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The COTS transition: What does hardware-software decoupling offer?

Inavate’s Tim Kridel explores the move of software to COTS IT gear, as well as the challenges and considerations for hardware-software decoupling in the AV industry with Vanti software developer, Ben Jacobs.


That's a wrap: Inavate editors' final take on ISE 2020

Inavate editors Paul Milligan and Hurrairah bin Sohail say a fond farewell to Amsterdam as they look back at a show that saw incremental technology development and the every growing rise of software.

ISE Panel: When clients miss the middle-man

Paul Milligan, editor of InAVate, sits down at ISE to discuss the manufacturer-client direct sales. On the panel are Kevin Murphy of specialist entertainment integrator Kraftwerk, Bob Michaels of Zeevee - manufacturer of AV distribution systems, and Anders Jorgensen of Danish integrator Stouenborg.

Building size displays: The future of signage?

Nanotechnology could change the way we see displays, with gold-infused pixels a million times smaller than smartphone pixels potentially being used to create displays large enough to cover entire buildings. Reece Webb reports.

Are contracts for AV projects too weighted in the client’s favour?

Contracts are there to protect both sides, but are contracts for AV projects too weighted in the client’s favour? Paul Milligan spoke to those in the AV world unhappy with the status quo.