In the News: Business Technology

The Digital Signage Federation is getting back to its pre-COVID rhythm and routine of pairing scheduled in-person board meetings with evening mixers in different cities – with a new event set for a few weeks from now in Minneapolis, which is awesome in the summer and not so much in January.

Feature on Tony Titone, 2022 ENX Magazine Difference Maker.

Sharp NEC Displays Solutions joins this week’s AV+ Podcast to discuss NaViSense, discussing computer vision and exploring data-centric AV.

The key messages Sharp NEC is driving are: • Cost-effective, easy-to-use, edge computing, computer vision solution that gathers key, environmental data points, to drive business insights; • Deploy-ready on a variety of computing devices from RPi4 to Intel SDM; (Originally developed to deploy on AndroidOS, but can deploy on a customer’s existing Windows-based devices;) • Uses existing camera equipment and data dashboards, and exports data with open REST API and with JSON standard data format; • Customizable data sets as customer needs evolve; • Data that can be exported to a database of choice, locally or on the customer’s cloud.

The short-throw lens and compact design are ideal for small spaces in corporate offices, higher education, and more.

Sharp's Erica Calls discussing her recognition on the CRN Women of the Channel list for the second year in a row.

Sharp's President and CEO, Mike Marusic discusses how he has enabled Sharp to continue garnering more share while ensuring dealer are able to grow amid product disruptions.

The company uses the liquid crystal layer of TVs and pro displays as part of a floppy film that presents an alternative to conventional fabric projection screens or glass films. Those transparent displays used for dynamic chiller fridge doors and hologram-ish set-ups are based around LCD layers illuminated by LED edge lighting. In this case, the screen is illuminated and content made visible by the bright light coming from a projector. The image gets formed inside that LCD layer, and the output goes to 4K.

Sharp has been working on a complete 8K ecosystem for over a decade – from the cameras to the displays. In Tokyo, it has a unique showroom with a range of partners to test and demonstrate the technology. The firm had also pioneered the use of 5G and claimed a world first when it used 5G to transmit 8K from the cameras to the control center at the French Open tennis in 2019.

Sharp's Bob Madaio's opening session at the Business Technology Association's National Conference in Chicago.

DS Digital Signage, InfoComm 2022, InfoComm 2022 News & Blogs, ProAV News, NaViSense is explained here. rAVe [PUBS] Sharp NEC Display Solutions just unveiled a partnership with Guise AI for something called NaViSense, a computer vision technology.

Video interview with Ray Stasieczko and Bob Madaio at the BTA meeting in downtown Chicago.

Feature on Melani Patterson, Associate Vice President of Sales Strategy, highlighting her professional journey and formative years working in sales.

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The NSCA Education Foundation has announced its first Ignite Fundraiser of 2022 — and the first in-person fundraising event since 2019 — on Wednesday, June 8, at the Brooklyn Bowl Landing Pad in Las Vegas, held in conjunction with InfoComm.

Sharp NEC Display Solutions has created the Color Visionaries program for color management experts and pro photographers/videographers. The invite-only group features a variety of professionals who are recognized for using the company’s applications.

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Spring is here and in-person events are back in full effect! There's a saying that goes, "Spring adds new life and new beauty to all that is." And that's exactly what the current state of our industry feels like. It feels like new life is being pumped back into us.

The Insight Partners published the latest research study on “Advanced Cinema Projector Market Forecast to 2028 – COVID-19 Impact and Global Analysis – by illumination source, end-user, resolution, and lumens” the global advanced cinema projector market is expected to grow from US$ 1100.69 million in 2021 to US$ 1861.33 million by 2028; it is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 7.8% from 2021 to 2028. Read more: https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/advanced-cinema-projector-market-size-worth-us-1861-33-million-by-2028-cagr-7-8-the-insight-partners#ixzz7PVqJYCap

DBMR has recently updated the Global 4K Medical Imaging Market research report gives the knowledge of all the above factors with transparent, wide-ranging, and supreme quality market studies. Attaining knowledgeable information about the trends and opportunities in the industry is quite a time consuming process.

Apple's new Studio Display is an extremely color accurate IPS LCD with a bunch of unique features and exceptional build quality. But with a price tag of $1,600, you really have to value those extra features.

What is soft proofing, and why should you care? Soft proofing in Lightroom or Photoshop (or a few other applications) uses color management to predict how the colors in your image will reproduce based upon the ICC profile of the printer and paper combination.

The new open-air soccer stadium needed digital signage to provide game time updates, wayfinding, event messages and menu boards.

The acquisition of Almo Corporation by Exertis was completed in December 2021, and the company is currently following an ambitious schedule to be fully integrated by April 2022. At that time, the business will be rebranded as Exertis | Almo.

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Audix introduced its newest installed ceiling mic, the M45 Shortgun miniaturized shotgun condenser ceiling mic. Per the Wilsonville, Ore.-based company, the new M45 microphone can cover up to 150 square feet of area with remarkable sensitivity and exceptionally audible sound.

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John Sheehan, Senior Vice President, Channel Sales, and Bob Madaio, Vice President, Marketing announced as CRN 2022 Channel Chiefs.

Because we're softies at heart, we thought we'd take this Valentine's Day to celebrate 14 articles that you've shown the most love, on AVnetwork.com during the past six months.

Welcome to my 22nd annual Kayye's Krystal Ball! I can't believe I have written this article 22 times. I am beyond humbled by how many of you read this; last year, it was viewed by over 90,000 #AVtweeps. #LOVE The bottom line is I love writing this article.

Austin, Texas-based Felix Media Solutions seems like a company built for our times. The integrator's team has robust AV expertise across a range of verticals, but it also boasts an enviable level of technical IT knowledge.

The top channel executives at the leading IT vendors have devoted much of the last two years to meeting the rapidly changing needs of their channel partners and their customers amidst the pandemic. But they never stopped planning for the long game. Here are our 2022 Channel Chief honorees.

Every year Systems Contractor News announces its Installs of the Year Award in November. These awards are given out to firms that go above and beyond to create ultimate user experiences. This year was challenging for integrators to work around the Covid-19 restrictions while crafting personalized experiences for their clients.

By Ashley Bray Now you can have your glass and show your dynamic digital content too. One of the drawbacks of digital signage has always been the space required to install displays on a wall, hanging overhead, or on the floor as a freestanding unit.

Mike Marusic, President and CEO of Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America shares insights around technology trends to watch in 2022.

PMA Research, the worldwide market information experts on front projectors, has posted highlights from their most recent Projector Tracking Service results to the “Top-Selling Projectors” area of their website.

Almo Professional A/V, today announced its award-winning E4 Experience is back on tour with the first of four 2022 stops at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, CA, on March 22. The single-day experience features Almo's signature four-pronged approach-Explore, Engage, Educate, and Expo-allowing consultants, resellers, and integrators to expand their business acumen and find new growth and success.

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PMA Research, the worldwide market information experts on front projectors, has posted highlights from their most recent Projector Tracking Service results to the “Top-Selling Projectors” area of their website.

Mike Marusic, president and CEO of Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, shares insights on the future of hybrid work when it comes to technology.

Mike Marusic, president and CEO of Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, shares the importance of dealers diversifying their product and service portfolios.

With so many advances in digital display technology in the last decade, the types of displays and video walls that consumers expect to see has changed over time. We see an increasing need for large video walls that deliver memorable first impressions and achieve maximum impact.

The Cannata Report shared comments from 25 dealers representing Sharp to qualify their rating of their OEM.

Manufacturers look to the year ahead.

Joe O’Malley named as Senior Vice President, Sharp Business Systems.

Joe O’Malley named as Senior Vice President, Sharp Business Systems.

Sharp Business Systems donated digital displays to frontline workers this holiday season.