One CTS’s Perspective: InfoComm 2013, Day One Christopher Neto, CTS traveled the show floor on his first visit to see this years exhibitors. He saw quite the cross-section of products, snapped some photos and sent them to us. Whether it is an 84-inch touch screen from Planar or a Crestron room system that uses Microsoft Lync's unified communications capabilities, he pinpointed the vendors to keep an eye on. Vendors include Vaddio, Stewart Filmscreen, Planar, Listen Technologies, Mersive Solstice, Panasonic, Delta, Crestron, ClearOne and Barco.
Kudos to Da-Lite for Rebranding InfoComm 2013 was the launch of Da-Lite's new branding. The effort deserves huge kudos for this 100-plus year-old screen manufacturing company.
Crestron Rolls out New Speakers, Videoconferencing Collaboration and Streaming Technologies Crestron debuted new products and update existing ones this InfoComm. The company added the line of Saros speakers to its sound product offerings and upgrade DigitalMedia to include a 64 x 64 switcher with 4K support, and wireless presentation capability for mobile technology.
Blue Jeans 2.0 Video Conferencing Adds New UI, Advanced Controls The Blue Jeans 2.0 video conferencing platform features easier meeting access, enhanced content sharing, and advanced in-meeting controls.
Vaddio Makes the Union of BYOD Users and Videoconferencing Really Easy InfoComm 2013, Vaddio Introduces Complete Unified Communications Meeting Room Solutions for Laptop and Tablet Computers: the GroupSTATION and HuddleSTATION, making it easy for BYOD users to participate in a videoconferencing meeting.
6 Robust Videoconferencing Apps for Android and iOS Mobile videoconferencing apps do more than just connect people face to face. File sharing, real-time annotation and remote desktop connectivity mark these mobile apps as capable and robust utilities that are becoming a necessity for tech-savvy professionals with busy schedules. Check out apps from developers like Microsoft Corporation, Radvision, Adobe Systems, Polycom Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc. and FuzeBox for Android and iOS devices.
What You Need to Know for Lighting Meeting Rooms, Auditoriums and Lecture Halls Experts say that when lighting large spaces you should take into account the people that will be standing in the area, rather than just lighting a space. Think of presentations rather than a lit corner. Learn more from experts at AMX, Lutron and Brightline.
WebRTC enables quick and easy Web browser-to-Web browser Videoconferencing WebRTC is a videoconferencing standard for use with supporting Web browsers. Freely available, the standard will make waves In the industry; however, many vendors see this technology as an enhancement to their own products. Google and Mozilla are supporting this standard as a way to gain market share, while Microsoft is developing its own version of this technology.
Key Trends in Lighting Design and Integration Trends in lighting design and integration include the use of a lighting designer in videoconferencing and other work environments and using controlling lighting wirelessly.
All About Managed Services AVI-SPL has two managing services products, Video Network Operations Center (VNOC) and the Symphony Management Platform, which is designed to work with clients and make sure their needs are met quickly or prevent problems that could appear.
Essentials of A/V Design The Essentials of A/V Design are more than just a schedule on a piece of paper. That is important, but planning the room, planning the products, planning the installation and planning the maintenance are all part of a successful A/V system installation.
Getting Your Network Ready for BYOD Many employees now wish to use their own equipment at work, but preparing the network for such an eventuality takes a strategy that looks at safety, data management and liability. Learn how to address these considerations.
The Perfect A/V Meeting Space The right equipment for a meeting space can add to the success of a gathering. The better experience provided more professional you represent yourself. Learn how to use A/V technology to reduce distractions and return the focus to the presenter.
5 Apps for Better and Easy Collaboration Staying connected nowadays means more than just being able to call someone up on the phone. The following five apps for better collaboration will give you and your peers the ability to share content, videoconference and just stay in-touch conveniently and efficiently from your own personal device.
Checklist: the Top Five Must-Have Videoconferencing Features Consultant Theo Economides describes the five most important capabilities your videoconferencing system should have. Learn how to pare down to size this expansive market and choose the right system for you.