AVNation Staff

Advanced Systems Group, LLC (ASG), a technology and services provider for media creatives and content owners, has added industry veteran George Haile. As a Director of Strategic Accounts he will support ASG’s business growth in all sectors across the U.S.

LynTec, a leading manufacturer of innovative electrical power control solutions for professional audio, video, and lighting (AVL) systems, today announced its award-winning motorized breaker panels and columns are part of Wenger Corporation's new Stagelink™ Power Management System for performance venues. Stagelink includes a 19-inch EIA control module with full-sized and narrow-profile motorized breaker panels.

In a move to ensure the best and most comprehensive sound solutions are available to consultants, system integrators and end users in Denmark, Renkus-Heinz today announced a newfound partnership with Denmark-based AV distributor Matrix Sales.

Clear-Com® is proud to announce that Charlie Butten, inventor of the distributed amplifier intercom and one of the company founders, will be inducted into the Systems Contractor News (SCN) Hall of Fame this month. To this day, Charlie continues to actively contribute to the company’s engineering efforts, with a special focus on analog audio circuit design.

PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips professional displays and solutions, is delighted to confirm its participation at ISE 2023 in Barcelona (January 29 – Feb 3), with the four-day AV extravaganza once again providing the launch pad for a series of truly ‘game changing’ and ‘industry advancing’ product announcements from the company – including the world’s most energy efficient, eco-friendly digital signage range.

Exertis Almo, the largest and most specialized value-added North American AV distributor, today announced its Executive Vice President and COO Sam Taylor is set to retire later this year. As part of this transition, Dan Smith, most recently US Vice President of Sales, IT and Commercial Large Format Displays at LG, has been named his successor.

The introduction of Front Row in Microsoft Teams Rooms (TMR) is bringing new life to the 21:9 screen format. This layout features the video gallery displayed horizontally below the main content, allowing for a more natural eye level experience for attendees. While it can work with 16:9 monitors, 21:9 gives users the full Front Row experience.

Integrated Systems Europe has partnered with business culture and innovation specialists InnoQuotient on a unique collaborative project to identify the accelerators and the blockers to business innovation in the international AV industry.

ATEN International, the leading provider of KVM and AV/IT connectivity and management solutions, today announces the launch of two new 4K wireless presentation switches for BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) solutions, perfectly suited for huddle spaces to large spaces and are flexible enough for any corporate and education application.

In partnership with Chinese authorities, L-Acoustics was recently involved with tracking down five counterfeiters who were subsequently found guilty and sentenced to jail for producing and selling counterfeit L‑Acoustics loudspeakers in China. The suspects were arrested, and a batch of counterfeit signs, molds, and other items was seized in Shiji Town, Guangzhou.