| Today's Top Stories | | #1 | Bold Engineering: 30 Most Innovative Products | | | via SVCOnline | | | Sound & Video Contractor announces the 30 Most Innovative Products of 2013 as selected by readers. More»
Why This Matters: We had a really big turnout for this in support of engineering innovation. Click through to see who the readers chose. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #2 | Tech firms push to control web's pipes | | | By Drew Fitzgerald, Wall Street Journal | | | Technology giants like Google and Facebook are expanding efforts to control more of the world's Internet backbone, raising tensions with telecom companies over who runs the Web. More»
Why This Matters: This story points to one of the largest efforts in the history of communication technologies for three or four parties to dominate the dissemination of information. If tech content giants gain control over the telecommunications infrasctucture in large swaths of the globe, the game will change. The author points out that owning fiber could give companies better insight into whether their traffic is being monitored by government agencies. Money—and the balance of power—flows to the content companies, even as they morph into bandwidth providers. – David Keene |
| | #3 | 2014 DIGI Awards Winners announced | | | via AV Network | | | As Chair of the Judges Committee for the DIGI Awards, I want to congratulate all the Winners of 2014 DIGI Awards. Each year, it seems, the judges have a harder time selecting from the excellent entries. We honed in on the entries that stood out by showing us not just technology packages but insight into digital signage and Digital Out of Home Best Practices. More »
Why This Matters: The awards recognize resellers, integrators and service providers who have gone the extra mile to ensure success for their clients, plus the best New Products for the digital signage and DOOH market. –Cynthia Wisehart |
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