Features

No compromise for Porsche Arena

The Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany is home to a multi-purpose indoor stadium that seats 7,500 spectators. Flexibility of use is the key, and TOA was selected to come up with an appropriate sound reinforcement solution.


Blog - The insider

10/12/2008 - InAVate's man on the inside blogs about the UK AV industry. This week he's feeling festive and presents us the 12 days of Christmas for the AV industry.

What happened to the credit crunch?

The UK has taken a financial battering throughout 2008. Its stock market, banks and currency are seriously wounded. So what about the audiovisual industry? It’s certainly not business as usual, but it’s still business.

Future calling

After years of hype, videoconferencing is finally breaking into the pro-AV mainstream. Dan Goldstein looks at the business, technology and human factors behind the growth

Eastern promise

With an estimated 15 per cent of the Earth’s oil reserves and perhaps the highest GDP per capita in the world, there seems little that can halt Qatar’s insatiable growth. InAVate investigates what this wealth of opportunity means for the AV industry…

High street spending

The current banking crisis and credit crunch are reported to be affecting all aspects of our lives: cash is scarce, belts are being tightened, banks are closing, consumer confidence is low. So how is that affecting the EMEA retail industry, and more specifically the installation of new equipment and technologies in stores? Steve Montgomery finds out.