USAV Partner News | December 2020
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Take the Course "Remote Power Management for AV"
Remote Monitoring and Management of AV Systems is becoming increasingly necessary, especially now. What does that mean for the most important part of the AV system, the power? Legrand | AV has added a course on the topic to AV University. Free. On your time. Earn CTS RUs.
Introducing SHARP NEC Display Solutions!
Effective 11.1.2020, SHARP NEC Display started business operations. The newly formed SNDS will continue its focus on the BtoB display business, producing and developing a broad range of visual display solutions for a variety of markets and applications. Please visit sharpnecdisplays.us for info.
It's Been Quite a Year, Hasn't It?
Hello December! Who else is thrilled to usher in the final month of 2020? It's been a year unlike any other, but together we made the most of it. Almo is proud to be a USAV Preferred Manufacturer Partner and we thank you for your trust and your business throughout this year. Seasons Greetings!
Bigger, Better, Stronger Together
Cynthia Menna from ADI Global and Jeffrey Wolf of Herman Pro AV talk about the deal that brought these two companies together. Menna and Wolf discuss joining together cultures and companies, and how dealers and manufacturers will best be served. Watch highlights from the video interview.
Draper and Partners Support Veterans
Earlier this year, Draper partnered with other companies to raise funds to provide all-terrain mobility chairs for two disabled veterans. Thanks to generous donations from the employees and customers of Draper and our partners, the effort was a resounding success.
Video Codecs: It’s All Alphabet Soup to Us
There are many things in life that one can never have enough of, like money, vacation days, good wine, music from your favorite band, and dessert. (Especially dessert!) Add bandwidth to that list.
SpinetiX and Almo Announce Nationwide Partnership
SpinetiX appoints Almo Professional A/V as a new national distributor to promote its complete digital signage solution: from the award-winning HMP players to Elementi software with its 250+ widgets, to SpinetiX ARYA™ cloud, to DSOS™ operating system, and to professional services.
Sapphire Marketing Represents AV Design Labs
We are excited to partner with Sapphire Marketing to represents AVDL in the Northeast, NY, NJ and Eastern PA market. With their exceptional track record representing premier brands in this region, we look forward to a great relationship with them, said Sunil Botadra, VP Engineering AVDL.
Cybersecurity Compliance
Alan Wade, the former Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and Rob Simopoulos, 20+ year security expert and Co-Founder of Defendify, discuss security standards to look out for, and what resources and frameworks can help with satisfying those requirements.
Have the Carrot and Stick Been Replaced?
Have the carrot and stick been replaced by apathy, complacency and an unwillingness to confront (anything)? What is the motivational structure in your integration business?