Features

Lightware takes a proactive approach

The major challenge in AV and control signal distribution is to stay ahead of the curve and juggle a seemingly ever-growing number of standards and formats. Lightware's owner and head of R&D Gergely Vida tells Anna Mitchell that meeting those challenges is what keeps the job exciting.

The end user view

The AV User Group brings together end users of AV technologies with activities currently in London and New York. Anna Mitchell gets the user's point of view from chairman, Owen Ellis.

Opportunity in service offerings

AV integrators are increasingly expanding into managed services as a way to escape hardware commoditisation. Tim Kridel explores the evolving business opportunity.

Where's the video in AVB?

AVB standards promise real-time, guaranteed delivery of AV signals across networks and it's got the pro AV industry talking. But, with developments heavily focused on the audio side Anna Mitchell asks where's the video?

Museum sector focus: Exceptional experiences

With more than half of the adult population in the UK visiting a museum or gallery in 2012 the sector is packed with opportunity for AV integrators. Steve Montgomery explores the technologies in demand at visitor attractions throughout EMEA.

Conferencing systems open up

Televic's Bart Deschodt tells Anna Mitchell that conferencing is no longer in the hands of a few audio specialists as it works to accommodate and take advantage of AV/IT convergence, a rise in videoconferencing and the much hyped 'BYOD' trend.