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Based near Stuttgart, Vivateq provides in custom installation systems and distributes for commercial and residential applications. Selling to exclusively authorised and qualified resellers, custom installers and system integrators the company has sales offices throughout Europe in eight countries.At  ISE in January, Aquavision launched a full HD waterproof television featuring an…

WebEx is a web conferencing platform from Cisco which enables colleagues, partners, customers and suppliers to collaborate via the web, saving time, reducing costs and increasing productivity. Media 1’s service is designed to enable businesses that require international conferences and meetings to reduce their carbon footprint and travel costs, while continuing…

Among a whole raft of new LCD TVs and DVD players shown at the event (all forthcoming in the next few months), Toshiba were also displaying future technologies, such as Cell TV, a system capable of viewing or recording 8 HD TV channels at once, or 48 standard definition channels…

Some of the barriers sited by those who are not adopting video conferencing technology include the lack of personal touch and the cost of the technology. Nearly a quarter of businesses surveyed expressed concerns that video conferences are too impersonal to make a productive and comfortable meeting.  Also over a…

KNX is a standard for home and building control, and is already used by Cedia trade supplier members in the manufacture of their devices for the control of audio and video signals.'Cedia teaming up with KNX will bring strong benefits to both our organisations' says Wendy Griffiths, Cedia's executive director.…

The most important change is that the new company-wide qualifications are based on a wide range of basic and advanced courses and that individuals must now take ‘renewal’ courses to maintain their qualifications. They include both InfoComm-run courses and approved courses set up by other bodies, including manufacturers.InfoComm has also…

But if you buy from distributors or sell through distributors we'd be interested in your views on what makes them good (or bad).If you can spare a few minutes to take part in AV's 2009 online distribution survey please click one of the two following links: If you are a…

A survey of the UK's fastest-growing privately held technology companies (as identified by the Sunday Times Tech Track 100) has revealed that 40 per cent felt that maintaining their sales growth during 2009 is the biggest issue they will face.  This was followed by 26 per cent highlighting that recruitment…

'With the current economic slump and more specifically the carnage within the retail arena forcing our clients to cull or cancel their normal spend at an alarming rate and in some cases cease trading themselves we have seen sales plummet over the last few months to the point where the…

'I've heard great things about the industry from Peter Lloyd and I can't wait to get out there and meet everyone and learn as much as I can about it, as quickly as I can.  My aim is to carry on Peter's work to strive to be the voice of…