Features

Variations on a theme

InAVate steps, Alice in Wonderland-like down the rabbit hole of Themed Environments to assess the impact that AV technology is having on this most creative of markets.

Get with the programme!

Our correspondent attacks poor standards of control system programming and asks if many of those programmers understand how the systems they programme should function. Did they read the specification? Probably not….

Sleeping giant?

Talk to anyone about the AV business and the first word out of their mouth will more than like be Dubai, but take the time to listen to the third or forth words and another name springs to mind. This month’s insight tries to look past the glaringly obvious to other opportunities in the region.

The Educators

Following comments on the standards of work and training by our anonymous contributor, and the subsequent feedback from readers, InAVate seeks to tackle the issue head on. Who better to talk to than InfoComm’s Terry Friesenborg, former head of Education and now VP of International Development.

Congress systems converge

The days of a stand-alone congress system in the installation market are numbered, if not already gone. InAVate looks at the ways in which integrators can build them into the wider AV system and examines the challenges that remain before full integration is possible.

Peer Review - Biamp Nexia

Shaun Hodgson: Area Technical Manager - Saville Audio Visual, Paul Richards: Project Manager - Saville Audio Visual