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What You Need to Know for Lighting Meeting Rooms, Auditoriums and Lecture Halls
Experts say that when lighting large spaces you should take into account the people that will be standing in the area, rather than just lighting a space. Think of presentations rather than a lit corner. Learn more from experts at AMX, Lutron and Brightline.

WebRTC enables quick and easy Web browser-to-Web browser Videoconferencing
WebRTC is a videoconferencing standard for use with supporting Web browsers. Freely available, the standard will make waves In the industry; however, many vendors see this technology as an enhancement to their own products. Google and Mozilla are supporting this standard as a way to gain market share, while Microsoft is developing its own version of this technology.

Key Trends in Lighting Design and Integration
Trends in lighting design and integration include the use of a lighting designer in videoconferencing and other work environments and using controlling lighting wirelessly.

All About Managed Services
AVI-SPL has two managing services products, Video Network Operations Center (VNOC) and the Symphony Management Platform, which is designed to work with clients and make sure their needs are met quickly or prevent problems that could appear.

Essentials of A/V Design
The Essentials of A/V Design are more than just a schedule on a piece of paper. That is important, but planning the room, planning the products, planning the installation and planning the maintenance are all part of a successful A/V system installation.

Getting Your Network Ready for BYOD
Many employees now wish to use their own equipment at work, but preparing the network for such an eventuality takes a strategy that looks at safety, data management and liability. Learn how to address these considerations.

The Perfect A/V Meeting Space
The right equipment for a meeting space can add to the success of a gathering. The better experience provided more professional you represent yourself. Learn how to use A/V technology to reduce distractions and return the focus to the presenter.

5 Apps for Better and Easy Collaboration
Staying connected nowadays means more than just being able to call someone up on the phone. The following five apps for better collaboration will give you and your peers the ability to share content, videoconference and just stay in-touch conveniently and efficiently from your own personal device.

Checklist: the Top Five Must-Have Videoconferencing Features
Consultant Theo Economides describes the five most important capabilities your videoconferencing system should have. Learn how to pare down to size this expansive market and choose the right system for you.

The Benefits of Hiring a Certified Technology Specialist (CTS)
Christopher Neto, CTS, discusses what it means to have access to a certified A/V technician. Not only do you have a person who has proven knowledge, but you can rest assured that person knows where to go for answers when necessary.

Huawei Debuts TE30 HD Videoconferencing System
The new solution promises 1080p HD videoconferencing in under five minutes.

Videoconferencing on the Cheap
Using consumer products like FaceTime, Skype and Google Hangouts for some videoconferencing is an easy way to lower collaboration costs. For more important meetings, professional tools are called for.

Crestron DigitalMedia Presentation System 300 with Acoustic Echo Cancellation Now Shipping
DMPS-300-C-AEC provides all-in-one digital AV presentation solution for videoconference rooms.

Including Streaming Media in Digital Signage Content
Using video in your digital signage is something many content management systems will support. Video can be used by any market segment and is something that not only are viewers used to, but they’re beginning to expect it. The key is to make the video useful and something viewers will value.

9 Tablet and Smartphone Video Chat Apps
There are video chat services for most mobile devices from smartphones to tablets, iPhone, iPads, Android to TMobile, Motorola, Droid, Galaxy, Nexus and many more. Many are even capable of group video chats. Here are some noteworthy and highly rated competitors to the two most popular videoconferencing mobile applications Skype and Apple's FaceTime.