Featured in the Current Issue:
Spring 2012, Volume 10 Number 1

IT/AV Spring 2012
  • WAVELENGTH
    By David A. Silverman

  • ITOPIA: META CONVERGENCE
    By Shonan Noronha, EdD

  • INFOCOMM: THE ERA OF MOBILE VTC
    The age of mobile videoconferencing is officially upon us, and it will rely on the convergence of AV and IT like no other technology before it.
    By Randal A. Lemke, PhD

  • INDUSTRY WATCH: STATE OF COLLABORATIVE COMMUNICATIONS
    IMCCA addresses the dramatic changes seen in the last few years in the worlds of visual communications, collaboration, unified communications and related technologies.
    By Carol Zelkin & David Danto

  • VIDEOCONFERENCING: KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL GLOBAL IMPLEMENTATION
    The future of successful videoconferencing global implementation relies heavily on knowing key critical considerations to multinational strategic communications.
    By Mike White, CTS

  • CORPORATE: SOMETIMES, SIMPLER WORKS BETTER
    Schiller's AV won the bid to design and install presentation systems for BJC Health Care by using functional and budgetary solutions.
    By David Wyne, CTS

  • EDUCATION: CONVERGENCE AT NKU
    Diversified Systems designed and integrated Northern Kentucky University's Griffin Hall network infrastructure to carry digital media over multiple systems on its IT backbone.
    By Shawn Samii & Tom Atkins

  • GOVERNMENT: NEW IN-HOUSE AV AT VANDENBERG AFB
    Jensen Audio Visual integrated communications, presentation and control equipment in Vandenberg Air Force Base's Pacific Coast Club.
    By John Salgado, CTS

  • HEALTHCARE: ADVANCING TELEMEDICINE STUDIES
    AVI-SPL worked with University of California San Francisco's IT team and Drake Consulting Group to install and integrate UCSF's presentation systems.
    By Judd Jelincic, CTS-D, TCTD

  • VIEWPOINT: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF GAIN
    Cloud computing is already part of many enterprise environments, could offer significant cost savings to businesses of all sizes.
    By Shonan Noronha, EdD

  • CONNECTIONS
    A selection of IT-centric AV products.

Featured in the past Issue:
Fall 2011, Volume 9 Number 2

IT/AV Fall 2011
  • WAVELENGTH
    By David A. Silverman

  • ITOPIA: IT'S ALL ABOUT 'PRESENCE'
    By Shonan Noronha, EdD

  • INFOCOMM: WITHER THE AV-IT PRO?
    Is it possible for there to be enough tech-savvy professionals who are truly proficient in both AV and IT to service the entire industry?
    By Randal A. Lemke, PhD

  • CORPORATE: ROBUST SOLUTION FOR NEW HQ
    New construction projects, such as McCann Systems’ remodel of New Jersey Sharing Network’s headquarters, bring challenges, but also the satisfaction of designing cost-effective digital solutions.
    By Joseph Fusaro, CTS, & Cory Crawford, CTS

  • EDUCATION: DIGITAL SIGNAGE AT UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON
    Burt Hill Architects and J.P. Lilley & Son’s digital signage deployment for The University of Scranton created a valuable tool to attract, inform and persuade staff and students alike.
    By Robert Kennedy

  • MEDICAL: HEALTHCARE GOES INTERACTIVE
    Holzer Clinic partnered with Hammond Communications to create a digital signage solution to improve communication with patients and visitors in all of its nine clinics.
    By Craig Miller & Brandon Codispoti

  • GOVERNMENT: INTEGRATING PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING SYSTEM
    The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) provides a standard for all levels of government and the private sector, and will have implications for developers and system designers.
    By Antwane Johnson

  • BANKING: DIGITAL SIGNAGE ON LIMITED BANDWITH
    Last year, retail banking giant BBVA rolled out its digital signage pilot project to improve branch sales and create a highly personalized experience for customers.
    By Miguel Duran

  • ENTERTAINMENT: AV NETWORKS FOR VISITOR ATTRACTIONS
    By determining the network’s goals before design begins, a well-designed system can help identify problem areas, schedule maintenance, facilitate the delivery of content and provide reports for system supervision and maintenance.
    By Ramzi Shakra

  • VIEWPOINT: THE DEMANDS OF UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS
    What expertise is required for deployment of complex UC projects.
    By Shonan Noronha, EdD

  • CONNECTIONS
    A selection of IT-centric AV products.





Beginning in 2003, the staff of Sound & Communications developed IT/AV Report to address the emerging requirement for the industry integrator/contractor/consultant to be “in the know” about important IT topics and issues that are becoming increasingly vital to the Sound & Communications industry. IT/AV Report also reaches out to the IT professionals who are becoming increasingly involved in the AV world as more AV content and control runs through their infrastructure.

Partnered With

In 2006, InfoComm became an official partner and sponsor of IT/AV Report. InfoComm sees IT as an area of future growth for commercial AV applications. InfoComm contributes editorially to each edition of IT/AV Report and promotes it through its enewsletters and on the web, as well as assisting with distribution.

Interactive Digital Edition
IT/AV Report digital edition includes all the features of Sound & Communications digital edition.

More Circulation
In addition to reaching all of Sound & Communications’ readership, IT/AV Report reaches further with additional distribution throughout the year:

BICSI (www.bicsi.org)

  • The Building Industry Consulting Service International, Inc., began as an industry association to service the needs of telecommunications consultants. BICSI now services the needs of all professionals who work in the information transport systems industry. That is, all of those who are involved with communications and all associated infrastructure. IT/AV Report is distributed at all 2010 conferences.

Digital Signage Expo (www.digitalsignageexpo.net)

  • This event that caters to the emerging digital signage market will be hosting its big exhibition this year in Las Vegas NV, February 12-15. It also holds other regional events during the year, all featuring IT/AV Report for its attendees.

InfoComm AV/IT Networking Courses

  • Held in locations throughout the country, InfoComm has stressed the importance and taken the initiative to address this important area since it themed its 2005 trade show on IT/AV convergence.

Throughout the course of the year, IT/AV convergence events are announced for additional distribution of IT/AV Report.

Take a look at previously released editions of IT/AV Report.


   
IT/AV Fall 2011
Fall 2011
IT/AV Spring 2011
Spring 2011
IT/AV Fall 2008
Fall 2010
IT/AV Spring 2008
Spring 2010
IT/AV Fall 2007
Fall 2009
IT/AV Spring 2007
Spring 2009
IT/AV Fall 2008
Fall 2008
IT/AV Spring 2008
Spring 2008
IT/AV Fall 2007
Fall 2007
IT/AV Spring 2007
Spring 2007
IT/AV Fall 2008
Fall 2006
IT/AV Spring 2006
Spring 2006
IT/AV Summer2005
Summer 2005
IT/AV Spring 2005
Spring 2005