Features

Branching out

As part of this month’s focus on South Africa InAVate spoke to Gideon Taljaard (Managing Director) and Leon Theunissen (Technical Director), the men behind integration firm Hattech. The company has been synonymous for a decade with the house of worship market but is about to spread its wings and move into the wider AV world.

Does membership matter?

There are now a number of associations serving our industry. You see their logos everywhere. You receive emails and newsletters from them. You attend their trade shows, and in many cases you pay to join them. But what do you get in return? We approached four of the major players in the market and gave them the right to reply.

Easy listening

Assistive listening has often been misrepresented as only catering for the hard of hearing. That’s far from the case and many of the technologies developed in that market have now found new applications. Here we look at the competing solutions available for assistive listening systems and their relative merits.

AV shopping spree

What are the current applications of audiovisual technologies in the retail sector? Much has been written about digital signage, but is it fulfilling its potential? InAVate finds out.