus on managing the company’s Business Products strategies across diverse product platforms. He will […]

FOR-A Corporation of America announces that Adam Daniul has been named sales manager for the southern U.S. Daniul is responsible for FOR-A sales and managing the dealer channel in the southeast and south central regions. To read the complete press release online, click here.

Rants and rAVes — Episode 158: Gary Speaks to Access Network’s VP of Sales and Marketing Aaron Gutin THE WEEK – Episode 46: Breaking Down the Silos AV Insider — Episode 3: Mark & Milestone’s Excellent Adventure AV Insider — Episode 2: Design and Project Management Rants and rAVes — Episode 157: Lutron Isn’t the […]

Keith Kelsen: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly — Survey Paul Self: IMAX Launches Private Theatre Anthony Coppedge: Better Marketing: Serve the User, Don’t Pander to Him Scott Tiner: More Security Talk… Mark Coxon: The Advantage of In-Person Interview Olivia Dumanovsky: Big Changes Ahead Robin Raulf-Sager: A Non-Expert’s Opinion on Why Videoconferencing CAN Help […]

BitWise Controls announced this month the launch of a brand new Dealer Store for its authorized representatives, integrators and dealers. The BitWise Dealer Store was built to provide a one-stop-shop for integrators designing commercial and residential automation systems. Along with GUI templates, the store carries BitWise and third-party programming modules for easy download. The modules […]

Atlona, a digital connectivity solutions provider, has announced that the company has formed a new distribution partnership with Herman, a provider of AV products, procurement services and labor resources to systems integrators in the commercial AV and broadcast industries. Under the agreement, Herman’s customers will obtain access to Atlona’s wide range of advanced connectivity products. […]

Kramer Electronics announced the opening of its new United States headquarters facility, the new home for the Kramer USA sales, marketing and product development/support teams. The new facility is located in the Township of Union, in Hunterdon County, NJ; about two miles from the company’s previous U.S. headquarters facility. To read the complete press release […]

Mark Coxon: The Advantage of In-Person Interviews Olivia Dumanovsky: Big Changes Ahead Robin Raulf-Sager: A Non-Expert’s Opinion on Why Videoconferencing CAN Help You Land That Dream Job Corey Moss: AV and BYOD — The Landscape Ahead Lee Distad: Not-So Great Moments in Commercial Installs Mark Coxon: HDMWhy? Jane Timmins: Hard Decisions We Have to Make […]

Almo Professional A/V and ClearOne last month announced a new distribution agreement that gives Almo partners access to ClearOne’s software-based video conferencing solutions, select audio conferencing products, multimedia streaming and digital signage. To read the complete press release online, click here.

CastNET announced last month the hiring of Joe Bailo as the western region director of sales. Prior to joining CastNET, Bailo had 19 years experience in sales management and senior management positions with several companies who marketed gaming and casino technology systems. To read the complete press release online, click here.

Vaddio has promoted Bernadette Yard to the Vaddio inside sales team. Bernadette will be responsible for coordinating and providing video product demonstrations worldwide, providing sales support to Vaddio manufacturer reps and dealers, as well as assisting with system configurations, pricing, part numbers and availability. To read the complete press release online, click here.

TURBOSOUND has hired Howard Smart as senior technical support specialist as of the end of July. Having started his pro audio career with Sussex-based Blue Box Company and worked with many of the UK’s top production companies, Smart brings to the Professional Division an innate knowledge of TURBOSOUND products and a wealth of experience of […]

Mersive announced this month it has added two new executives to support the growing demand for its recently released Solstice product. Rick Emery has joined as the vice president of sales and business development and Thomas Ruge has joined as the vice president of product development. To read the complete press release online, click here.

THE WEEK – Episode 44: Giving Back Rants and rAVes — Episode 152: What’s Up with UC – Unified Communications? Rants and rAVes — Episode 151: Our 2013 Awards from InfoComm GreenAV – Episode 9: Production and Green AV, a Conversation with Paul Salinger, VP Marketing, Oracle Rants and rAVes — Episode 150: Time Warner […]

Mark Coxon: HDMWhy? Jane Timmins: Hard Decisions We Have to Make Mark Coxon: Who’s Your “Fall Guy?” Mark Coxon: The AV-Team Lee Distad: Oh Right, The Analog Sunset! Gary Kayye: Time Warner Cable: The Definition of a Non-Value-Added Reseller Lee Distad: This is Why LinkedIn Sucks Mark Coxon: This Is Why LinkedIn Doesn’t Suck Lee […]

Volume 4, Issue 7 — 31, 2013  brAVe New World The Smart, Intelligent, Automated, Connected, Wired Planet of ThingsMidori Connolly : AVGirl Productions  Aeiforia Technos Design Thinking And How It Can Help Build A Better, More Sustainable Business Practice and Supply Chain In The Technology IndustryRaymond Kent : Managing Principal, Sustainable Technologies Group  Editorial EPIC […]

WAVEcast – Episode 21: WAVE is More Than WorldWide: Part 1 THE WEEK – Episode 43: The Demo Dilemma, Part 2 AV Insider — Episode 1: Johnny Interviews Randy Kunin THE WEEK – Episode 42: Discussing your Jawbone Rants and rAVes — Episode 149: Who Reads rAVe? Rants and rAVes — Episode 148: CEDIA’s 2013 […]

Mark Coxon: This is Why LinkedIn Doesn’t Suck Lee Distad: This is Why LinkedIn Sucks Jon Melchin: AV Systems in Justice Buildings Lee Distad: Set the WayBack Machine: Look What I Found! Joel Rollins: Damning with Faint Praise Mark Coxon: What is the Value of CTS Today? Molly Stillman: The Cable Diaries: The Day Five […]

CastNET announced this month the hiring of Joe Bailo as the western region director of sales. Prior to joining CastNET, Bailo had 19 years experience in sales management and senior management positions with several companies who marketed gaming and casino technology systems. To read the complete press release online, click here.

enVu, an out-of-home (OOH) interactive media company, today announced that Cary Miller will head its west coast region as the new director of sales. For Cary, the new position marks a return to the company for which he worked at from 2010-2012, serving as an account director.

Jon Melchin, FSR Inc.’s director of architectural development, is among the expert speakers presenting at the 2013 BICSI Fall Conference & Exhibition. BICSI, a professional association supporting the information technology systems (ITS) industry, is an internationally recognized source of information, education, and world-class technology training. The event, which will take place from September 15-19 at […]

Herman, a provider of AV products, procurement services and labor resources to systems integrators in the commercial AV and broadcast industries, announced this month a new distribution partnership with Atlona, a provider of digital connectivity solutions. To read the complete press release online, click here.

Almo Professional A/V has hired industry veteran Sean McNeill as vice president of sales for the southwest and west regions. Based out of Dallas, McNeill joins the Almo Pro A/V VP sales team, which includes John Riley leading the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions and Steve Stacy leading the Midwest and Northwest regions. In his […]

Mark Coxon: Is Magic Still Alive? Corey Moss: Microsoft and Skype — A Match Made for Lync Mark Coxon: AVPhenom Announces Entrance Into the AV Job Market Molly Stillman: The Cable Diaries: The Time Is NOW! Bye, bye cable! Mark Coxon: The Secret to Success: Watch Field of Dreams… Backwards Lee Distad: How Not To […]

Draper, Inc. has announced that Advertising Manager Penny Sitler, CDT, LEED AP, has been named the recipient of a 2013 Women in AV Award from InfoComm International. To read the complete press release online, click here.

Salamander Designs, Ltd., a manufacturer of audio/video entertainment furniture, theater/lounge seating and accessories for over 20 years has announced the unveiling of a new website designed to make it easy and efficient for dealers and consumers to navigate the broad range of A/V furniture, seating and accessory products offered by Salamander. To read the complete […]

D-Tools, Inc. this month announced the launch of its newly redesigned website. Boasting a cleaner, more refined and contemporary look with a streamlined user experience, the new website features enhanced navigation that quickly delivers concise information, helpful resources and needed functionality. To read the complete press release online, click here. See D-Tools’ website here.

EMEA distributor to the CI trade, Amber International has added three new TruAudio speaker products to its portfolio – the SLIM-200 home theatre soundbar, the Trunami Series in-wall subwoofer and the new ‘Grand Canyon’ family of Ghost Series in-ceiling speakers. To read the complete press release online, click here.