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Two Examples of How Cisco is Bringing IoT Connectivity to Buildings

The Sinclair Hotel and Aliq InTec highlight how Cisco’s new Catalyst Digital Building Series switch is allowing buildings to turn Internet of Things dreams into reality.

March 8, 2017 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

The AV/IT convergence is no more apparent than in a smart building. Internet of Things (IoT) promises to bring together the physical world of AV technology and the digital world of IT services like never before. Systems will be so intertwined that the one will not be able to exist without the other. Users will […]

Interview: George Dotterer of NetRef Talks Student Internet Usage

George Dotterer, CEO and Co-Founder of NetRef, speaks about the why he created NetRef and how it can help educational institutions.

March 7, 2017 TD Staff Leave a Comment

TechDecisions spoke with George Dotterer, CEO and Co-Founder of NetRef, about what the company’s internet access and management solution can do for teachers, students and educational institutions. How and why was NetRef created? The idea for NetRef came about after hearing the challenges of incorporating devices in the classroom from friends and family of ours […]

How Collaboration is Changing Everything from Football to Makerspaces

Digital real time collaboration is a game changer for colleges on and off the field.

March 2, 2017 Brady O. Bruce Leave a Comment

College football is one of the most watched, biggest money-making sports in the US, second only to NFL football. This year, NCAA college football is experimenting with collaborative replay review, which promises more accurate officiating and response to call challenges. In a high-stakes 12-game season where every call and yard count, the potential for increased […]

Fenway Park Installs Video Board to Help Fans Figure Out Public Transportation

Real-time information helps Red Sox Fans find their way home after TransitScreen and Orange Barrel Media partner to create a new video board.

February 28, 2017 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

The Boston Red Sox have been entrenched in the offseason for about two months now, but their fans are excited about a big new addition that will change the gameday experience. No, we’re not talking about Chris Sale, the ace left-handed pitcher the Sox acquired from the Chicago White Sox at the Winter Meetings. This […]

How to Build the Perfect Network From the Outside In

Network experts walk tech managers through the process of how to better understand the benefits and bones of building a network, and how to keep it running in tip-top shape.

February 21, 2017 Jessica Kennedy Leave a Comment

Within the digital ecosystem of a corporation or educational institution, a network is the nucleus. However, for institutions that are looking to upgrade, or corporations that are just starting out, implementing a network can be an uphill climb – unless tech managers look for help in the right places. Understanding What a Network Can Do […]

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 […]

Interview: Oliver Bodden Talks Driving Sales Through Customer Relationships

Oliver Bodden, Panasonic’s SIP and Applications Product Manager, sat down to discuss UC Mobility, customer relationships and the direction of the industry.

January 25, 2017 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Q. Can you tell us about your previous experience working with Panasonic as both a UC Technical Field Manager and in Panama? A: I started working with Panasonic in 2011 as a sales engineer and moved up to a supervisor. Although I was working in Panama, I covered well over 25 countries in the Americas and […]

The Dos and Don’ts of Writing a Technology RFP (Request for Proposal)

Writing a request for proposal is the first step to getting a new technology integrated into your enterprise. However, there is no standard for writing them. We spoke with leading integrators to learn what to do and what not to do when writing an RFP.

January 16, 2017 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

Writing a request for proposal is the first step to getting a new technology integrated into your enterprise. We spoke with leading integrators to learn what to do and what not to do when writing an RFP.

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 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 […]