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  • Datapath to Bring Aetria Roadshow Series to the US

    Datapath to Bring Aetria Roadshow Series to the US

    Datapath is hitting the road throughout September and October with five roadshows being staged across the U.S. With dates planned in Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, North California, and Tampa, these events will allow Datapath customers, partners, and end users to get fully up-to-speed with the company’s latest Aetria solution for control room video management.

    Each event will be at its relevant location for three days, with Datapath sales and account managers for each region on-hand to provide dedicated support and answer any project-specific questions.

    “We are really looking forward to taking our roadshows to the US this Fall. Earlier this year, we hosted our roadshows in Europe – covering London, Paris, Madrid, and Frankfurt – and they proved a huge success. Our customers love the fact that we are bringing our products to them and there is no better way to learn about Aetria’s capabilities than to get dedicated on-hand experience.”

    Director of Sales in Americas, Mark Bohs, is excited about showcasing Aetria following the attention it received at InfoComm 2022. “InfoComm in Las Vegas proved what we already know – control room managers and operators benefit from Aetria in their lives. The response to our video management solution is fantastic when people see its full capabilities in designing, managing, and monitoring control room video,” Bohs said.

    To learn more, and to ensure your place, please visit https://www.datapathltd.com/aetria-roadshow-dp/. 

  • Sennheiser Joins Other Industry Leaders to Showcase the Latest AV Innovations During The AV Collective Roadshow 2022

    Sennheiser Joins Other Industry Leaders to Showcase the Latest AV Innovations During The AV Collective Roadshow 2022

    Sennheiser, the first choice for advanced audio technology that makes collaboration and learning easier, will be on the road this summer visiting cities around the world to meet with consultants, customers, and integrators and share its business communications product portfolio.  Along with some of its key partners and fellow AV Collective members, Sennheiser will make stops during the roadshow in the following cities:

    • July 14 – Toronto
    • July 21 – San Jose/Bay Area
    • July 28 – New York
    • August 4 – Chicago
    • August 18 – Washington DC
    • September 20 – London
    • September 22 – Dublin
    • October 20 – Leeds

    Equipped at each stop with some of its most innovative products, including the TeamConnect Ceiling 2 beamforming microphone with TruVoiceLift and the TeamConnect Intelligent Speaker certified for Microsoft Teams Rooms, Sennheiser representatives will be ready to explain how these and the rest of its business communications products can exceed your evolving AV needs.

    The AV Collective was formed by a complementary group of AV manufacturers passionate about helping end-users deliver quality audio-visual content, whether you´re in the same room or on the other side of the planet.

    Register for a free ticket at one of the roadshow stops and spend the afternoon discussing your requirements and learning more at The AV Collective Tech Talks.

    Get your free AV Collective Roadshow ticket now with code UCSEN22 at www.avcollectiveroadshow.com/event

  • What is NEXT for Crestron

    What is NEXT for Crestron

    On the road again with Crestron

    When the pandemic was beginning to wane, Crestron made the commitment to exhibit at InfoComm 2021. But then the various variants that violated the vestiges of society reared their ugly heads. Crestron still showed up to Orlando, though in a much-muted way. As COVID began to calm down, the New Jersey AV manufacturer hit the road. With a new CEO in place, Crestron NEXT is aiming to bring their vision of the future of AV, UC, and work to a city near you.

    My stop took me to the Minneapolis version of Crestron NEXT. Housed just 20 minutes from the MSP airport, the space was large and diverse. With Crestron you have the benefit of seeing innovations in both the commercial and residential spaces.

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    The same “Teams”

    The integration of soft codecs within the AV space is crucial to a company like Crestron. Their newest versions of their Crestron Flex Phones for Microsoft Teams allow for full Microsoft Teams functionality. It isn’t like having an extra appliance, it is exactly having an extra Teams-specific device on your desk. In that way you can still be on your call and access your computer as well.

    I may be of a certain age, and that’s fine. I’m too old to care anymore. Having an actual physical handset to pick up, talk into, and “hang up” is very gratifying. It’s almost comforting. A technical version of a warm blanket or the smell of my grandmother’s biscuits.

    Supply Chain

    Supply chain disruptions impact us all. Crestron is no stranger to that either. One solution the company has come upon is to streamline some of their most popular products with chips and parts they can still access. DM Lite is one of those innovations. Take the popular DM product line, remove some of the features that aren’t always used, and you have DM Lite.

    These products have a much shorter lead time than traditional DM devices, and most of the functionality. With the introduction of DM Lite, Crestron has also been able to develop DMPS Lite. The “room in a box” solution that Crestron popularized over a decade ago also have shorter lead times than the legacy versions of DMPS.

    Crestron’s AirMedia technology has also had an evolution. The AirMedia Connect adaptor brings detethered wireless presentation to the AirMedia lineup, providing a simple and intuitive way to make any space a meeting and collaboration space. With AirMedia Connect, you can add wireless presentation capabilities to any space without the need for additional wiring or infrastructure. AirMedia Connect also provides a way to simplify guest presentation, without the need for presenters to connect to the internal network. Native support for Microsoft Teams or Zoom video conferencing ensures that meetings happen within seconds, either through a wireless connection on the AirMedia network or by plugging any USB-C device into the AirMedia Connect, without the need to download additional software. If you weren’t aware, AirMedia can also be used as a digital signage solution throughout the network.

    As the world comes out of its two-year hibernation, companies like Crestron will continue to reach out locally. Certainly there are members of the AV community who either don’t feel comfortable in large spaces and gatherings or aren’t allowed to get together because of employer restrictions. Localized events like Crestron NEXT give us in the AV community the chance to reconnect with colleagues, customers, and friendly competitors.

    See a full list of upcoming Crestron NEXT dates.

  • The ClearOne 2021 Re-Connections Tour Will Close Out the Year in Boise, Portland, and Salt Lake City

    The ClearOne 2021 Re-Connections Tour Will Close Out the Year in Boise, Portland, and Salt Lake City

    ClearOne (NASDAQ: CLRO), a global market leader enabling conferencing, collaboration, and network streaming solutions, is closing out its 2021 Re-Connections Tour with a swing through Boise, Portland, and Salt Lake City in December. 

    Area dealers interested in bringing the tour to their place of business should reach out to ClearOne by clicking here and registering a request. 

    In December 2021, the tour will stop in: 

    • Boise, ID from December 1-7
    • Portland, OR from December 9-15
    • Salt Lake City, UT on December 29

    As part of the roadshow, the 36-foot ClearOne Tour Bus brings the company’s latest conferencing, collaboration, and streaming solutions directly to commercial AV practitioners and their customers who are typically unable to attend larger trade shows and conferences. 

    On the tour, ClearOne will be showcasing innovative new solutions to its integration partners such as the BMA 360 Beamforming Microphone Array with Voice Lift and Camera Tracking, Versa™ Mediabar™, CONVERGENCE™ Cloud AV Manager software, and new UNITE® 200 Pro camera, all of which have been recently introduced. 

    In addition, the ClearOne Re-Connections Tour includes presentations, pieces of training, question and answer sessions, networking opportunities, and demonstrations of ClearOne’s solutions in video conferencing and collaboration, pro audio, and network media streaming. The tour is open to AV practitioners and their customers in each market the tour truck visits. Local COVID-19 protocols will be strictly adhered to at each stop of the tour.  

    If you’re interested in attending a ClearOne Re-Connections Tour event or requesting a stop in your area, visit www.clearone.com/reconnect.