Features

Beware of scope creep

As the wheel start turning for the 2010 InAVation awards, Chris Fitzsimmons paid a visit to 2009 residential category winners, Smartcomm to meet a company which walks the line between the residential and commercial integration markets with seeming ease. How do they do it?

No Mickey Mouse show

Having returned from Orlando, Chris Fitzsimmons reflects on another successful InfoComm show. Questions answered include; How would attendance hold up in America’s worst economic crisis since the 30’s? Can you do serious DSP on a PC chip, and last but not least, when is multi-touch not multi-touch?

No Mickey Mouse show part deux

This is the second half of our InfoComm 2009 show report. If you haven’t seen part one yet, I suggest you take a look (link at the end of the article). If you don’t care about audio or control products, or you don’t want to find out when multi-touch isn’t actually multi-touch, then read on!

Peer review - VM-3000

Willem van Ginkel, MD of Charles Goffin Communicatiesystemen in the Netherlands reviews TOA’s latest solution for small to medium-sized PA/VA applications such as retail outlets or educational establishments.

Local news

Local government, council chambers and their related services can provide interesting integration challenges. Dan Goldstein reports on the state of a key, public-sector market in these troubled economic times.

What is in a User Interface?

The user interface for digital signage software is the deal breaker when it comes to showing a prospective client a system. Chris Fulton offers his opinion on the options available.