Latest Industry News – Places/Events
Cyber:Secured Forum Opens Registration, Reveals Agenda
May 16, 2018
Registration is open for Cyber:Secured Forum, a cybersecurity educational summit focusing on integrated systems, in Denver, Colorado, on June 4-6, 2018. Read the full article…
Custom Alarm Receives Best Place to Work in SE MN Honor
May 16, 2018
Custom Alarm was recently recognized by Workforce Development Inc. with the title of “Best Places to Work in Southeast MN” at an awards banquet on April 26. Read the full article…
QSC Opens U.K. Offices, London Training Center
May 16, 2018
QSC has opened two new facilities in the U.K.: the QSC Showroom in London and a QSC Office and Training Center in Weybridge. As the company continues to focus on building direct relationships with end customers and channel partners, these facilities allow QSC to expand its footprint in the U.K. and bolster in-region training, demonstration, Read the full article…
Conference Technologies, Inc., Acquires Houston-Based AVSIGroup
May 2, 2018
Conference Technologies acquisition of AVSIGroup continues company’s growth across the U.S. through both organic means and outside the organization. Read the full article…
Latest Industry News – Products
Shure to Exit Phonograph Cartridge Market
May 16, 2018
Shure has announced it will stop producing phonograph cartridges by this summer, quietly ending its 85-year presence in the phono category. Read the full article…
Ametek Acquires SoundCom Systems
May 16, 2018
AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of SoundCom Systems, a leader in the design, integration, installation, and support of clinical workflow and communication systems for healthcare facilities, educational institutions and corporations. Read the full article…
Bose Professional Ships T8S, T4S ToneMatch Stereo Mixers
May 16, 2018
Bose Professional is now shipping the latest additions to its ToneMatch audio engine series: the eight-channel T8S ToneMatch mixer and the four-channel T4S ToneMatch mixer. Read the full article…
JBL’s Next Soundbar Doubles as an Android TV Box
May 16, 2018
JBL and Google announced a new soundbar that gives users voice control over a number of features and devices via the Google Assistant. Read the full article…
Latest Industry News – Projects
Biamp Systems Introduces Dedicated Consultant Program
May 16, 2018
Biamp Systems, a leading provider of innovative, networked media systems, has announced its new Biamp Consultant Program. Spearheaded by L. William Nattress III, CTS-D, CTS-I, director of consultant relations, the program will provide key information and access to resources that streamline the process of identifying and specifying audiovisual (AV) solutions for any type of project Read the full article…
Christ Fellowship – Port St. Lucie
May 2, 2018
Christ Fellowship is located in one of the most unchurched regions of the United States. As one of the largest and fastest growing churches in the country, they were looking for a ministry partner who would help push them the direction they were wanting to go and not just a contractor who would do what Read the full article…
Shure is More Than a Little Bit Country
May 2, 2018
ATK Audiotek provided dozens of channels of Shure wireless equipment for the recent 2018 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards, while Soundtronics provided wireless antenna system design and infrastructure. Read the full article…
Community Loudspeakers Play Nashville Rivers and People in Music Experience
May 2, 2018
Music for River and People, is a music experience that has been installed on the center span of the John R. Siegenthaler Pedestrian Bridge in Nashville. The project is part funded by the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission and free to the public. Read the full article…
Latest Industry News – People
Why the Industry Loves John Laughlin (And What Integrators Can Learn from the Way He Leads Conference Technologies)
May 16, 2018
Everyone in the AV industry these days knows the name Crestron, but it wasn’t always that way. Executive director Mark Swiderski says John Laughlin and the leadership team at Conference Technologies, Inc., can take some credit for that. Read the full article…
Almo Professional A/V Hospitality Division Achieves Record Sales Growth; Expands Team of Experts and Reseller Resources
May 16, 2018
Almo Professional A/V, North America’s largest professional audio visual distributor, is reshaping the expectation of hospitality distribution with record sales growth, and by expanding the team of experts and reseller resources available through its dedicated Almo Hospitality Division. Read the full article…
Sharp Promotes Mike Marusic
May 16, 2018
Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC) has named Mike Marusic president and CEO, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), effective June 4, 2018. Read the full article…
Rob Sheeley Named President and CEO of Williams AV
May 2, 2018
Williams AV, global designer and manufacturer of wireless communication technology and leading provider of video annotation technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Sheeley to the position of President and CEO. We also announce the concurrent appointment of Tom Mingo as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Williams AV. Read the full article…