Commercial Integration Blog

The emergency situation we are all experiencing with the COVID 19 virus has emphasized the importance of having a proper communications system. With rampant rumors and guessing, it is critical that the right information be given to the citizens of our state. The Governor’s office of Emergency Management has done just that.

Communication and collaboration are more important today than ever before.  Technology today makes it easier than ever to leverage the power of video conferencing, automation, and full AV integration; which means keeping these systems up and running needs to be a top priority.  This is where service agreements come in. 

Using iPads, smartphones, laptops, and other touchscreen technology has made it easy to get uses to having information literally at our fingertips.  The ability to take notes, annotate content, and collaborate digitally has made communicating and operating more efficient and effective than ever before.  However, a lot of brainstorming activity still takes place with pen and paper, or marker and whiteboard.  While this classic, yet antiquated, method is still useful, it adds extra steps and time that could be better used.  From collecting notes, attempting to read them, and organize them, someone is essentially doing the same thing twice.  This is where interactive boards are changing the way companies meet, collaborate, and operate.  Here are 3 business benefits that come along with interactive whiteboards.

Have you ever been to a movie theatre and sat too close? Have you ever been to a drive-in and parked too far way? Have you ever been to a conference and been seated too far to one side or the other? All of these situations can be frustrating and result in a less than optimum experience, no matter the platform. This scenario can be even more of a concern when it comes to communicating in your organization. If you are making a presentation from a projector, creating an opportunity for everyone, no matter where in the room, to see, hear, and understand the information being displayed is critical. The right projection screen and appropriate size can mitigate the problems mentioned above.

Your organization’s audio conferencing can make or break a meeting.  If you have a great strategy to share but no one can hear it, communicating and collaborating is nearly impossible.  Here are a few things you can do to improve your audio conferencing to get the most out every meeting and collaborative session.

The United States was built on democracy.  These same ideals are echoed through every branch of government on the federal, state, and local level.  With this system in place, no matter the size of your council, agency, office, or organization; fair, democratic, thorough decisions on issues and positions can be made.  Electronic voting systems make this process even more transparent, secure, and accurate.  Here a few of the benefits that come along with implementing an electronic voting system.

The ability to deliver seamless images and scalability is making direct view LED video walls more popular than ever before.  These superior characteristics, coupled with falling prices are making this type of video wall more attractive and accessible.  For video walls over 90”, direct view LED panels can be custom formatted to meet your specific needs.  Here are a few of the benefits that video walls can offer your organization.

Running an organization presents complex, precise challenges.  Technology, as a whole, has mitigated and eased many of these challenges; however, at the same time has created new ones.  With communication and collaboration at the forefront of every successful business, any obstacles that hinder either carry tremendous consequences.  Again, today’s technology has created unprecedented opportunities and abilities to make these objectives easier than ever.  But it only works as well as it’s designed, implemented, and managed, combined with the financial constraints of owning and operating these platforms, this can create a new host of issues.  This is where AV-as-a-Service comes in.

With competition on the rise and efficiencies at an all-time high, a lack of communication, hurdles to collaboration, and downtime are more costly than ever before.  While the technologies that we leverage are allowing for unprecedented growth, businesses and organizations are still very much at their mercy; especially when it comes to usability and reliability.