The 2013 InfoComm Installation Product Awards showcase the most innovative commercial AV products of 2013 in 15 distinct categories.  We are honored to have the AVTEQ Slimline Pedestal be a finalist in the Most Innovative Equipment Rack/AV Furniture Product category. Voting is open until May 3, 2103, and we need your vote! The AVTEQ Slimline Pedestal, introduced in June 2012, has a sleek, space-saving design with up to 3RU of vertical storage.  The pedestal is designed to accommodate the audiovisual components needed to support everything from a small collaborative workspace to a high-functioning teleconference boardroom. It is the sister to the Communications Pedestal, which took home the award in the same category in 2012. Be sure to vote for AVTEQ’s Slimline Pedestal now through May 3 at https://nbmedia.wufoo.com/forms/2013-scninfocomm-installation-product-awards/.  You may vote as many times as you want, so please vote daily! The winners will be revealed at a ceremony at [...]

If you are looking for an affordable, mobile AV cart that is designed for mobility, then look no further!  The all-steel AVTEQ RPS-200 is the most durable and cost-efficient mobile flat-screen stand available on the market. Our customers were looking for a durable, affordable and mobile AV cart that could easily be moved from one location to the next for mobile presentations.  The RPS-200 is perfect for its mobility.  The casters make it easy to move around a room, or from one group to another, inside a company.  This makes sharing one AV solution – cart, monitor and computer – among multiple departments an affordable option for most companies. Features of the RPS-200 include: Adjustable mounting bracket for displays from 32” up to 55” Adjusts in height from 61” up to 71” Integrated universal screen mounting system 3” casters, 2 with locks 100% Solid steel construction Originally designed for the [...]

We’ve been doing a little renovation at AVTEQ.  Our latest project was giving our videoconference room a needed facelift. We are often asked for tips on laying out a videoconference room, so we decided to reevaluate our own.  Here are a few of the things we wanted to change:   Add our logo to the back wall facing the videoconferencing camera Add some color to the room Hide the cables and cords running from the videoconferencing equipment to the conference table It’s important to consider what others see when they are looking at you and your conference room during a videoconference.  We took advantage of our back wall and added the AVTEQ logo.  Our logo is now clearly visible during all of our calls. The room was also rather drab, so we decided to add a coat of our AVTEQ red paint to the wall opposite of our logo.  The [...]

Why Skype and FaceTime Aren’t the Best Choice for Business Meetings It’s time for a conference call with an important client. Today you’ll be introducing the client to your executive team. You suggest conferencing via Skype, so you’ll be able to make face-to-face introductions, but wonder how it’s possible to have everyone visible on the call. How do you huddle everyone around the camera? How will the client perceive your executives and your company if everyone is rotating in front of the computer? While Skype, Apple’s FaceTime or even the new Google Hangouts may be suitable for video calls in certain situations, is a free video platform really the best videoconferencing solution for your business? Why would a business pay for a videoconferencing solution, such as offered by LifeSize, Cisco, Polycom and other players in the video field, when there are free options available? Let’s take a look at the [...]

March 4-8 was Telework Week, and agencies, businesses and individuals pledged to telework. By committing to telework, businesses and individuals are able to save money and reduce impact on the environment. AVTEQ made a pledge to allow two employees to work from home one day and one employee to work at home two days, and this is what we found: By teleworking during Telework Week, AVTEQ employees will save: $142.20 – Total amount saved by teleworking during Telework Week 189 – Number of pounds of pollutants saved during Telework Week 0.095 – Number of tons of pollutants saved during Telework Week If AVTEQ employees teleworked every week for a year, they will collectively save: $7,110.00 – Total amount saved by teleworking every week for a year 9,450 – Number of pounds of pollutants saved by teleworking every week for a year 4.725 – Number of tons of pollutants saved by teleworking every [...]

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) estimates that 10 million patients in North America are served by telemedicine. That number could easily reach as many as 50 million in just the next few years, according to Jonathan Linkous, ATA’s CEO. With such a rapidly increasing demand for telehealth services, state and federal governments are pushing doctors, hospitals and service providers to jump all in with telemedicine. A number of federal grants for telemedicine are available, helping healthcare providers cover the cost of outfitting their facility with telehealth technology. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation grant awarded funding to seven telehealth projects. Additionally, state and federal policy makers are beginning to recognize the need for changing legislation regarding telemedicine. Legislatures in some states are putting pressure on insurance companies to cover the costs of telehealth for patients, and others are introducing bills aiming to improve access to telemedicine. So far, 20 [...]

If you’re in the market for new videoconferencing furniture, there are a lot of choices.  When selecting A/V carts and stands, quality, durability and wood finishes are just a few of the options to consider.  Companies are looking for the best product that fits their budget. Over the years, our best design options have come from customer requests.  Our wood veneer has been a huge favorite, but many of our customers have requested a more affordable option.  As we aim to please, last month we introduced our new laminate wood finish for our Technology Credenzas2 and Technology Credenza3 products. Now, customers can choose between laminate and veneer, and select the furniture piece that best suits their budget and individual needs. What are the differences between veneer and laminate? Veneer Veneer is often considered the more professional and “upscale” finish option, suitable for high-level executive offices. Veneer is essentially a finished [...]

AVTEQ carts hit the European market with our products showcased in the ModulIT booth at the 10th Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) expo in Amsterdam. ModulIT is the web-retailer arm of Cordica, AVTEQ’s exclusive European distributor. They reported a great response from people who stopped by.  This was the first year ModulIT participated in the ISE 2013 exhibition, and we’re looking forward to future shows. ISE is Europe’s top pro AV and electronics industry show. The European event featured commercial and residential systems and integrators showcasing a number of technologies, including audio and videoconferencing, digital signage, unified communications, LED video walls, furniture, mounts and racks, flat-screen displays and new to ISE this year, a focus on Smart Building. The annual electronics show drew a record audience of more than 44,000 people, and AVTEQ’s featured videoconferencing furniture products, including our Elite ELT-2000, RPS-1000, GMP-200, Credenza2-V/L and communications pedestal were well received by [...]

User-friendly, intuitive videoconferencing In the age of the smartphone and tablet, users have learned to navigate technology in a new, simple way — with icons, widgets and apps. Unfortunately, all technology has not kept up with the changing speed. Videoconferencing, for example, is one technology, that has fallen behind. Until now, that is. LifeSize recently announced the new LifeSize Icon videoconferencing series. Building on the user-interface of the smartphone, LifeSize has created a videoconferencing suite that operates in much the same way. Users are guided by easy-to-understand icons on the screen, simplifying the videoconferencing process. According to LifeSize, the new videoconferencing series “is the culmination of years of user-behavior research and corresponding purposeful design to alleviate common barriers to adoption that have plagued the videoconferencing industry.” Complex videoconferencing technology has hindered the growth of the industry. We are busy people, and videoconferencing should simplify the collaboration process, but many videoconferencing [...]

AVTEQ is excited to announce Cordica as our newest distributor of videoconferencing furniture and AV products. The European-based, B2B company, has more than 13 years of experience distributing and selling sophisticated products to the AV industry, and holds extensive knowledge of the industry. “Our strategy has always been to act as a ‘one stop shop’. [Cordica] distributes almost every thinkable product that fits into the pro AV market,” said Haim Elallouf, European Union Sales Director.  With the addition of AVTEQ’s products, Cordica is now able to add an important complementary product line to their portfolio of AV products. With this partnership, AVTEQ gains access to the valuable European market with Cordica’s strong and efficient distribution channel. Cordica has both the ability to keep an inventory of AVTEQ products the to market the AVTEQ product line within Europe. “We are excited to introduce our AV products to the European market,” said [...]