Now that the costs are reasonable, the technology friendly, and the hosting services hassle free, it's hard to resist the benefits of webcasts. The demand for webcasting is growing. The worldwide market for real time conferencing and team collaboration softwareBy Joanna L. Krotz

by Joey D'AngeloThe most critical phase of an AV project is its completion. The perceived long term success of an AV project often depends on the how the final stages of it are handled. Whether your project consists of a single room

The phrase “AV over IP” is thrown around a lot. But what does it really mean in commercial AV installations today? Put simply, AV over IP is about sending uncompressed audio and video information over standard IP mediums. Put a little bit more complexly, it can also mean encoding the sources and streaming the content with some compression to mitigate bitrate over IP mediums. But ultimately, it means providing extension and switching of video and audio sources over standard IP.

Since being incorporated in 2001, the City of Aliso Viejo, CA, has recorded its city council meetings using a single microphone and a cassette tape recorder; nothing else. So when the city decided to build an updated council chamber inside its existing office space, the council seized the opportunity to bring their AV system up to by James Careless

By Wendy L. EllisAdvocate Christ Medical Center links a conference center to its cardiac operating room.