Over time, huddle rooms have earned themselves the title of ‘Most Productive Spaces’ in many businesses. Looking at the improved collaboration after adopting these small meeting spaces, businesses of all sizes and industries are readily investing a part of their physical space and capital in designing multiple huddle rooms within their organization. With the emergence...Read More
There have been significant advancements in audio technology over the last century. From focused audio equipment to 3D surround systems, audio technology has changed the way we communicate and consume content. Coming to audio conferencing in India, the most important factor is the quality of audio transmitted. Over the years there have been many audio...Read More
In meeting room or boardroom applications, microphone placement plays a key role in great sounding audio calls. Even in video calls, audio quality holds an integral position and can make or break a good meeting experience. Another challenge in meeting scenarios is the number of people, their seating positions, proximity to the nearest microphone and...Read More
Crestron has extended its solution portfolio with Microsoft to incorporate Microsoft Teams integration to empower meeting spaces of every size with Intelligent Communications technology. With the newly-added Microsoft Teams software functionality for Crestron Mercury and SR (Skype Room Systems) conference system, the two companies aim to make meeting spaces a hub for collaboration and productivity....Read More
Ceiling array microphones incorporate multiple wide-range microphone lobes mounted together into a single unit array to provide rich sound, impeccable spacial positing and maintaining full 360° coverage. By deploying multiple highly-directive microphone capsules and powerful DSP, these microphones provide clear audio pickup, especially in installed environments. Ceiling array microphones have introduced many unique benefits to...Read More
How often has it happened on a conference call or during a speech via the public address system that the volume is just not right? Quite often, the gain is so low that it affects legibility or in some instances, it’s so high that every syllable or sibilant sounds go on endless feedback loops which...Read More
Starting a video meeting should be effortless. In our conversations with prospective customers, we have often been asked to integrate an easy-to-use and hassle-free video communication solution. This is exactly where the Lifesize Icon 450 huddle and conference room video collaboration shines. The Lifesize Icon 450 is a simple, scalable way to deploy integrated, plug-and-play...Read More
With over four decades of experience as one of the leading AV integrators in India, Actis has often received calls from companies that have had their office sound system installed by someone complaining about the sound quality. In most cases, the sound output is not as expected by the client. In most situations, it was...Read More
With the launch of TesiraLUX, Biamp continues their development of networked media as a solution for distributing media across corporate networks – for collaboration/conferencing and intra-business communication applications. And at the core of this transition is video collaboration, which is the key driver behind Biamp’s audio video bridging (AVB) solution TesiraLUX. TesiraLUX, part of the...Read More
Increasingly, workspaces are becoming more open, with meetings seamlessly moving from larger conference rooms to small huddle rooms. However, for these smaller rooms, there needs to be a much more flexible collaboration system, that makes collaboration fast, simple, and intuitive. The Devio collaboration system consists of an easy-to-connect device (Devio CR-1) and an advanced beamforming...Read More
The Actis Integration and AV Blog is a forum for sharing tips, insights, news, solutions and experiences with people and businesses who are undertaking different types of integration projects in India. It covers topics like Professional AV, lighting, energy management, video collaboration, unified communications, presentations, network AV and environment control.
Over time it will grow into a practical, India-specific, knowledge base to assist CIOs/CTOs, architects, AV and lighting consultants, developers, educational institutions and the hospitality industry to make better choices and get more out of their investments in technology.
