AV Week - MP3 Edition

Taking a look back at the year that was 2021 and the biggest stories coming out of the commercial side of the AV industry.

Exertis acquires Almo Pro AV, and keeping your systems up to date when vulnerabilities arise.

AVI-SPL agrees to acquire SKC Communications, Extron upgrades their ShareLink Pro Systems, and recruiting more potential employees into the AV industry in the midst of a record vacancy level.

SCN posts their top 50 systems integrators of 2021, automatic updates & their spot in the AV industry and what tomorrow's polymorphic office means for today's integrators.

The Digitial Signage Federation & Questex partner up for DSE 2022, crafting a concise value proposition and AMX partners with Panopto for higher education control systems.

The convergence of AV & IT, using AV to create unique experiences and the use of touchless solutions moving forward.

Looking at the InfoComm 2021 numbers & the impact of in-person AV trade shows, utilizing AV software to get past hardware supply chain restrictions, and the importance of awards for companies & employees to be recognized for their efforts.

Continuing our coverage of InfoComm 2021, the impact of the show, and what lies in store for AVIXA and the industry as a whole.

Live From InfoComm 2021, we talk to leaders, manufacturers and tech managers about their experiences during the show.

InfoComm 2021 kicks off this week, why certifications are important to the industry, and looking at support teams in higher education.

Global supply chain issues continue to hit the AV industry, and understanding IT & AV to get a recurring revenue off the ground for your business.

Major outages on Facebook & Instagram, what happens when the cloud goes down and the future of digital signage.

Fighting back against counterfeit AV solutions, one of the largest resort projects in the world using AV over IP, and looking at what might the standard be for AV over IP solutions within the industry.

Getting companies invested in better hybrid working and what it takes to get the next generation of the workforce interested in the AV industry.

NAB cancels their 2021 show, and Zoomtopia shows off many new features in store for Zoom as a platform.

Almo's E4 event goes hybrid and Tech Data merges with SYNNEX to become TD SYNNEX.

How the Delta Variant and supply chain issues are affecting the Pro AV Sales Index, and closing the gender pay gap for the pro AV space.

QSC is halting shipments due to supply chain issues, and looking at the corporate side of house of worship installations.

CES 2022 and NAB require records of vaccination for attendees, T-Mobile's data breach affects 100 million users, and Crestron & Shure partner up for a conferencing collaboration that could change the face of AV.

InfoComm updates their in-person safety protocols, the IIJA puts $1.9 billion into infrastructure, and the immense increase in videoconferencing usage.