Chris Rhoades is the newest CTS holder at IMS Technology Services!
Today, more than ever before, users expect their spaces to be both extremely functional and highly interactive. Whether in public spaces, boardrooms, or classrooms, a key component to effectively creating functionality and interactivity lies within the creative design and skilled integration of audio visual (AV) technology. From lobby-based video walls to enterprise-wide digital signage systems, from academic and corporate huddle rooms with the latest in wireless collaboration technology to boardrooms with 4K quality video-conferencing, AV technology has become as important to the user experience as network connectivity and furniture selection.
The month of June always makes professionals in our industry giddy with excitement. For three days in the middle of the month, technology manufacturers converge in Orlando or Las Vegas (this year it was Orlando) to present their latest and greatest products to system integrators, staging professionals, and end users.
IMS Technology Services is proud to announce that Jill Renninger, President of IMS, is the 2015 recipient of the Women in AV (WAVE) Mentor Award!! Check out her acceptance video and press interview!
Wikipedia defines Augmented Reality (AR) as "a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data.
Every June, tens of thousands of Audio Visual and Communications Technology professionals gather at the industry trade show InfoComm.
In our last newsletter, we featured an article titled “Can You Hear Me” where we focused on the importance of microphone selection and placement. This issue, we are turning that idea upside down to discuss the importance and value of Speech Privacy and Sound Masking Systems.
In the commercial audio visual integration industry, our primary role is to learn about your business objectives and translate them into integrated technology solutions that facilitate communication. In its most base form, we are providing equipment that works together to produce light and air. It sounds simple enough. However, an AV designer makes very calculated choices on your behalf about every individual system component to ensure that you meet those objectives by using a communication and presentation solution that does what it needs to do AND is also reliable, durable and easy to use.
On April 14th, the New Castle County Police Department dedicated the J. William Bell Fusion Center. The Fusion uses technology to support emergency personnel and protect the citizens of New Castle County. The focal point of the center is a 24 foot wide by 7 foot high video wall designed and installed by IMS Technology Services.
Distance Learning has become a “must” for educational institutions and corporations. 2013 statistics, compiled by certifyme.net, reveal that Distance Learning is now estimated to be a $56.2 billion dollar industry that is expected to double in size over the next few years. Presently, 4.6 million college students are taking at least one course online and it is predicted that by 2019, half of all college courses will be taught online