Features

Communication nation

This summer InAVate took a trip to South Africa in an effort to further explore the market and its opportunities. Anna Mitchell learns that as bandwidth availability increases, videoconferencing technologies are finding a comfortable fit in a country that has pockets of trade and industry dispersed in a vast geographic expanse.

Do you qualify?

Getting the most out of your workforce isn’t just about pay-rises and promotions. Learning is a vital tool in employee development and should provide a company with as much benefit as the individual.

White Paper: Compliance note EN 54

This document explains that it is permissible to use equipment that has not been type-tested to EN 54-16, for voice alarm applications. The impact of EN 54-16 has been subject of debate where some insist that all products must be type-tested. This is not always the case and there is legislation to demonstrate this.

White paper: 3D in education

Professor Anne Bamford, director of the International Research Agency explores 3D in the classroom and its potential as a teaching and learning tool. The research shows that children respond better to visual stimulus and suggests 3D can increase engagement.

Turn the tables

Design Integration is a UK based AV consultant and integration specialist. Bespoke furniture and the inclusion of AV equipment in furniture is central to the company’s work. Owner, Chris Foxwell provides some pointers for successful integration.

The preferred solution

Following the announcement by Cisco that it was extending its world-recognised Cisco Developer Network into AV Integration, Chris Fitzsimmons spoke to the man heading up the project, Paul Depperschmidt, head of global AV integration market development.