Latest Industry News – Places/Events
Almo Professional A/V Enables Integrators to Use Exhibit Hall as New Product Showroom at E4 Boston on Sept. 21
September 18, 2018
Almo Professional A/V, North America’s largest professional audio visual distributor with global reach, and its education partner AVIXA, the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association, are showcasing dozens of the industry’s newest products later this month on the E4 AV Tour, coming to the Boston Newton Marriott on September 21. Registration has also opened for the Read the full article…
DRI announces an industry wide customer “Technology Showcase” event – Thursday October 4th, 2018 – Grapevine Convention Center
September 18, 2018
Digital Resources, Inc. (DRI), a leading reseller and systems integrator of professional audio-visual, broadcast, sound and lighting solutions brings their annual tradeshow to Grapevine, Texas. Read the full article…
Community and Ampere Celebrate 25-Year Partnership in Mexico
September 18, 2018
Concurrent with Community Professional Loudspeakers celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2018, it also celebrates the 25th anniversary of its partnership with Mexican distributor, Ampere Manufacturas Electrónicas sa de CV. Read the full article…
Almo Professional A/V Brings E4 AV Tour to Boston on September 21
September 5, 2018
Almo Professional A/V, North America’s largest professional audio visual distributor with global reach, and its education partner AVIXA, the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association, are hard at work preparing for the fall leg of the E4 AV Tour, which is coming to the Boston Newton Marriott on September 21. Read the full article…
Latest Industry News – Products
AMX by HARMAN Launches Small Format 4K60 Presentation Switchers with Built-in Scaling
September 18, 2018
HARMAN Professional Solutions, the global leader in networked audio, video, lighting and control systems, today announced the AMX VPX Series Presentation Switchers, a family of multi-format presentation switchers that target small conference rooms and flipped classrooms. Read the full article…
Spectrum Industries Inc. Creates Two Collaborative Makerspace Carts
September 18, 2018
Spectrum Industries Inc. is proud to announce the Builder Cart and the Discover Cart as the newest additions to its makerspace product line. Read the full article…
Small Screens Are A Big Deal
September 18, 2018
In the digital signage space, we tend to focus on making things bigger – larger displays, imposing video walls, projects with thousands of displays integrated throughout a facility. Small screens are often overshadowed by this rush to “go big.” But anyone who keeps a close eye on our industry knows that small displays are in Read the full article…
Yamaha Ships YVC-200 Portable Speakerphone
September 18, 2018
Yamaha Unified Communications is now shipping the Yamaha YVC-200 portable USB + Bluetooth speakerphone for conferencing anytime, anywhere. Read the full article…
Latest Industry News – Projects
Westbury National Lights Up Galt Post Office With Christie
September 18, 2018
The City of Cambridge, Ontario, has brought a 20-minute projection mapping show to its downtown core, delivered by Westbury National services and Christie technology. Read the full article…
BrightSign Media Players Drive Interaction in Best Buy Canada Experience Stores
September 18, 2018
Several years ago, Best Buy Canada anticipated the growing need to provide consumers with increased interactivity and design in a physical retail experience. To that end, the company embarked on a multi-year effort to enhance approximately 30 of its premier experience store locations across Canada with new interactive digital signage. Read the full article…
DCI Competition Uses NEXO and Yamaha for Sound Reinforcement
September 5, 2018
J Sound Services (JSS) of Nashville recently specified two NEXO/Yamaha systems for Drum Corp International (DCI) members, the Carolina Crown of Fort Mill, SC and the Cadets of Allentown, PA in time for the semi final competitions that began at Middle Tennessee State University in July. Both groups will be participating in the DCI Championships Read the full article…
FSR Continues Tradition of Community Concern with Annual Support of United Way’s “Backpacks 4 Kids” School Supply Program
September 5, 2018
FSR, located in Woodland Park, New Jersey, takes its role as a local business as seriously as its role as an international manufacturer of audio video products. Not only does the company lend a hand, and financial support to industry charities such as the annual Drunk Unkles concert during InfoComm, FSR continually gives back to Read the full article…
Latest Industry News – People
Rick Wagner Joins Layered Solutions as Vice President of Sales
September 18, 2018
Layered Solutions, an Indianapolis-based provider of integrated daily and emergency communications, welcomes Rick Wagner, CTS, as Vice President of Sales. In that role, he will help organizations reach select audiences faster and more affordably — employees, customers, patients, students and more — to expedite routine operations or resolve emergencies faster through mass notification. Read the full article…
Torrence Sound Announces Duane Clark Retirement
September 18, 2018
Torrence Sound Equipment Company announced that Duane Clark will be retiring as operations manager of the company effective September 14, 2018. Read the full article…
Verrex Adds Chad Pierce to Boston Sales Team
September 5, 2018
Verrex, the APEx-certified global provider of superior AV and UC technology solutions and experiences announced that Chad Pierce has joined the company’s Sales team as Account Manager based in Boston. Read the full article…
Jeff Davis Named CEO of Avidex and Digital Networks Group
August 22, 2018
Telerent Leasing Corporation (TLC) has named Jeff Davis as the chief executive officer for its Avidex Industries, winner of NSCA’s 2018 Excellence in Business Award for Employee Engagement, and Digital Networks Group (DNG) divisions providing collaborative communications, audio/visual systems integration, and design services. Read the full article…