Sharp digital signage turnkey solution

Kieron Quigley, Tandberg Canada

George Grech, AMX, Resource Management Suite presentation

Barry Carr's design-build presentation

Hitachi CP-A100 short throw projector

Tandberg Edge 95 HD videoconference demo

new moving LED lighting instruments

Elmo document cameras

DND staff checking out new equipment

AV Evolution 2008:
Displays New Technologies

The Inland AV Winnipeg office hosted AV Evolution 2008 on Thursday, January 24. The event offered Inland AV clients an opportunity to see the latest advances in audiovisual equipment and meet face to face with manufacturer representatives. AV Evolution 2008 included a trade show with 13 companies displaying their latest innovations. There were demonstrations featuring Sharp HD digital signage, content creation and management service as well as Tandberg HD videoconferencing technology. Three educational seminars were presented throughout the day and are reviewed below.

Seminar Reviews

AV Evolution 2008 offered three educational seminars:

Tandberg's Video Communication Server's Importance in a Video Network,
Kieron Quigley, Tandberg Canada Senior Solutions Architect

Presentation highlights:

• H.323 will continue to be the cornerstone internet protocol for video communications over IP based networks
• SIP (Session Initiation protocol) is an emerging standard that will be the protocol of the future. SIP will enable new and innovative video communications capabilities
• Find the person and not the device. Control how and where you are contacted
• Will work with existing Tandberg network infrastructure
  

 

AMX: Resource Management Suite,
George Grech, AMX Corporation

Presentation highlights:

• Simplify, what AMX is all about
• Command, control, connect, and communicate
• Command with intuitive interfaces such as the Modero Viewpoint
• Control devices, assets, and content
• Resource Management Suite
  • Users are confident that the system is ready and help is just a button press away
  • Administrators have proactive maintenance and detailed metrics on usage patterns and device performance
  • Integrators deliver value added services such as family calendar, remote access, and scheduled system events
• Anterus RFID Solution to locate mobile assets, equipment or people
  • Networked and non-networked assets

Minimizing Risk Through AV Systems Design-Build,
Barry Carr, Inland AV Systems Designer

Presentation highlights:

• Design-Build advantages
• Design-Build process
• System Design CAD drawings
• Finished room examples

Prize Winners

Door prizes were drawn and awarded. The winners have been contacted personally:

• Zen 4Gb MP3 player, courtesy Kramer Electronics
• Earls gift certificate, courtesy FTR
• Sharp XLUH240 Executive Micro Audio System, courtesy of Sharp Electronics
• Combination USB drive/integrated pen, courtesy of Hitachi Canada
• Epson C120 printer, courtesy of Epson Canada
• Golf shirt, courtesy of AMX and a flashlight, courtesy of Bosch
• Brief case, courtesy of AMX
• Brief case, courtesy of AMX
• Brief case, courtesy of AMX
• Golf shirt, courtesy of AMX and a flashlight, courtesy of Bosch
• Screwdriver set, courtesy of SF Marketing

 

We thank the participating companies and representatives:

 

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