The 2025 Excellence in Product Innovation Awards, presented at NSCA’s XBO Experience event, recognize products that have a profound impact on commercial integration.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, Oct. 31, 2025 – NSCA, the leading not-for-profit association representing the commercial integration industry, is excited to announce the winners of its 12th annual Excellence in Product Innovation Awards. This program recognizes manufacturers and products that have a profound impact on integrators.
For the first time, winners were announced and recognized at NSCA’s annual Excellence in Business Operations (XBO) Experience event. This year’s event was held in Austin, TX, on Oct. 28-29, 2025.
Any manufacturer that creates products for installation by commercial integrators is eligible to apply for this award. Given the ever-changing nature of commercial integration, the Excellence in Product Innovation awards are now organized into new divisions that reflect key growth areas.
The 2025 Excellence in Product Innovation Award winners are:
Axis Communications’ C17 Network Display Speaker Series
Division: Next-Gen Innovation
Category: Best Next-Generation Networking and Wireless Tools
Bluefin International’s Flex-OS with BrightSign Built-In XS156
Division: AI & Intelligent Automation
Category: Best AI-Infused Digital Signage Solution
Crestron’s Intelligent Video Room Designer
Division: Installation & Integration Excellence
Category: Best System Design Tool
D-Tools’ System Integrator v23
Division: Installation & Integration Excellence
Category: Best Project Management Tool
Gallagher Security’s QuickSwitch
Division: Installation & Integration Excellence
Category: Best Installation Tool for Integrators
Laia Technologies’ C-Pro Infinity Camera Family
Division: AI & Intelligent Automation
Category: Best AI-Infused Classroom AV Solution
pivot’s Proactive AV Lifecycle Management Platform
Division: Recurring Revenue & Service Enablement
Category: Best RMR-Generating Corporate AV Solution
QSC’s Q-SYS Full Stack AV Platform
Division: Platform Power & Ecosystem Integration
Category: Best Centralized AV Platform for Command & Control
Shure’s IntelliMix Room Kits
Division: AI & Intelligent Automation
Category: Best AI-Infused Enterprise AV Solution
Shure’s MXW neXt
Division: Cybersecurity & Risk Mitigation
Category: Best Cyber-Protected AV Product for Education
“With this year’s program refresh, we set out to better recognize the innovations shaping our industry’s future,” says Mike Abernathy, NSCA director of business resources. “The submissions we received reflect a clear shift toward smarter, more strategic solutions that meet evolving market demands. Our judges were impressed to hear about what manufacturers are putting into the market.”
This year’s Excellence in Product Innovation entries included submissions for:
- Audinate Dante
- Axis Communications AXIS C17 Network Display Speaker Series
- Bluefin Flex-OS with BrightSign Built-In XS156
- Crestron Intelligent Video Room Designer
- D-Tools System Integrator v23
- Gallagher Security QuickSwitch
- Haivision Command 360
- Laia Technologies C-Pro Infinity Cameras
- Laia Technologies Intelligent Audiovisual System® (IAVS®)
- Lightware Taurus UCX-4×3-HC40-BD
- pivot Proactive AV Lifecycle Management Platform
- QSC Q-SYS Full Stack AV Platform
- SCT (Sound Control Technologies) RTK-AM1 Table USB-C Extension for BYOM
- Sharp All-in-One Direct View LED AF Series
- Shure IntelliMix™ Room Kits
- Shure Microflex® Wireless neXt 4/8 (MXW neXt 4/8)
- Shure ShureCloud
- Shure Intelligent Video Room Designer
- Telguard TG-7FEM Commercial Fire Multi-Carrier and Dual Path Communicator
Read more about the winners as they are profiled throughout the year on NSCA’s website, in NSCA’s quarterly trade publication, and in Commercial Integrator. To review program rules and categories, visit https://epiawards.secure-platform.com/a.
About NSCA
The National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) is the leading not-for-profit association representing the commercial integration industries. The National Systems Contractors Association is a powerful advocate for all who work in the integration industry, including systems contractors/integrators, product manufacturers, consultants, sales representatives, architects, specifying engineers and other allied professionals. NSCA is dedicated to serving its contractor members and all channel stakeholders through advocacy, education, member services, and networking designed to improve business performance. For more information, visit www.nsca.org.
