systems integration
Flat Panel Flux
Recently, Sharp Electronics announced they would be leaving the consumer flat panel display market. Their reason: the consumer television market is saturated with competition and there is no longer any room for them to generate a profit. Sharp’s solution to this dilemma is to exit the market and license their brand to Chinese manufacturer Hisense. For many years, Sharp has been at the top of the television market. This change has been coming for several years; it is but one example of a market that continues to be in flux.
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Custom Conference Table Hides Impressive AV System in Executive Boardroom
Integrators and custom table manufacturers worked together for a Corporation Executive Boardroom install.
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From Concept to Completion: The Travel Log to a Successful AV Project
During the course of my tenure in the audio visual industry, I have interviewed a number of project managers and worked for a number of companies who claimed they “managed the entire project lifecycle from concept to completion.” In all honesty, I too have claimed to be a master of this skill. The problem with this statement is that in most cases, the only individual(s) truly involved in a project throughout its entire lifecycle is the client. Key players will join and leave the team along the way, but only the client is there from beginning through the end and beyond.
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Keith Moss, CTS-D - Director of Engineering
Learn about Keith Moss, CTS-D, Director of Engineering
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Two Top New Uses for Mobile Video Conferencing
Video Conferencing is not just for the conference room anymore. Recent technological advances that have enabled video conferencing on smartphones, tablets and other BYOD platforms, combined with innovative new technologies that interface with these devices, have resulted in the proliferation of video in many applications that, until recently, were confined to audio-only interactions.
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Chris Rhoads Earns CTS Designation
Chris Rhoades is the newest CTS holder at IMS Technology Services!
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AV in Space Planning: A Holistic Approach
Today, more than ever before, users expect their spaces to be both extremely functional and highly interactive. Whether in public spaces, boardrooms, or classrooms, a key component to effectively creating functionality and interactivity lies within the creative design and skilled integration of audio visual (AV) technology. From lobby-based video walls to enterprise-wide digital signage systems, from academic and corporate huddle rooms with the latest in wireless collaboration technology to boardrooms with 4K quality video-conferencing, AV technology has become as important to the user experience as network connectivity and furniture selection.
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InfoComm 2015 Recap – Highlights and Trends
The month of June always makes professionals in our industry giddy with excitement. For three days in the middle of the month, technology manufacturers converge in Orlando or Las Vegas (this year it was Orlando) to present their latest and greatest products to system integrators, staging professionals, and end users.
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IMS at InfoComm15
Every June, tens of thousands of Audio Visual and Communications Technology professionals gather at the industry trade show InfoComm.
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"I Can’t Hear You"
In our last newsletter, we featured an article titled “Can You Hear Me” where we focused on the importance of microphone selection and placement. This issue, we are turning that idea upside down to discuss the importance and value of Speech Privacy and Sound Masking Systems.
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