Articles by author: Hilary Kennedy
Key Questions: What challenges are top of mind for the industry regarding ESG , zero-carbon and energy efficient building solutions? How can the building industry respond to the demand for healthy and cost effective building solutions? How have innovations in mechanical systems improved over the last decade & last few years? How does industrialization […]
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A Bit About
The Benefits of Optimized Video Surveillance Sensor Placement
“Capturing good facial images is important, especially when you’re dealing with customer-facing environments,” Joseph said. On this episode of A Bit About, a podcast by Parabit Systems, Host Hilary Kennedy talked with Rob Leiponis, CEO and President of Parabit Systems, and Stephen Joseph, Segment Development Manager of Banking and Finance at Axis Communications. Axis offers […]
Professional AV
How Software-based Conferencing is Revolutionizing Industries
Keypoints: The popularity of Zoom exploded during the pandemic. Many companies adopted software-based conferencing during the pandemic. Many companies previously used Cisco or Polycom. Commentary: The popularity of Zoom exploded during the pandemic, creating a new awareness for having multiple ways of connecting to keep things moving. We sat down with Jesse Miller, the […]
Professional AV
The Ratio for Live Content: Will Streaming or In-Person Events Prove More Popular?
Key Points: The pandemic cost the live content industry billions. Companies turned to live streaming to facilitate events and engagement. The new model for events is hybrid, offering in-person and virtual. Commentary: The pandemic cost the conference industry and related activities billions of dollars, forcing companies to find new channels to communicate and engage. […]
Education & EdTech
InfoComm 2021: USC Invested in the Cloud During COVID. Will it Pay Off Long-Term?
Universities have made some sweeping changes and added new capabilities to their offerings after the pandemic forced most schools to adapt. Now networks and systems are preparing to support hybrid and in-person learning, as well as synchronous and asynchronous choices for nontraditional students. While at this year’s InfoComm, we asked Lex Peters, UX Designer […]
Business Services
Will Consumers Be Seeing Higher Prices as the Result of the Tightened Supply Chain?
Key Points: Consumers are going to see many more price increases by other producers as long as supply chain issues continue. Companies are trying to to figure out if these issues are temporary or if they’re the new normal. The biggest problem in the supply chain process is tension between companies hesitant to adapt […]
Transportation
If Federal Transit Funding Falls Short, Will the Private Sector Fill the Gaps?
Key Points: A lack of a dedicated funding as well as additional expansion over the years has given Metrorail problems. Transit agencies have been relying on special equipment made only by a few US companies. Technical support from manufactures as well as organized safety culture that includes procedures for employees to follow are needed […]