Features

Adapting to austerity

When Anna Mitchell caught up with Sarah Joyce of DRV – a company that prides itself on a strong corporate customer base that is heavily made up of financial institutions – she was expecting to hear that business was bad. She was quickly, and pleasantly, surprised.

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Modern medicine

Healthcare professionals are increasingly turning to audiovisual equipment as procedures become more sophisticated and medical staff recognise the benefits new technologies can provide. However, Anna Mitchell finds out the market isn’t as immune to economic pressures as some might think.

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The holy grail?

Now that HD video and audio is well established in nearly all AV installations from the most presentation show reel to the highest level of stage presentation, the next ‘must have’ technology is potentially wireless transmission of signals. Steve Montgomery reports.

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Dudley’s dream comes full circle.

As BAFTA award-winning set designer and digital staging pioneer William Dudley oversees that start of his latest digital adventure, Peter Pan, InAVate’s Chris Fitzsimmons was afforded the opportunity to talk (photo)shop, digital projection and explore William’s love affair with digital video technology.

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Talking shop

When Sam Wise isn’t being an Associate Venue Consultant for Arup Venue Consulting he is also the chair of the Institute of Acoustics Electroacoustics Group. One of the roles closely associated with this, is the organisation of the Reproduced Sound conference, the Electro-acoustics group’s annual event, which is now into its 25th Year. Chris Fitzsimmons met up with Sam at Arup’s London offices to find out more.

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Getting some backbone

Fibre is not new. The first fibre optic link was installed in Chicago in 1976. Since then, the technology and its application have grown so that it is now the transmission backbone of choice for long distance and mass telecommunications. It has reached the price performance point that allows it to be economically viable for communications to, and within, businesses and the home.

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