Scaling Up to Expectations By Jim Beaugez Every year, people “ooh” and “aah” over the latest screen resolutions and largest LED walls, but it’s the small, non-descript boxes—scalers and switchers—that do the heavy lifting.
Stage Lighting for Houses of Worship By Jim Beaugez Higher production values, along with price leveling, is helping shift HOWs to LED stage lighting.
How Convergence is Revolutionizing Transportation AV By Jim Beaugez The convergence of audio and video with control systems is shifting both the role and potential of AV technology in transportation facilities.
The Quest For Software Dominance Through Alliances By Jim Beaugez It’s a crowded market for the software that drives AV installations these days— and surprise—that spells good and bad news for integrators.
MS-Based Consulting Firms Find Synergy in Merger By Jim Beaugez Announcements of mergers and acquisitions often highlight synergies between two organizations, while the inside scoop can sometimes be less rosy.
Proxima Displays Takes Over for ASK Proxima in U.S. By Jim Beaugez The new company, based in Carson, CA, is focusing on 5,000- to 12,000-lumen, high-resolution projectors.
Drones: The Unmanned Revolution in AV By Jim Beaugez Drones may be a divisive topic, but one fact about them is inescapable—unmanned aerial vehicles present a real growth opportunity for AV integrators.
Do the FCC’s Open Internet Rules Show ‘BIAS’ Against AV? By Jim Beaugez New regulations from the Federal Communications Commission in the debate known as “net neutrality” could cause big problems for the AV industry.
Integrators Discuss Growth in AV as a Network Appliance By Jim Beaugez The brave new world of streaming AV over IP would surely cause Ma Bell to gaze over her wall of point-to-point connections in bewilderment.
SCN’s 2015 Hall of Fame: Robert Swing By Jim Beaugez Collaboration systems provider IVCi got an early start in the videoconferencing sector thanks to founder Robert Swing’s dedication to the art and science for two decades.
SCN's 2015 Hall of Fame: Catherine Shanahan By Jim Beaugez Although Catherine Shanahan began her career in law enforcement, she found her true calling in AV, rising to the top of industry's list.
Meeting ADA Compliance Has Its Benefits By Jim Beaugez Should your corporate boardroom AV installation design comply with federal regulations for assistive listening devices?
