systems integration
Bonnie McCullough - Purchasing Administrator
Bonnie McCullough has been a dedicated contributor to the IMS Team and process for over 15 years. Since joining the IMS Team in 2001, Bonnie has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure that the multiple technology components we integrate for our clients are ordered, tracked, and received within the timeline of the project.
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Sound Masking & Speech Privacy: What Is It and Why Do I Need it?
Lack of speech privacy - overhearing conversations and fear of being overheard - is the number one complaint of office workers.
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From Concept to Completion – The Travel Log to a Successful AV Project: Design Development
As we discussed in our previous article, there are a number of ways an organization can develop the concept for their technology project. They can leverage experienced in-house staff, lean on an architect or design professional who is engaged in the project for support, or work with a technology consultant or design build integrator. Regardless of what path was taken to develop the concept, when it comes down to developing a design, all three parties must be involved. A successful design requires consideration of a number of factors including:
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Russ Alexander - Integration Warehouse Technician
Learn more about Russ Alexander, Integration Warehouse Technician
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Digital Signage – More Than an Electronic Bulletin Board
When I was in college in the late 80’s, I worked for a large office supply retailer. We sold a sizeable number of welcome and menu boards, the kind where you stuck letters and numbers to a framed board with grooves that aligned them and held them in place. Our customers used them to provide a personal touch to guests visiting their office. We also sold large corkboards and magnet boards that were used to post information internally about upcoming company events, activities, and goals. My how times have changed, or have they?
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Flat Panel Flux
Recently, Sharp Electronics announced they would be leaving the consumer flat panel display market. Their reason: the consumer television market is saturated with competition and there is no longer any room for them to generate a profit. Sharp’s solution to this dilemma is to exit the market and license their brand to Chinese manufacturer Hisense. For many years, Sharp has been at the top of the television market. This change has been coming for several years; it is but one example of a market that continues to be in flux.
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Custom Conference Table Hides Impressive AV System in Executive Boardroom
Integrators and custom table manufacturers worked together for a Corporation Executive Boardroom install.
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From Concept to Completion: The Travel Log to a Successful AV Project
During the course of my tenure in the audio visual industry, I have interviewed a number of project managers and worked for a number of companies who claimed they “managed the entire project lifecycle from concept to completion.” In all honesty, I too have claimed to be a master of this skill. The problem with this statement is that in most cases, the only individual(s) truly involved in a project throughout its entire lifecycle is the client. Key players will join and leave the team along the way, but only the client is there from beginning through the end and beyond.
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Keith Moss, CTS-D - Director of Engineering
Learn about Keith Moss, CTS-D, Director of Engineering
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Two Top New Uses for Mobile Video Conferencing
Video Conferencing is not just for the conference room anymore. Recent technological advances that have enabled video conferencing on smartphones, tablets and other BYOD platforms, combined with innovative new technologies that interface with these devices, have resulted in the proliferation of video in many applications that, until recently, were confined to audio-only interactions.
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