A/V Management Software Looking More and More Like the IT Help Desk Complete with the ability to submit help desk tickets, AMX’s Resource Management Suite and Crestron’s RoomView are bringing IT help desk functionality to A/V staff. While they can’t be combined with IT help desk’s yet, these products are making managing equipment easier. Their predictive ability when it comes to replacing accessories are proving invaluable.
The Benefits of Hiring a Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) Christopher Neto, CTS, discusses what it means to have access to a certified A/V technician. Not only do you have a person who has proven knowledge, but you can rest assured that person knows where to go for answers when necessary.
Explaining A/V and IT Convergence Today How AV and IT convergence takes A/V to the network.
TechDecisions Guide to 36 Digital Matrix Switchers Digital matrix switchers are the latest technology for routing HDMI, DVI and other video signals to a wide variety of devices. This guide discusses what you need to know about them and present 36 models for your evaluation.
TechDecisions Guide to 20 Digital Signage Content Management Systems There are a whole host of digital signage content management systems. Many are sold along with hardware, so are cloud-based software-only applications, still others are standalone local solutions. There is a DS CMS just write for you. This guide showcases the leading products in the field and explains what you should know before making your choice -- and your investment. Companies covers are AMX, BrightSign, Cisco, Dynasign, Fourwinds, LG EZsign, LG Electronics, NEC, NEC Vukunet, Planar, Rise Vision, Scala, Sony, Prodokol, Symon, Tightrope, Visix and X2O Media.
Intelligent Building Management is Fast Becoming the Way to Save Money Hardware and software from control vendors such as AMX, Crestron and Lutron are making energy management a feasible and even necessary aspect of your building.
Videoconferencing on the Cheap Using consumer products like FaceTime, Skype and Google Hangouts for some videoconferencing is an easy way to lower collaboration costs. For more important meetings, professional tools are called for.
Trend Spotting 2013 — LG, NEC, Rise Display and Sony on Digital Signage Industry leaders shared with us what they expected this year in digital signage. First up was LED backlighting pushing out CCFL. This will dramatically reduce costs and increase versatility. Technology to allow for outdoor signage, larger video walls and HTML5 are all on tap this year.
Including Streaming Media in Digital Signage Content Using video in your digital signage is something many content management systems will support. Video can be used by any market segment and is something that not only are viewers used to, but they’re beginning to expect it. The key is to make the video useful and something viewers will value.
What Makes a Good Request for Proposal? A good RFP needs to have a clearly-defined scope. Understanding new technologies, the attention to detail that accounts for every circumstance needs to be tempered with the clarity that prevents it from becoming an overwhelming document.
For Digital Signage, the Open Pluggable Specification Simplifies Installation The Open Pluggable Specification is the technology used to make digital signage displays compatible with supporting equipment such as media players. This specification was invented by Intel and is now widely available. Companies such as NEC, Samsung and many more are shipping compatible products.
Understanding the Basics — Surveillance and Surveillance Cameras Simple surveillance isn’t enough to help law enforcement. You need to have powerful enough equipment to gather surveillance data that is useful to them. However, today’s products are very capable and priced within reach.
Trend Spotting 2013 — Control4 on Security and Automation Systems Control4 is seeing the integration of security and control and automation systems, according to Paul Williams, vice president of Security and Communications. Indeed, 75 percent of their installations are seeing this meshing of technology systems.
Frost & Sullivan Report: Videoconferencing Market Is Shifting Towards Software Research firm Frost & Sullivan's data points to the same conclusion. According to the 2012 Analysis of the Global Videoconferencing Infrastructure Market report, "software-based infrastructure components and cloud-based services are expanding the addressable market." Frost & Sullivan expects sales of these lower-cost options to sustain market revenue growth in the mid to long term.
6 Tips for Integrating A/V Technology in the IT Network AV over IP requires the blending of two departments, each with its own culture and priorities. This article helps you identify the trouble spots and offers some solutions.