Unified Comms
Special report: Corporate AV set to soar
Spending on AV among enterprises is starting to increase after a period of stagnation. Companies know they have to replace outdated equipment, but face...
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Latest Events
Microsoft and AVIXA are among speakers at Peerless AV Showcase
Peerless-AV has announced speakers from AVIXA, Microsoft, Neutral Human and Visual Displays at the AV Showcase 2024, 14-15 May, at Lord’s Cricket Ground, in...
Advertorial
Better conferencing experiences through AI shapes Jabra’s AV agenda
During an event for AV customers and partners, audio and video solutions developer Jabra demonstrated its latest technologies and unveiled a study by the...
Unified Comms
Automate VX joins portfolio of Crestron devices certified for Microsoft Teams Rooms
Crestron’s multi-camera switching solution earns first-of-its-kind certification and joins the suite of digital workplace solutions optimised for Microsoft Teams
Unified Comms
Crestron Modern Work Summit 2023: Focus on dynamic workplace
Crestron’s two-day event – taking place in Madrid, Spain, May 23-24, following the success of the inaugural summit in Orlando last year – will bring...
Displays & Signage
PPDS confirms commitment to Chromecast streaming
Wireless streaming tech committed to all current and future Google certified, Philips MediaSuite hospitality TVs, as global sales accelerate toward 300,000
People
Matt Shaw joins Collabtech as VP of business development
Boasting 10 years experience, he was previously global marketing lead for Surface Hub
AV Tech End User
Microsoft launches Cloud PC for the hybrid world of work
The Windows 365 cloud service has been launched to enable professional users and businesses (initially) to stream their Windows 10 (and 11, eventually) device...
Training
Crestron opens Innovation Fuels Us keynote to the public
Multi-company keynote kicks off the annual Crestron Masters Week
Audio
Biamp bundles certified for Microsoft Teams
Installers can benefit from automated system deployment and configuration made possible by the integration of each Biamp component
Business
Microsoft Teams, Zoom & Cisco: The impact of interoperability
As video conferencing solutions proliferate, remote working continues to rise and the number of inter-company video conferences increases, a lack of system interoperability has...
Technology
Crestron intros Flex MX Series
New addition to award-winning UC product line simplifies connection to front of room; runs native Microsoft Teams software and provides BYOD option on same...
Technology
Crestron partners with Microsoft to help create a simple, consistent tech experience at work
New Crestron Flex Communication and Collaboration solutions provide native Microsoft Teams software functionality in every workspace; from desktops to meeting spaces
Technology
Microsoft announces Surface Hub 2 team collaboration device
Hub 2 – coming next year – can function singly as a digital flipchart or tiled to form a large collaborative canvas
Business
Maverick adds new Surface Hub partner services
Maverick has launched a range of services to help partners fully integrate Microsoft Surface Hub collaboration systems into existing infrastructures. The services are also...
Case Studies
Maverick offers Surface Hubs for rent
AV distributor Maverick has launched a variety of rental and demo options for the Microsoft Surface Hub, which are designed to make it easier...
Case Studies
GV Multimedia secures landmark Surface Hub investment
GV Multimedia has worked in close partnership with Warwick Business School and Warwick Manufacturing Group, both part of the University of Warwick, to supply...
Business
Microsoft appoints 15 new UK Surface Hub resellers
Microsoft has appointed 15 new resellers for the Microsoft Surface Hub in the UK. The expansion of the Hub reseller programme will help more UK...
Business
Roundtable: digital workplace transformation
We were recently invited by integrator AVMI to chair a panel discussion on driving digital transformation in the workplace. Paddy Baker reports on the key...
Case Studies
ISE 2017: Crestron to showcase latest meeting room solutions
Crestron will be demonstrating its latest room scheduling solutions and new Skype for Business system at ISE next month. Firstly, Crestron Room Scheduling is...
Case Studies
Opinion: getting to the Hub of things
Is Microsoft Surface Hub all we hoped, asks Rob Lane? Just over a year ago (Installation, October 2015), I wrote about Microsoft Surface Hub...
Case Studies
Opinion: Holograms and HoloLens – changing the AV space
Maximilian Doelle, digital strategist and chief prototyper at innovation studio Kazendi, explains why Microsoft’s mixed reality headset is a true game changer for AV....
People
Industry moves: key appointments for November and December
We reveal the key appointments and new partnership agreements from across the AV industry for November and December.
Case Studies
Logitech teams with Microsoft for SmartDock solution
Logitech has announced the launch of the Logitech SmartDock, an AV meeting room solution designed in collaboration with Microsoft. SmartDock works with Skype for...
Case Studies
Crestron and Microsoft partner on Skype Room System
Crestron has partnered with Microsoft to create the Skype Room System, a professional solution for small and mid-size meeting and conference rooms, built around...
AV-IT
Top product picks from the year so far
Installation has featured a plethora of impressive product launches so far this year, we look at the impact that the most significant solutions have had...
Case Studies
Logitech partners with Intel for first collaboration solution
Logitech has announced the EMEA launch of the Logitech Group Kit with Intel NUC, its first collaborative meeting room solution, which will be distributed...
Case Studies
Peerless-AV unveils Surface Hub mounting solutions
Peerless-AV has introduced a new line of trolleys and flat to wall mounts for the 55in and 84in versions of the Microsoft Surface Hub....
Case Studies
Polycom and Microsoft to extend collaboration interoperability
Polycom and Microsoft have announced plans to expand the reach of Skype for Business meetings to allow Polycom customers to leverage their existing video...
Case Studies
Polycom celebrates 25 years with new suite of collaboration solutions
Polycom has celebrated 25 years in business by unveiling the RealPresence Trio, Centro, Debut, Medialign, and Concierge.
Case Studies
Opinion: Rob Lane on Microsoft Surface Hub
Shipping may be delayed, but Microsoft Surface Hub continues to turn heads. The corporate AV market is currently experiencing significant developments, in both technology...
Case Studies
AVMI is Microsoft Surface Hub strategic partner
Integrator AVMI has joined the small number of companies that have been awarded strategic partner status by Microsoft for the upcoming release of its...
AV-IT
Opinion: Reality checking AR
Augmented reality remains something of a novelty, but things are set to change, says our columnist Rob Lane.
Case Studies
AV/IT integration: to what extent has it already happened?
AV technology looks set to enter – some would say has already entered – a new world, a world that brings significant opportunity to...
Case Studies
Ten of the most notable product launches at InfoComm 2015
Here's our selection of ten of the most notable new products that we encountered at InfoComm 2015 in Orlando.
Case Studies
TDMaverick to distribute Microsoft Surface Hub in Europe
Microsoft's Surface Hub large-screen collaboration device will be available for businesses to order in 24 markets across the world from 1 July, with...
Case Studies
Skype for Business video collaboration with Polycom RoundTable
Polycom’s RoundTable 100 device –the manufacturer’s first product to be purpose-built for Skype for Business – is the fruit of an “expanded relationship” between...
Case Studies
Opinion: The growth of corporate collaboration and marketing suites
Our columnist Rob Lane discusses the growth of corporate collaboration and marketing suites. It seems to me that the main driving force behind the...
Displays & Signage
University’s interactive display with Sony’s ‘world’s brightest 3LCD laser projector’
An interactive information wall has been installed at the NTNU in Trondheim, Norway using a combination of laser technology from Sony and Microsoft Kinect.
ISE Daily
ISE hosts first public showing of Microsoft Surface Hub
ISE visitors flocked to experience the first worldwide public showing of Microsoft’s brand new Surface Hub digital team collaboration device, with its 84in 4K...
ISE Daily
Surface Hub steps out in public
ISE 2015 visitors are flocking to experience the first worldwide public showing of Microsoft’s brand new Surface Hub digital team collaboration device, with its...
ISE Daily
Microsoft demos large-scale Surface Hub collaboration device
The new Microsoft Surface Hub, a digital team collaboration device with an 84in 4k or a 55in 1080 display, is on show at ISE...