Features

What the papers say

With economic uncertainty continuing, is this affecting the AV market at all? We talked to Daniel Borg, Director of Electrosonic Sweden for his view from the north, and he described the impact, or lack of it, it’s having on his particular piece of the AV pie.


DSPs go forth and multiply

Even as digital signal processors get faster, chipmakers look for new ways to increase performance, enabling new AV applications in the process. Tim Kridel reports.

Acoustic acuity

The acoustical performance of a boardroom or video conference room is arguably the most important aspect of the room itself. A controlled acoustical environment within a conference room can lead to more efficient and productive meetings. Auralex Acoustic’s Gavin Haverstick explains.

Blueprint for success

As systems themselves become more intelligent and more complicated so does the design paperwork. Steve Montgomery looks at some of the tools available to system integrators to help them generate, manage and control their technical drawings.

Integrated Operations

Helge Andersen is Task Manager for audiovisual and multimedia for Norwegian based oil & gas firm StatoilHydro. Following a recent visit to Norway, InAVate magazine was given exclusive insight into how the company approaches its AV technology, and how it’s used on a global basis.

Discerning data display

Monitoring, controlling and overseeing today’s complex process systems, power plants, security operations and manufacturing processes are highly visual processes. Large amounts of information can be conveyed on screen, more effectively than almost any other communication method. Steve Montgomery reports on the latest developments.