Features

UC&C: All together now?

The brass ring of truly unified communications will always be elusive because there’s always something else to connect. Tim Kridel explores why—and where LinkedIn fits in.


Supporting cast: innovations in brackets and mounts

Brackets and mounts are increasingly integral to the success of installations as the complexity of projects rapidly develops in the AV sphere. Charlotte Ashley reports.

Changing times in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia may have a wealthy reputation, but that doesn’t stop budgets for AV projects in the country getting squeezed like the rest of the world, says Paul Milligan.

Ahead of the game: AR and VR in neurosurgery

Mount Sinai’s Joshua Bederson may have recently hit the headlines for being the first in the world to use an AR image injection system called CaptiView in surgery, but the neurosurgeon has long been involved with bringing technology innovation to the operating room, as Charlotte Ashley finds out.

Smarter travel

Technology is changing how we live our lives, but that doesn’t seem to be reflected in our airports, train or bus stations, which appear to be sticking to a traditional product-set. Are clients looking to install new technology, or are they sticking to what they know? Paul Milligan investigates.

Are things changing in AV distribution channels?

Will vendors do more direct sales? Does the plug-and-play trend offer fewer or more opportunities for integrators? As Tim Kridel found, the answers depend on whom you ask.