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Six Integration Firms Win NSCA Excellence in Business Awards

The National Systems Contractor Association (NSCA) has revealed its winners for the 2017 Excellence in Business awards.

February 26, 2017 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Each year the National Systems Contractor Association (NSCA), the leading not-for-profit association representing the commercial electronic systems industry, awards a handful of integration firms for excellence in a number of categories. The 2017 winners reveal six firms with bright futures in the industry. These firms have stood out among the pack in terms of business, […]

15 Products Win Top New Technology (TNT) @ ISE Award

The second annual Top New Technology @ ISE awards were announced this week at the show. Read on for the 15 commercial category winners.

February 12, 2017 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

n recognition of new and outstanding products and services being exhibited at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show in Amsterdam, CE Pro, Commercial Integrator, Essential Install, and TechDecisions are pleased to announce the winners of the 2nd annual 2017 Top New Technology (TNT) Awards @ ISE. Tech Decisions and its sister publications worked with a team […]

What You Need to Know About Projector Color Accuracy

Typically, the marketplace has shied away from color accuracy in favor of brightness. As companies push brightness levels higher and higher, they are also affecting color quality by releasing hints of green onto the screen.

February 5, 2017 Felix Pimentel Leave a Comment

In a world where visual-based information passes fluidly between handsets, monitors, digital signage, and projector installations, the quality and integrity of the colors that channel our information is starting to change the way manufacturers engineer visual display products. Within most screen-based devices, color accuracy is already being observed across different units, meaning users obtain the […]

University of Charleston Innovation Center Video Walls

January 6, 2017 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Just this month, the University of Charleston in W. Va. opened its all new Innovation Center, a dedicated space for students to enjoy live sporting events and connect with their peers. The Tech Decision During the building process, the University decided to incorporate innovative technology that would truly establish an engaging environment. To do so, […]

Slideshow: 12 Products from InfoComm Connections NY

November 15, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

InfoComm International is the trade association representing the professional audiovisual and information communications industries worldwide. InfoComm provides education, resources and events to the AV industry. Established in 1939, InfoComm has more than 5,000 members, including manufacturers, systems integrators, dealers and distributors, independent consultants, programmers, rental and staging companies, end users and multimedia professionals from more […]

Video Streaming at Oil Can Henry’s

November 11, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Oil Can Henry’s is an Oregon-based provider of vehicle maintenance with more than 100 shops located throughout the Pacific Northwest, California and Colorado. The chain is widely known for its 20-point Full-service oil change. The Tech Decision Oil Can Henry’s is unique in that customers remain in their vehicles for the duration of the service. […]

Welcome to the New and Improved TechDecisions!

Our new website will focus on IT concerns of technology decision makers, while continuing to provide the best information in AV and Security.

October 21, 2016 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

Welcome! As you can see we’ve made a few changes. The most obvious change is that our brand is no longer separated by markets. We’re housing all of our information in one singular location for easier access and discoverability from one vertical market to the next. Why keep things separate when any market can benefit […]

How Illinois State Made AV Implementation Easy in 320 Different Classrooms

After installing Kramer switchers and scalers in its 320 classrooms, Illinois State's system incident rates dropped significantly, despite increasing the amount of AV tech in its classrooms.

October 17, 2016 Rachel Quetti Leave a Comment

You wouldn’t likely walk into a modern higher education classroom and not see some sort of AV technology. From projectors to interactive displays, document cameras and digital signage, most college lecture halls and classrooms provide educators and students with AV technology to help improve the education experience. As great as technology is for teaching and […]

7 Benefits of Working with a Professional Integrator

The professional AV integrator brings real value to a dynamic digital signage project through his or her experience and ability to ask the right questions.

October 13, 2016 Mike White, CTS Leave a Comment

It is absolutely true that today an end user can buy digital signage direct from many manufacturers and distributors, but based on the sheer number of dynamic digital signage projects failures, that carries a very significant risk.  Professional AV integrators can greatly reduce the risk of failure, identify the challenges before you experience them and […]

Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) for Higher Education Institutions

October 10, 2016 Sean Matthews Leave a Comment

Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) is an international standard XML format that allows emergency messages to be distributed across multiple warning systems simultaneously, developed by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS). In the United States, CAP is being used as the base technology for the comprehensive Integrated Public Alert and Warning System […]