InfoComm 2022 spotlights conferencing and collaboration
InfoComm 2022 (exhibits June 8-10) at the Las Vegas Convention Center will explore the conferencing and collaboration solutions that power remote and hybrid work styles, learning environments, and more. The show will feature more than 25 sessions and nearly 200 exhibitors focused on the products and solutions needed to deliver seamless conferencing and collaboration experiences. “The future of the corporate workplace is top of mind this year as companies experience the impacts of returning to the office after two years with a remote workforce,” said Annette Sandler, Director of Live Content U.S./Canada, AVIXA. “For InfoComm 2022, we’ve assembled top technologists, engineers, designers, and end users to share what solutions are working for them and what changes are needed to move conferencing and collaboration forward.”
On Tues., June 7, the session “Conference Room Refresh to Support Hybrid Work” will address how legacy video conference environments don’t adequately support hybrid meetings since they were built for a time when video calls were room to room. Andy Howard of Howard & Associates, Nia Celestin from DTEN, and Irwin Lazar of Metrigy will discuss the variety of technologies and design methodologies that can improve the meeting experience for both the in-room participants and remote participants.
The session “Why Meeting Equity is the Lifeblood of the Hybrid Workplace” will explore how office, home, and mobile environments all play a role in creating inclusive meetings, in addition to factors such as language, height, hearing disabilities, and more. Today’s leaders are focused on navigating the territory of hybrid work and searching for ways to create a positive, productive workplace and a sense of belonging for employees. This session will examine the innovative and clever use of technologies in delivering an inclusive and immersive meeting experience with the overall goal of meeting equity. Join this session on Wed., June 8, featuring Mansour Brek of X2O Media, John Burnett from Pexip, Rony Sebok from Crestron, Derrick Kelly from AVI-SPL, and Stijn Henderickx from Barco.
On Thurs., June 9, the session “Voice of the End-Users – Envisioning Successful Hybrid Solutions” will address how we are living in a time with an abundance of tech innovation and tools that enable new ways to connect. However, many of us are still working in conference rooms where we can’t connect, and meetings are viewed as a waste of time. In this session, Kay Sargent from HOK, Monique Rezaei from Microsoft, and Casey Carlson from Deloitte will discuss the need to embrace these new tech tools to enhance and support meaningful human interaction. For the full schedule of conferencing and collaboration sessions, visit www.infocommshow.org/CC. In addition, the Technology Innovation Stage (booth W2247) will host free presentations Wednesday through Friday, spotlighting conferencing and collaboration solutions in addition to other critical pro AV solutions.
On the InfoComm 2022 trade show floor, nearly 200 exhibitors will showcase conferencing and collaboration solutions, from meeting room booking hardware and software, and team collaboration apps, to video conferencing hardware and software. In addition, Sharath Abraham, Digital Workplace Consultant for Accenture, will lead 90-minute show floor tours of conferencing collaboration solutions on Wed., June 8 at 2 p.m. and Thurs., June 9 at 10 a.m.
InfoComm 2022 will also host a tour of the University of Nevada Las Vegas, where attendees will experience the university’s hybrid learning classroom solution, RebelFlex. This solution allows instructors to teach a face-to-face class simultaneously with remote students. The tour will also explore the Flora Dungan Humanities building’s 254-seat theatre/classroom featuring a Dolby Atmos immersive audio experience and a 4K Barco cinema laser projection system. Frank Alaimo, CTS-I, DMC-E-4K, Senior AV Systems Specialist at UNLV, will lead two tours: Tues., June 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
InfoComm 2022 is the destination for digital signage
InfoComm 2022 is the destination for digital signage this June 4-10 (exhibits June 8-10) in Las Vegas. The show will welcome back the D=SIGN Conference, produced in partnership with the Digital Signage Federation. In addition, InfoComm 2022 will feature more than 80 exhibitors showcasing digital signage solutions, a Digital Signage Pavilion, tours of the trade show floor, offsite Integrated Experience AV tours around Las Vegas, a Digital Signage Reception, and more.
“We’re excited to present a robust digital signage program at InfoComm 2022,” said Rochelle Richardson, CEM, Senior Vice President of Expositions and Events, AVIXA. “Pro AV professionals and the digital signage community will have the opportunity to learn from a talented lineup of experts, see cutting-edge technologies up close, view applications in the real world, and make new business connections. This insight will help them capitalize on digital signage opportunities and deliver better solutions.”
The D=SIGN conference on June 7-8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center will explore the solutions, innovations, and big ideas around digital signage. Key sessions include:
- Joe Hasenzahl from Samsung will present the D=SIGN session “How to Maximize Mobile in the Digital Signage Ecosystem.” He’ll address how digital signage pursuits have been challenged by the mere fact a mobile device technically puts a “screen” in everyone’s hands. His session will explore how mobile can smartly interplay with the digital signage ecosystem.
- The session “Pivoting Your Digital Signage from a Pandemic Response to a Customer Experience” will feature Misty Chalk from BrightSign, Kiersten Gibson from Reach Media Network, Michelle Montazeri from Legrand AV, Chris Martel from TSItouch, and Grif Palmer from INFiLED. The group will discuss how to repurpose pandemic tools like occupancy sensors that gatekeep traffic to ones that might perform different functions like sales associate alerts.
- In the session “Demystifying New LED Products: How to Future-Proof Your AV Design Project,” Larry Zoll from The LED Studio will explore the narrow pitch nuances of LED and provide a guide for comparison and help integrators and end-users assess different brands against their unique solution requirements.
- Taking place on Mon., June 6, is the full-day workshop “Digital Signage Certified Expert (DSCE),” which provides a fundamental understanding of the digital signage industry, will be led by Alan Brawn, CTS, and Jonathan Brawn, CTS, of Brawn Consulting. This workshop takes a business-oriented approach that allows attendees to master the formulas for successfully planning a digital signage network, including design, hardware and software selection, deployment, content creation, and ROI/ROO for digital signage rollouts.
- Alan Brawn and Jonathan Brawn will also lead the full-day workshop “Sales’ New Role and the Importance of ‘You’” on Tues., June 7. They’ll address how pro AV providers sell is different today than ever before. The goal of this seminar is to bring the sales profession on par with the level of what we sell by showing best practices and new techniques that have most recently come into prominence. Today the technologies we sell are different but so are the relationships with customers. The focus is no longer about a product but rather solving problems and creating an AV experience that adds value beyond the products sold.
- Florian Rothberg of Invidis Consulting will host a Digital Signage Lunch and Learn on Wed., June 8, when he’ll present trends from the Invidis North America Digital Signage Yearbook.
Over on the InfoComm 2022 trade show floor, the Digital Signage Pavilion will feature the latest digital signage solutions, including content creation software, direct-view LED displays, touchscreens and interactive displays, and much more. Attendees interested in digital signage can register for a curated tour of the trade show floor taking place on Thurs., June 9.
In addition, the Integrated Experience Tours will take attendees around Las Vegas spots, including the Illuminarium, Resorts World, Omega Mart and AREA15, University of Las Vegas, and local nightclubs, to see digital signage deployments in the real world and hear from the creators behind them.
On Tues., June 7, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., InfoComm 2022 will host the Digital Signage Reception at Brooklyn Bowl, an opportunity to connect with industry professionals while enjoying food, drinks, bowling, and more. A complimentary shuttle bus service will be provided from the Las Vegas Convention Center to Brooklyn Bowl.
PPDS announces new products, people and partnerships
Exhibiting on Philips Booth N2021, PPDS hails this year’s InfoComm as one of the most significant in its North America history. The company will deliver a series of important business updates, including a brand-new range of products and solutions within its digital signage, videowall, and business TV range. Exciting new partnerships and recently hired, industry-renowned team member announcements will also be revealed.
PPDS will also be announcing some important strategic growth news, as the company seeks to quadruple global unit sales, and to become a top three player in North America within the next five years. In addition, the Philips stand will provide the first opportunity for partners in North America and beyond to view, experience and receive demonstrations of some of the latest solutions unveiled in Barcelona during ISE 2022, this month. These include:
- Philips E-Line: A brand-new range of advanced interactive 4K displays for education, offering effortless wireless sharing and collaboration in and out of the classroom, and the first display from PPDS to feature a new generation of zero gap, zero latency touch screen technology.
- Philips 6000 Series DVLED: A brand-new range of highly flexible, beyond 8K, direct view LED displays, bringing unrivalled performance and effortless bezel-free installations, designed to cater exclusively for 16:9 content, to meeting rooms, boardrooms, auditoriums and lobbies.
- Philips 7000 Series DV LED: PPDS’ most energy efficient, high bright DV LED range to date, offering 3500 nits brightness – capable of coping with even the most difficult lighting conditions, including direct sunlight – unrivalled image quality and creativity to installations of any shape, size or location.
- Wave: An evolutionary new cloud platform unlocking the power, versatility and intelligence inside Philips professional displays, designed for, and in collaboration with system integrators to install, control and manage Philips professional displays remotely from any location.
Vince Schuster, Vice President, Professional Displays, North America at PPDS, commented: “We are delighted to be returning to Las Vegas and to be part of this year’s InfoComm event. InfoComm is one of the most important dates in the pro AV event calendar and we’re excited to be showcasing some of our latest and greatest Philips professional displays and solutions, supporting all key verticals, including retail, corporate, business and industry, and a growing area of focus: education.”
Patrick Van Treese, Education Sales Manager, North America at PPDS, added: “ISE 2022 was a tremendous success for PPDS, and with the products and solutions now being confirmed and showcased for InfoComm, including the brand-new Philips E-Line interactive display for education, the Philips booth is one you won’t want to miss.”
Schuster concluded: “PPDS has been on an incredible journey over the past 12-18 months and this year’s show will mark a significant evolution of the business as we embark on the next phase of growth. We look forward to meeting and sharing these updates with our partners, consultants, and end users in Vegas and to you joining us on the journey. It’s going to be a great show!”
Clear-Com returns to InfoComm 2022
Clear-Com will be exhibiting on Booth #W1447 from June 8 – 10 at InfoComm, the most comprehensive event for audiovisual solutions for a wide variety of professional applications, from House of Worship to Corporate to Live Events and beyond. The company’s booth will showcase a robust set of solutions for diverse market applications highlighting the Arcadia Central Station with the new integration of HelixNet Digital Partyline, among other solutions including the complete FreeSpeak family of digital wireless products with its latest addition, the FreeSpeak Edge Base Station, Station-IC Virtual Desktop Client, Agent-IC Mobile App, and LQ Series of IP Interfaces.
“InfoComm is an important show for our live product offering, but it also provides a platform for us to show how versatile our products are in other market areas, like theme parks, house of worship, sports operations, corporate, medical, industrial and more,” comments Clear-Com President, Bob Boster.
A main feature on the booth will be the award-winning Arcadia Central Station, demonstrated with new HelixNet integration. Designed with input from Clear-Com’s extensive global live sound user base, Arcadia is a scalable IP intercom platform that integrates wired and digital wireless partyline systems along with third-party Dante devices in a single rack unit. The system can be expanded to meet varying production needs, offering a base level of 32 IP ports which can be expanded to up to 96 IP ports as needed, with even more port capacity with the upcoming release of HelixNet integration. From the Broadway stage to a local performing arts centre to the largest and most complex live events, Arcadia is ideally suited for a wide variety of applications, in part due to its flexible licensing-based model.
Showcased on the booth is the latest update to Eclipse HX digital matrix software, EHX 13.0, which includes N+1 E-IPA card redundancy and support for redundant networks, as well as Layer 3 support for AES67 endpoints. Also shown will be a role-based login feature, a first for the industry, which streamlines configuration and allows users to quickly move from device to device without missing a beat. Role-based workflow will debut in the EHX 13.1 release.
Clear-Com’s broad range of award-winning wireless solutions will be featured, including the latest addition, the FreeSpeak Edge Base Station, an IP platform that supports the full range of award-winning FreeSpeak digital wireless intercom solutions including 1.9 GHz (including both E1 and IP transceivers), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, as well as third-party Dante devices. LQ, Agent-IC, and the new Station-IC desktop client will be featured on the booth—this trio has been truly indispensable across markets in the last couple of years, as there has been a heavier reliance on remote and hybrid production workflows. “We’re thrilled that the momentum of in-person tradeshows is continuing,” concludes Chris Willis, Senior VP of Worldwide Sales, “Meeting with our partners and users face-to-face makes all the difference.”
AV Stumpfl presents new Monolyte unibody screen system
The Austrian AV technology manufacturer AVStumpfl will present its new Monolyte unibody screen system and the new PIXERA four media server on June 8-10 at this year’s InfoComm show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new unibody screen system Monolyte is perfect for small meeting rooms and can be easily assembled. even by no-specialists. AV Stumpfl Inc. managing director Todd Liedahl explains what makes the new product so relevant: “As we travelled the country visiting our customers, one thing became clear, there is a gap in the market when it comes to small meeting room screens. We believe we have accomplished this in a great system, that even I can set up by myself in three minutes.”
The intuitive product design means that setting up a Monolyte screen can happen very quickly, without the need for additional tools. High precision extruded aluminium profiles and snap joints define the skeleton of the projection screen. The entire frame block unfolds and the snap joints lock automatically. As an additional option, a so called “skirt” can be mounted to the double studs at the bottom of the projection surface and along the lateral sides of the screen legs, should customers want to visually disguise the bare legs themselves.
Monolyte will at first only be available in North America.
Another highlight of the AV Stumpfl booth is without doubt the brand new PIXERA four media server. PIXERA four is an incredibly powerful media server hardware system, perfect for highly demanding real time graphics applications and XR/AR broadcast setups. 12G
SDI I/O support, a 10 GB/s default data read rate and five PCI 4.0 slots are some of the key system features of AV Stumpfl’s new high end server for 4K and 8K playback. InfoComm visitors will also have the chance to discover the versatility of AV Stumpfl’ show control solution PIXERA control, which was developed for handling complex integrated systems. This distributed integration and control framework empowers users to seamlessly host new functionalities within PIXERA and to control all aspects of an extended project environment. Third party systems can communicate directly with the PIXERA API via dedicated “modules”, like in the case of Beckhoff Automation, the Smart Monkeys’ ISAAC ecosystem or Loupedeck custom consoles.
PIXERA specialist and global business development manager Conor McGill comments on PIXERA’s growing popularity in the USA: “Over the last year, the excitement about PIXERA here in the US has been tremendous. Not only has PIXERA been an integral part of ground-breaking projects across fixed install, live event, and virtual production markets; but more and more media server professionals begun adopting PIXERA as their primary tool through our training programs, with virtual production and unreal engine integration being particular areas of interest. Our team is looking forward to sharing our latest hardware and software developments with the growing PIXERA community at InfoComm.”
Utelogy shows analytic tiles, Teams integration and cybersecurity
Utelogy is coming off consecutive years of significant increases in YoY revenues and bookings of more than 270% as its international expansion continues. During that time, Utelogy has published a number of significant product releases. The company will also highlight its Utelligence program for industry standards around security and agnosticity, as well as the “Utelogy beyond the conference room” initiative. This program is designed to integrate its platform with other elements of the workplace such as booking systems for deeper analytics, IoT, and BYOD to support the ever-growing hybrid workforce.
“Utelogy is responding to the needs of an increasingly connected and technology-reliant global workspace by delivering cost-saving solutions that elevate user experiences through insights and analytics,” said Kevin Morrison, Utelogy CEO. “We are also continually growing our global partner network to meet the evolving demands of our enterprise customers.” Morrison added, “Our vision has always been to provide a toolset that delivers actionable intelligence on how businesses use their technology, how it performs, and how the workplace is utilized. This data can then be used to make better and more informed decisions.
In 2022, Utelogy will add new features to its platform so customers can take an even deeper dive into how they visualise and use their data. “Focusing on the voice of the customer has given us the ability to grow Utelogy more than 270% from 2020 to 2021,” said Morrison. “This falls in line with the recent AV Service Management trends report by *Futuresource that predicts a 400% growth rate in the next four years.” Remote and hybrid workspaces are becoming the rule rather than the exception. Enterprises are transforming their pre-pandemic office spaces into sophisticated collaborative spaces with enhanced videoconferencing, teamwork areas, dedicated meeting spaces, and large event spaces. The management of these new rooms and systems is shifting from AV-based to IT-focused, with an emphasis on networked systems offering performance, quality, affordability, and easy collaboration. The employee experience should be first-class regardless of whether they are working in an office or from home.
“Organisations are looking for the right toolset of technology and services,” said Jonathan Mangnall, Managing Director, EMEA, for Utelogy. “The Utelogy platform turns the support model from reactive to proactive, resonating with companies that are more geographically dispersed than ever and focused on the employee experience.” Utelogy is seeing a shift from a traditional product “break/fix” approach to an “intelligent and automated” methodology that takes into account the Total Experience (TX). Managed services models are starting to offer comprehensive solutions combining AV devices, software, and exceptional proactive customer support. These changes occurring in the global workspace require support organizations to adapt their logistical operations as well as their business mindset, presenting challenges but also significant growth opportunities.
Utelogy is well-equipped to support customers regardless of country or region. Significant areas of growth range from its home base in the United States to key international markets across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. The company enhances its global customer support through a worldwide network of more than 40 regional partners and solutions providers with specific expertise in IT-centric system deployments and management. Utelogy’s ability to scale, regardless of requirements or budget, makes it the ideal platform for organizations of any size. The Utelogy platform is based on an open architecture that is hardware- and software-agnostic, allowing for greater compatibility and integration between AV/UC devices from many manufacturers. In 2021, Utelogy widely expanded its integration with the latest technologies from current partners and vendors such as Logitech, Poly Barco, Lightware Visual Engineering, Bose, Sennheiser, Gude, Sony, Yealink, Microsoft, Mersive Technologies, Jabra, Cisco, and many others. During the show, visit us at booth #W1871.
HYPERVSN debuts SmartV Platform at InfoComm 2022
HYPERVSN are showcasing their latest innovation called HYPERVSN SmartV and are debuting the platform in Orlando at InfoComm 2022. The SmartV platform opens up the world of interactive solutions, giving users the chance to fully immerse themselves in our incredibly detailed 3D holographic content. Featuring an HDMI connection, a higher image resolution and incredible brightness up to 3000 nits, SmartV is the platform that will take your digital signage to the next level. Visitors to InfoComm 2022 will be able to experience this for themselves at HYPERVSN booth N3163.
HYPERVSN CEO & Founder Kiryl Chykeyuk will be hosting a special press event, followed by a Q&A session on the SmartV platform on Wednesday 8th June at 13:00 local time at HYPERVSN booth. Discussing the Metaverse and how we can bring the digital into reality, they’ll be talking about how 3D holographic solutions are going to be shaping the world around us.
“We’ve started calling the HYPERVSN SmartV platform ‘Digital Signage 2.0’ ,” says Chykeyuk. “Based on the amazing response we’ve had from our product launch; we truly believe this solution is the future of digital signage. Through the pandemic, whilst we were perfecting the SmartV range, our competitors were reducing the size of their workforce. Instead, we took the initiative to hire some highly experienced Pro AV experts in the major EMEA regions, proving that we are fully committed to innovating this exciting industry.”
The HYPERVSN team is ready to greet their partners, new and old, to their booth, so if you’d like to attend the press event or organise your very own HYPERVSN demonstration, get in touch on email info@hypervsn.com.
VITEC returns to InfoComm with enhanced IPTV and signage
VITEC will showcase its latest IPTV, Video Streaming and Digital Signage Solutions at InfoComm 2022, Las Vegas Convention Center, June 10-12, booth N1762. On show will be a host of new additions and enhancements, including to ArtioSign and ArtioView, the central components of the Avedia IPTV and digital signage platform. Amongst the new additions, the AvediaStream m9500 4K Media Player will make its first appearance in the US. Since the merging of the Exterity and VITEC brands into a single identity (following Exterity’s acquisition in 2021), VITEC now offers a broader range of solutions, with the combined teams working together to deliver an enhanced portfolio suited to even more market applications.
“This will be our first InfoComm show in which the VITEC and former Exterity teams are all working together as ‘one VITEC’, and we’re all looking forward to connecting with the industry in Las Vegas,” says Mark D’Addio, Senior Vice President of Sales, VITEC Inc. “We have lots to catch up on with our North American partners, and we’re excited to discuss the host of enhancements and innovations that we’ve made across our versatile range. We also hope to continue the positive momentum surrounding the industry, with in-person events now once again enabling invaluable face-to-face dialogue between ourselves, our partners and the wider pro AV community. It will be great to be back at InfoComm.”
Visitors to the VITEC booth will be able to see the enhanced ArtioView, a fully customisable, interactive IPTV portal for a range of viewing environments, from hotels and cruise ships to student or workplace accommodation, stadium VIP suites, offices, hospitals or military camps. Designed specifically for use with ArtioView IPTV portal is the new m9500 Media Player, a 4K/UHD IPTV end-point which delivers interactive viewing portals and advanced network video decoding. Its quiet, fanless design, Power over Ethernet (PoE) functionality and low power consumption make it an economical choice for environments where premium video quality is important.
The ArtioSign digital signage platform has also been improved with several additions, including the new ArtioSign Data Connector element which delivers the ability to use data feeds to dynamically update a table. Files can be uploaded from where they are saved locally, or directly from SharePoint or OneDrive. ArtioSign Smart Control – which centralises control of VITEC endpoints and non-VITEC devices such as large format displays – now has a new tablet-specific ‘toggle’ interface, enabling users to control a large site from the comfort and convenience of a single tablet.
Also recently announced is the new VITEC PRISM Transcoder, a real-time IP video transcoding system that enables content to be adapted to an optimal format for efficient delivery to any device. A further product addition is the VITEC MGW Diamond+ OG, a 4K/Multichannel HD, HEVC, H.264 and MPEG-2 encoder with SDI and SMPTE-2110 input in an openGear card format. Rounding out VITEC’s offering is the ChannelLink distribution gateway, which acts as a central hub where IP channels from the field can be reliably received and retransmitted live.
Google Meet Series One makes US tradeshow debut
Avocor will spotlight new innovations at InfoComm 2022. Headlining the booth is Google Meet Series One by Avocor, making its debut US tradeshow appearance since Avocor announced its strategic partnership with Google in August 2021. “As a company born in the USA, we couldn’t be more excited to be meeting the US AV industry in-person, once again, at InfoComm. We’ll be showing our new Google Meet Series One products – Board 65 and Desk 27 – two game changing innovations designed to transform the way we work.” Said Scott Hix, CEO, Avocor. “With Board 65 and Desk 27, we can offer meeting equity to everyone through shared devices for meeting spaces and a personal device for your desktop, helping customers to connect and succeed in the evolving modern workplace.”
Google Meet Series One was recently recognised with a double win at in the internationally acclaimed Red Dot design competition. Google Meet Series One Desk 27 received a Red Dot for design excellence and Board 65 was recognised with a ‘Best of the Best’ Red Dot.
Visitors to the Avocor booth will also see its recently launched E Series and the Teams-certified W Series. Available in four sizes, ranging from 55” to 86”, the E Series features optically bonded glass in a 4K IR interactive display format. This impressive combination delivers a smooth, leading-edge touch technology display solution – at an exceptional value – and is ideal for all sizes of office, classroom, meeting room and huddle space applications.
The W Series is ideal for focus and small meeting rooms, corporate and home offices. Both the Teams-certified 65″ WCD AVW-6555 and the all-in-one AVW-5555 interactive touch screens offer an integrated, high-quality conference camera with a microphone array and audio optimized for use with UC platforms, including Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
Meyer Sound PANTHER makes tradeshow debut
Meyer Sound returns to InfoComm 2022 in Las Vegas with a newly designed booth (W3023) that spotlights the new PANTHER large-format linear line array loudspeaker in its first tradeshow appearance. Visitors to the booth will have the opportunity to lift up a PANTHER cabinet — weighing in at just 150 lb (68 kg) — and experience its compact size.
A primary focus of the booth will be the designated meeting areas where Meyer Sound team members can engage with customers and discuss the company’s latest technologies. “This is our first major trade show in more than two years, so we are eager to meet with our community in person once again and continue to make meaningful connections,” says Tim Boot, Meyer Sound’s director of global marketing. “It’s exciting to be able to showcase what we have been working on over the past year, and we look forward to hearing feedback from the industry.”
Additional highlights of the booth include the compact ULTRA-X20 point source loudspeaker and USW-112P subwoofer. This year, the Tech Bar will have the GALAXY Network Platform and Spacemap Go spatial sound design and live mixing tool, the soon-to-be-announced connection management and monitoring software platform, and a new power supply for IntelligentDC systems. “In addition to PANTHER, we have been focusing on software developments and bolstering our line of IntelligentDC solutions. The Tech Bar will be a great place for people to test and learn more about our new software updates,” says Boot.
The exhibit floor booth (W3023) can be found in the West Hall, Exhibit Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Datapath announce additional control room capabilities
Datapath has announced further functionality to its Aetria solution – providing direct support to multi-video walls via its Aligo receivers, automatic VSN processor switchover failsafes, plus premium graphics support available on Aetria Workstation.
Aetria (Datapath’s latest development in multi-point video management and control)- now supports video walls driven directly by its Aligo receivers. These receivers are installed directly behind the video wall, with each receiver driving a single 4K screen, or four HD screens. With Aligo walls, content is displayed on a source-per-screen basis and controlled using Aetria Command Center or Aetria Workstation in the same way as video walls driven by VSN controllers. This allows a combination of VSN and Aligo sources, whilst giving an AVoIP solution KVM capability. This setup means you can now access VSN sources further away without the need for third-party signal extension products.
High availability support for Datapath VSN video wall controllers ensures video walls remain operational in the event of a power, network, or component failure. If a VSN is unreachable on the network, loses power, or a capture or graphics card becomes unresponsive, it is automatically switched to a standby replica system.This video wall resilience compliments the existing support for automated failover for the central Aetria Network Manager appliance, ensuring the control room remains operational even in the event of multiple connectivity issues across different components.
The Premium Graphics Package (PGP) is a collection of features that add enhanced window capabilities to content including cropping, borders, on-screen display (OSD), and banners, and is now available on Aetria’s Workstation. This gives operators capabilities to quickly categorize and identify sources using borders, add supplementary screen information using OSD overlays, and create custom banners for information display. The capability adds a further layer of information to camera feeds, with the ability to activate emergency protocols where required. PGP assets are saved when creating layout files. Once created, all information stored in a layout can be re-used and shared across any workstation or video wall. Datapath are offering a choice of licensing options to meet user’s needs, ranging from full features and functionality to component specific licenses.
