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SUCCESSFUL GLOBAL VIDEOCONFERENCING

“Videoconferencing.” Mention this word to a business leader and immediate thoughts of failed meetings leap to mind...
Published August 2010

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SIX MONTHS LATER...

Can you believe the year is more than half over? I am shocked at how fast it’s gone!
Published June 2010

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THE DEALER DIFFERENTATION DECADE?

I recently wrote a column (“The Projector Differentiation Decade,” Sound & Communications, January 2010) in which I celebrated the few manufacturers...
Published May 2010

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VIDEOCONFERENCING NETWORK ISSUES

Successful videoconferencing is dependent on having a network robust enough to handle the demands video places on it.
Published May 2010

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WHY AV DEALERS SUCK AT MARKETING

Have you ever wondered why (or maybe been frustrated because) your company’s marketing efforts are banal, boring and, well, just plain bad?
Published March 2010

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THE WORLD IS STILL FLAT

The professional and commercial displays market had been rather staid for decades, but came to life with the arrival of...
Published March 2010

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PROJECT DIFFERENTIATION DECADE

NEC, Christie, Sanyo and Digital Projection all took bold steps to become more than just also-ran “projector manufacturers” in 2009.
Published January 2010

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STAYING IN TOUCH

Interactive digital signage is poised for rapid growth as touch technologies become scalable and companies discover the value of engaging viewers with customized content.
Published January 2010

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THE IT FACTOR

With the offer by Cisco to purchase Tandberg and the growth of the digital signage market in 2009, this year may be forever remembered as the year the IT market started its takeover of AV.
Published December 2009

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ARE AV INTEGRATORS AFRAID OF SIGNAGE?

Almost a year ago, I wrote, in this very space, basically begging the commercial AV channel to get into the digital signage (DS)market.
Published November 2009

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THE BOTTOM UP

I just returned from the 2009 CEDIA Expo and, wow, what a show! I was pleasantly surprised to see that CEDIA not only set an East Coast show-attendance record...
Published October 2009

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A NEW WAVE OF 3D
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Three-dimensional cinema seems to have made a major leap into the minds and craving hearts of the general public with major theatrical film releases this year.
Published October 2009

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HD OVER COMPONENT VIDEO IS DEAD

Everyone’s used component video for HD. Everyone. In fact, some surveys find that as many of 85% of commercial AV installations using HD are still being integrated over component video.
Published September 2009

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MODERN INTEGRATION STRATEGIES

To understand modern strategies for integrating media networks into retail environments, it is helpful to review...
Published July 2009

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SOUND DIRECTIONS

Managing the audio component of digital signage can be a complex and daunting task.
Published May 2009

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BUILDING KEY ALLIANCES

Want to grow your digital signage (ds) business?
Published March 2009

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