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Life Cycle Planning : February By Ernie Bailey, February 25, 2010 There was a monastery in Greece that was built on top of a very steep precipice. The only access was by a basket on a long rope, pulled by a monk on top. A visitor riding up to the top looked at the aged rope and asked his host More..
THE MYTH of LCD Response Time By Dr. Raymond Soneira, February 25, 2010 Experimental findings on LCD response times reveals that it’s a non-issue. Every display technology has its own set of unique strengths, More..
3D Audio Comes to Conferencing February 22, 2010 Videoconferencing and telepresence systems continue to make advances in recreating the sense of “being there,” but, for the most part, these advances have been limited to the visual sense -- improved eye-contact, high definition More..
Life Cycle Planning By Ernie Bailey, CTS, February 19, 2010 The key to keeping presentation spaces operational and usable. There was a monastery in Greece that was built on top of a very steep precipice. The only access was by a basket on a long rope, pulled by a monk on top. A visitor More..
Display and Signal Routing Survey February 18, 2010 by David KeeneThe results of our first survey addressing displays and display signal routing–with some business market trend questions also– call out several patterns, and point to some interesting market developments. While More..
What You Need to Know About Online Video Platforms By Jan Ozer, January 22, 2010 Outsourcing your video player can improve ROI, but it may not be right for everyone. In the early days of streaming media, the only alternative for most companies was to buy their own streaming server, design and develop their More..
Killer app or network killer? By Denise Harrison, November 4, 2009 AV can cause major network traffic jams — but not if you plan for itA slow network connection glared at by an executive on deadline is like the old saying, “A watched pot never boils.” The wait is interminable. The network More..
The ROI Of Visual Communications(2) By Jeff Collard, October 7, 2009 Understanding the value of digital signage starts with thinking of it in a new way. Since the inception of digital signage, businesses have struggled to develop a successful argument for return on investment (ROI). A big problem More..
Telemedicine Takes Off By Denise Harrison, January 21, 2010 Many trends are creating the perfect storm for tremendous change in the delivery of healthcare. Baby boomers are now aging and with an increased life expectancy, but there is a shortage of healthcare workers. That same shortage More..
The HD EYE of the Videoconference January 19, 2010 High definition videoconferencing begins with the camera, but they’re not all the same. Videoconferencing has arrived into the mainstream in all aspects of the corporate, legal, accounting, technology, insurance, More..
Vanishing Act By Margot Douaihy, December 17, 2009 From boardroom executives to college professors, AV users in commercial applications are far more interested in what technology can do than how it looks. In a perfect world, products themselves would be invisible. Or, at least More..
Shooting Video for STREAMING By Jan Ozer, November 4, 2009 Five best practices for producing high-quality video. Anyone who’s ever picked up a camcorder and tried to tap into their inner- Spielberg knows that there’s a lot more to creating a high-quality, impactful movie than turning on More..
Myth Busting By Daniel Frankel, September 11, 2009 With technology development continuing to accelerate, the worlds of AV and IT are full of myths, urban legends, and old wives’ tales — axioms that are totally bogus, or that used to be true but aren’t anymore. AV Technology More..
Furnishing The Conference Room For AV By Denise Harrison, May 14, 2009 Conference room furniture blends design aesthetics with functional and technical requirements. You know it’s a formal conference room when there is a 20-foot long table made of natural dark wood surrounded by matching pieces. You More..
Harsh Realms By Daniel Frankel, May 14, 2009 AV is boldly going where delicate electronic components fear to tread. Here are some of the products and integration techniques used to battle extreme locations.High-performance audio and video began to migrate outdoors about 20 More..

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