The University of Turin, in Italy, has tasked Signagelive with supporting its ambitious Iscreen digital signage project. The content management platform has been entrusted to power a network of 71 AOpen Chromebox Mini Players, to help centralise communications to optimise learning outcomes and drive a more inclusive and engaging…
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Audio-Technica mixers bring bimodal learning to university
More than 100 Audio-Technica ATDM-0604a SmartMixers were recently installed in several faculties at the University of Malaga, as part of a major project to allow the delivery of remote teaching alongside classroom attendance. A large number of rooms were equipped with a total of 129 digital automatic mixers to ensure…
Mike Blackman: ‘ISE sees Barcelona as its long term home’
ISE wants to stay in Barcelona for the long term, according to Integrated Systems Events managing director Mike Blackman. The comments were made in an interview published by Spain's ABC newspaper yesterday. In addition to the capacity of the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via venue, its accessibility and connections with the…
Amptown System to be bought out of insolvency in 2023
German firm Amptown System Company is expected to be restructured early next year as part of a sale. The AV integrator filed for insolvency in October following a drop in orders as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and recent geopolitical upheavals causing supply chain issues. The provisional insolvency administrator…
Busy Mike Blackman accepts award as Hypervsn hologram
Mike Blackman, managing director of Integrated System Events, has picked up an award in Barcelona as a 3D hologram. Blackman, who was prebooked to speak at a conference 7,000km away in Oman, appeared using Hypervsn Full Body Live Streaming. The Hypervsn solution is an advance on pre-recorded videos which don't…
Europe’s largest indoor LED cube installed in hockey arena
Samsung has supplied Europe's largest indoor LED cube to the Swiss Life Arena in Zurich, Switzerland. The giant LED cube forms part of an upgrade which also includes digital signage, monitors, and software. The arena, which is the home of the ZSC Lions team, now meets National Hockey League (NHL) standards,…
Joel Chimoindes to leave TD SYNNEX Maverick
Joel Chimoindes, vice president of Maverick AV Solutions Europe is to leave TD SYNNEX to pursue an opportunity outside the organization. The company has started a recruitment process to find a replacement and, in the meantime, Hugo Graça, senior vice president of specialised solutions at TD SYNNEX, will assume interim…
Canon PTZ cameras showcase the beauty of biodiversity
Five years ago, the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre in Leiden in the Netherlands undertook a museum rebuild and one of their consultants proposed several Canon projectors for use throughout different galleries. The new HDBaseT projectors were supplied by Ata Tech, with Canon being the preferred digital imaging supplier. When the museum…
Lisbon earthquake experience wins THEA attractions award
Painting with Light has developed and installed projection mapping, creative lighting design and other AV technologies to bring the QUAKE Experience alive in Lisbon. The 90-minute walk-through experience is located in the QUAKE Lisbon Earthquake Centre, a new building in the Belém area in Lisbon. During eleven timed and show-controlled…
Law firm equipped with 29 touchless communication kiosks
The pandemic has accelerated the democratisation of hybrid work and maintaining social cohesion in that context can be very challenging. Especially in fast-growing companies like Arendt, which has more than 1,000 employees in Luxembourg. The law firm was seeking an interactive solution to create an innovative and casual channel of…