It’s safe to say that an auditorium or any large venue meant to host performances is pretty much nothing without good acoustics and speech intelligibility stemming from digital audio, but that was precisely the challenge one Singapore school faced with its 19-year-old auditorium. The Singapore American School (SAS) is an independent, non-profit, coeducational college preparatory […]
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Communicate to the Brain: The Neuroscience of Communication
Anyone who has worked in the world of corporate communication for some period of time knows how important it is to have effective communication between coworkers, departments and stakeholders. Additionally, everyone knows how challenging that can be.
We all accept that human beings have different and unique ways of communicating, speaking, and interacting, and we have all had the experience of struggling to connect because of those differences. But new scientific research is revealing how and why we are different and building a better understanding of what we can do about it […]
Beating the Heat During the Dog Days of Summer
With the school year starting, heat can take more of a toll on your campus than you might realize. These steps will help you address your risk.
Over a 30-year period from 1986 through 2015, the National Weather Service reports that, on average, far more people die each year from extreme heat than any other weather-related hazard. Around 113 to 130 people succumb to heat each year, compared to 82 to flooding, 70 to tornadoes, and 46 to hurricanes. As the summer […]
Utilizing Collaboration Software for Your Enterprise
Collaboration software is a necessity for many businesses, but making sure it is used correctly comes down to more than just choosing the right solution.
With so many companies moving operations to the cloud, collaboration software – which thrives in a cloud environment – is becoming more prevalent than ever before. Collaboration software helps teams stay connected and up-to-date, especially in today’s world of remote employees. The benefits of collaboration software go as far as employees, and their manager, are […]
Whitlock Multiplies HQ Collaboration with Tech Refresh
Whitlock wins the Commercial Integrator 2016 Integration Award in the corporate category for its audio and video collaboration installation at CDK Global headquarters.
Integrator Takeaways: 1. Whitlock worked closely with the architect and other general contractors to deliver the best solutions. 2. Along with designing all audio and video collaboration technology in the space, Whitlock set standards for the technology. 3. Whitlock took a tiered approach; first huddle spaces and conference rooms, then executive offices and personal workspaces, […]
Microsoft Lays the Foundation for Coding at Summer YouthSpark Camps
Children and young teens can sign up for classes that help teach the basics of coding, programming and computer science for free at Microsoft stores around the country.
STEM learning is a necessary discipline that hasn’t been fully adopted into American curriculum. Think about it – when we were young we learned basic math and language arts. Why? Because being able to communicate would be important as adults, being able to calculate would be important as adults. They started us young because those […]
Mechdyne Brings Wichita State’s 3DExperience Center to Life
Mechdyne wins the 2016 Integration Award in the higher education category for its Wichita State 3DExperience Center installation.
Faced with mounting unemployment during the recent recession, Wichita State University (WSU) set out to create a place to collaborate and innovate on its campus. The school hoped to create a space for innovators to work, invent and refine. WSU tapped integration firm Mechdyne Corp. to help accomplish that lofty goal. In 2014 the team […]
UCaaS Market Will Grow to Over $28 Billion by 2021
New report conducted by Markets And Markets finds that the UCaaS market size is expected to grow from $17.35 Billion in 2016 to $28.69 Billion by 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 10.6 percent during the forecast period.
Unified Communication as a Service (UCaaS) is a market by which companies are able to pay a third party provider for communication and collaboration services, delivered over an IP Network. These services include telephony, unified messaging, conferencing – basically anything you use to communicate in the workplace. Market And Market, a global market research firm, […]
VIZIO and NFL Star Team Up For TDs for TVs Campaign
The fifth annual TDs for TVs Campaign will award televisions to the Boys & Girls Club for every touchdown that star Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Allen Robinson scores this season.
VIZIO, Inc. announced the launch of its fifth annual TDs for TVs VIZIO Fandemonium campaign that celebrates the 2016 – 2017 professional football season. Headed up by star Jacksonville wide receiver and VIZIO brand ambassador, Allen Robinson, the campaign will give back to fans and to Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Each time Robinson […]
Better Communication Can Be Found with Cloud Based Collaboration
Better Communication Can Be Found with Cloud Based Collaboration
At this point it’s tough to call your company collaborative if you’re not collaborative online. It’s probably tough to find a company that doesn’t have some sort of online collaborative presence as well. We’re not talking about email – everyone does that. Many companies take things a step further with some sort of instant messaging […]
