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How Green Design Impacts Corporate Applications

Many market drivers are influencing building space design, and the implementation of new technology for corporate environments.

January 9, 2017 Jim Young and Shana Longo Leave a Comment

The green technology landscape continues to evolve beyond being simply “green”. It has grown to encompass a broad range of high performance attributes, including the desire for spaces that are resource efficient and sustainable, but are also active, human-centric, and even resilient. These attributes reflect a growing attention to the status of the building occupant, […]

How Video Can Be Used as a Mainstream Business Tool

According to data from Commercial Integrator, video will make up a whopping 74 percent of all internet traffic by 2017.

January 4, 2017 Anthony Cuellar Leave a Comment

As you no doubt have noticed, video is already becoming a mainstream business practice and we’re seeing savvy brands in both the B2B and the B2C space use video in innovative ways. Why the popularity of video? Low-cost tools and software for deploying video technology have made it easier to effectively integrate these innovative real-time […]

4 Unified Communications Trends in 2017

Today’s workplace is constantly transforming, and now more than ever there’s a need for SMBs to offer collaborative solutions that provide substantial and consistent value and seamless communications for employees and customers.

January 2, 2017 Oliver Bodden Leave a Comment

Unified communications solutions are becoming more relevant as the remote workforce increases and offices begin to collaborate on a global level. Here are a few trends we expect to see as we look ahead to 2017. 1. Why is it important that a UC application be completely integrated? In theory, unified communications platforms grant businesses […]

How One Company Is Moving Toward IT and Bringing AV Along

Interview with Kramer executives reveals how the company sees big opportunities on the IT side while staying true to AV roots.

December 30, 2016 Tom LeBlanc Leave a Comment

It doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes or Woodward and Bernstein to notice that something is up with Kramer. The AV solutions manufacturer appears restless and ambitious. It’s not just that Kramer, which had done little more than dabble in automation, launched at InfoComm 2016 Kramer Control aiming to virtually eliminate the need for programming with the […]

Why Becoming a Partner of Tech Providers Helps Schools

A principal shares how collaborating with a classroom audio company helped her serve her students better.

December 29, 2016 Dolores Gribouski, Ed.D. Leave a Comment

When I was the Principal of Columbus Park Elementary School in Worcester, MA, I often had companies try to convince me to buy their products. For the most part, I would say yes or no to what they offered, and that would be the end of it. Once, though, my colleagues and I went beyond […]

Universities Can Play a Key Role in Creating Smart Cities

A university is very much a part of the city it's in, and universities and cities can work together to work toward the future.

December 21, 2016 Mark Francis Leave a Comment

Imagine a city in which buildings alert you when they need repair, there is Wi-Fi on every street corner, sensors tell the garbage trucks where, when and how often to collect, and where data is analyzed in a way that tells us which streets are more likely to be crime hotspots based upon traffic and […]

The U.S. Department of State Installs Jetbuilt

December 9, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

The United States’ federal executive department, the Department of State – responsible for the international relations of the United States – has streamlined their Performance Work Statement within the Video Program Office with Jetbuilt’s Request for Proposal features. The Tech Decision The Video Program Office creates Performance Work Statements, consisting of equipment recommendations with costs […]

Here’s How an Education Charity Used Tech to Aide Reform

A global education charity utilizes streaming media and video communications to engage communities.

December 6, 2016 Dave Tidler Leave a Comment

In traditional learning environments, the most widely relied upon format amongst schools and other educational organizations is in-person interactions between teacher and student. This conventional system is based on students finding success with curriculum delivered through direct engagement and personal instruction. The same holds true in a professional setting, where education and training are critical […]

Hunter Roberts Construction Group’s Conference Rooms

December 2, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Hunter Roberts Construction Group is renowned for their construction services. They have been awarded for their work at the Union League of Philadelphia, the Reed Smith Conference Center, and Red Bull Arena, as well as 2008 Contractor of the Year after their third year of business. The company grew out of their original 2005 headquarters, […]

Interactive Whiteboard at Beaver Acres Elementary School

November 18, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Heather Hoxie’s fourth grade class at Beaver Acres Elementary School was named a Future Ready school by Beaverton School District in 2015, meaning that an increase in technology integration would be supported with new devices as well as support staff. The Tech Decision Kids are immersed in a world of intense visual engagement, where nearly […]