Features

Safe and Sound-EN 60849

EN 60849, it turns out, is nothing new. Except that in some regions its teeth are beginning to leave a mark, in a way that may be taking some by surprise. Paul Malpas explores the emergence and application of this historic document and its impact in the battle to ensure effective and reliable life safety systems.


Peer Review : Auditel PMIC-2D

Reviewed by Mohammed Nazzal, of International New Technical Est. based in Amman, Jordan. He is a project manager involved in system design and implementation of systems for Hotels, Auditoria and large multipurpose venues.

Audio in byte sized chunks

Digital audio development is well into its second decade, and there are a lot of products available to the integrator. But does this actually equate to freedom of choice when it comes to system design?

A Standard to Stand On

With DisplayPort and the latest version of HDMI, AV vendors and their customers face more decisions. This month Tim Kridel looks at the impact they could have on the Pro AV market.

Not just for kids

The use of AV technologies for education is not restricted to the primary and secondary sectors. Universities and other Further education institutions are also in on the act. InAVate reports.

Markets grow as spring comes in Benelux.

InAVate reports on the AV markets of the Low Countries in the wake of the third successive (and successful) Integrated Systems Europe to be hosted in the region. For three countries that are often bracketed together as “Benelux”, there are some marked differences between them.