PPDS announce the expansion of its ‘Global Partner Alliance’ network, delivering regional support and international expertise for customers across six continents. Officially launched at ISE 2022, PPDS’ exclusive, by invite, Global Partner Alliance (GPA) programme, was created to connect multinational businesses with PPDS’ top tier of regional integration specialists, for seamless execution of projects, of any scale, anywhere in the world. Announced to members during the third global meeting for the PPDS GPA, hosted in Barcelona, Spain, the Alliance has grown by more than 50 additional partners – almost doubling numbers from 60 to 118 and now covering China and…
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The CTOUCH Riva R2 is the right fit for any classroom – yes, yours too! Allow us to get you acquainted with the basic functionalities of our interactive display designed for primary and secondary education. The webinar will be hosted online on two separate dates: 16th May, 09:00-09:-45 1st June, 13:00-13:45 In this webinar, we’ll show you: the basic features of the Riva R2 how to share your screen with EShare whiteboarding with UBoardMate CC2 annotating your content using apps and the Appstore connecting and using a PC Speaker: Rob Vermeer Rob is our premier product trainer over at the…
disguise, the leader in real-time production technology with a 20-year legacy powering the world’s biggest and most complex live shows, has announced it is an official supplier of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. This year marks the 67th edition of the world’s largest live music event, hosted in the UK on behalf of 2022 winner Ukraine, and the second time that disguise, a UK-headquartered company, is an official supplier (following the 2019 edition in Israel). disguise, known for pioneering a video mapping and pre-visualisation software that delivered show-stopping concert visuals for Massive Attack and U2 at the turn of the…
If you’ve been on social media or watched the news this month, you’ll have seen something about AI. Whether it’s the rise in popularity of OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT, Elon Musk’s cries for AI to slow down or the showcase of new AI tools at Enterprise connect, AI is everywhere. The AV industry has been utilising AI within technological advancements for the past several years. Generative AI is majorly used in video collaboration to create seamless user experiences and enhance accessibility to more individuals. Below I discuss the variety of ways that AI is already improving how we collaborate in the…
In the latest instalment of our ‘Talking Heads’ series, AV News talks to Simon Port (SP) at global education technology company, Promethean. As a veteran of the AV industry, and more specifically channel operations, we’re excited to learn more about his new UKI role, and why the recently launched ‘Experience the ActivPanel 9’ campaign represents a major sales opportunity for partners After briefly speaking with Simon at Bett last month, we couldn’t wait to sit down with him post show and have a proper chat about the latest developments at Promethean, including the regional debut of ActivPanel 9 in…
A great opportunity? “Yes, true, but its already changing” says Stephanie Howorka, Senior Sales and Marketing Specialist at the Sharp/NEC LED Solutions Center. “LED displays are appearing on the side of the road or mounted on facades and walls are becoming increasingly important, because a single DooH LED display can replace several analogue billboards.” “With long operating times and up to 100 advertisement repetitions this form of advertising can quickly achieve a high reach and attention from passers-by – at all times of the day and night. DooH ads can be integrated into omnichannel campaigns and are well placed…
Saturn Visual Solutions has helped to convert the Unity Theatre into an interactive celebration of Ukraine culture for the duration of the international event. This is to honour the winning nation, which is unable to stage the event because of the ongoing war with Russia. Culture Liverpool commissioned the Unity Theatre to create ‘A Place of Hope’, with various cultural events and a pop-up exhibition to allow visitors to learn about and celebrate the culture of and life stories from Ukrainian people, and especially refugees, during the Eurovision Cultural Festival 2023. The theatre had organised a series of…
One defining characteristic of the hybrid workplace is the explosion of technology that corporate businesses are using daily to maintain the digital workflow and enhance unified communications. For integrators and resellers, this presents an opportunity to drive additional revenue streams through AV services to ensure end users consistently have the best possible experience. Snelling Business Systems shares its journey working with Faye Bennett Consultancy Services (FBCS) to put a scalable and future proofed service solution in place. If the Covid pandemic taught us anything, it’s that end user services need to be a priority. When lockdown first struck in…
A great opportunity? “Yes, true, but its already changing” says Stephanie Howorka, Senior Sales and Marketing Specialist at the Sharp/NEC LED Solutions Center. “LED displays are appearing on the side of the road or mounted on facades and walls are becoming increasingly important, because a single DooH LED display can replace several analogue billboards.” “With long operating times and up to 100 advertisement repetitions this form of advertising can quickly achieve a high reach and attention from passers-by – at all times of the day and night. DooH ads can be integrated into omnichannel campaigns and are well…
Today announced it has entered into a home cinema distribution agreement with Habitech, a leading value-added distributor of specialised products and systems to the UK custom installation industry. The agreement solely covers the UK and sees Habitech add Christie’s 4K range of high-end projectors (both DCI and non-DCI compliant) to its existing home cinema product range. “We are delighted to partner with Habitech in the home cinema sector,” commented Miles Donovan, senior channel development manager, EMEA, at Christie. “They have a great reputation in the home cinema and custom installation markets and a strong track record of delivering success…