Features

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.


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.

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….

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.

AV’s Low-Fibre Diet

Fibre is a viable alternative to copper. So why aren’t more AV pros using it? Tim Kridel investigates...

Comme ci, comme ça

After several years of economic stagnation, is the French AV market ready to be born anew in the wake of a Presidential election. InAVate talks to those in the know to find out if it’s a case of Gallic charm or….