Features

Home-grown talent offers hope for Tunisian AV market

A home-grown AV industry, fuelled by tourism and increasing investment, is maturing in Tunisia. Anna Mitchell learns how the country is working to rebuild and grow after the revolution that has transformed the country and arguably the regions around it.


Acquisitions impact on the AV market

Avaya’s acquisition of Radvision is the latest in a spate of vendor M&A, a trend that’s likely to continue. Tim Kridel investigates the motivations and what the trend means for integrators.

Job satisfaction: bespoke integration in the heritage market

Gavin Olivier specialises in AV consultancy for visitor attraction and heritage projects. Anna Mitchell learns about the content behind the technology and why Olivier turned his back on more lucrative corporate projects.

Saudi's booming economy attracts attention

Saudi Arabia is determined to diversify an economy that was built from oil revenues. Aggressive growth plans have proved lucrative for the AV industry but Anna Mitchell learns that with great wealth comes tough competition.

Why research institutes are crucial to product development

Product research typically represents a tiny part of an overall development and marketing budget. But at what cost do manufacturers ignore this fundamental part of product delivery. Anna Mitchell explores the subject with Daniel Beer, head of Electroacoustics at Fraunhofer IDMT.