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Communications Tsunami
By R. Randal Riebe, August 13, 2010
by R. Randal Riebe
The last 12 months
have been an
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Better City, Better Life
By Steve Thorburn, July 19, 2010
As the axiom goes,
in 1810 the savvy
entrepreneur should
have gone to London,
in 1910 they
should have been
in New York, and
in 2010 they should
be in Asia. Having
recently returned
from Shanghai, China and the
World’s
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Won’t You Be My Champion?
By Mike Bradley, June 7, 2010
by Mike Bradley
A few days ago one
of our sales people
covering a large
corporate account
received the following
email: “Please be
advised that, effective
immediately,
John Q. Champion,
supervisor security
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Tough Times, Tougher Industry
By Randal A . Lemke, Ph.D., May 6, 2010
Randal A . Lemke, Ph.D.
As the executive
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Shaken, But Staying Focused
By Mike Bradley, February 26, 2010
Probably the most famous two words uttered by former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan are “irrational exuberance.” He used these words in 1996 to describe the run up in the stock market prior to the bust of the dotcom era. It’s too
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Concerning Quality
By Ted Leamy, January 6, 2010
When the term ‘quality’ is applied to AV system installations, some tend to first think only about the relative value or usefulness of the individual components that make up the system. Are they of “good quality?” However, the
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Three-Way Street
By Jerry Gale, December 18, 2009
Most professionals recognize that they have to network to build business, find opportunities, and move forward in their
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Profit from Accuracy
By Shane Istre, November 19, 2009
Are you making enough money? Looking at the market information available for the systems integration industry, a few things become readily apparent. Companies in our industry typically fall into two categories: $200,000 gross per
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The Visual Channel
By Paul Chavez, November 5, 2009
The Visual ChannelEverywhere I go, I carry a pencil and a small notebook in my back pocket. I don’t use them every day, but they are there just in case I can’t express an idea in words and I have to rely on visualization to
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Follow Up To Lead
By R. Randal Riebe, October 21, 2009
Economic challenges continue to be the hot media topic both inside and outside of our industry. With these current struggles you would assume that most businesses would be focused on doing anything and everything they could to
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Safe Disposal Of Green Rhetoric
By Steve Thorburn, August 18, 2009
I admit it. I’m tired of being lectured to about green building and sustainability. I’m not tired of the concepts; I like to think that I have subscribed to and enacted sustainable practices in my life and work for many years.
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What is Hip?
By R. Randal Riebe, June 22, 2009
Social networking has become a global consumer phenomenon that touches both our personal and professional environments. The technologies and applications created for the consumer are making the move to the corporate world and
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Designing For Participation
By Paul Chavez, May 18, 2009
Whether creating systems for classrooms or meeting rooms, AV designers directly affect the way people interact with each other. In the last decade, software architects have had increasing success creating "spaces" for group
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Drawing Conclusions
By Ted Leamy, April 16, 2009
Design Decisions For Performance Space Sound Systems Designing and installing live music sound systems that meet concert audience expectations is always a challenge. Through the design process we regularly review data and make
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Survival Of The Fittest
By Mike Bradley, April 15, 2009
The concept and phrase “survival of the fittest” was originally coined by Herbert Spencer in his 1864 book The Principals of Biology. Darwin called it “natural selection” in his Origin of the Species. Unlike today where “fittest”
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