Top Stories for Tech Managers 11.06.14

Top AV News Today - 11.06.14 Gear of the Day Extron Electronics has introduced two new fiber optic products for the FOX II Series, the FOX II AEX 108 eight-port, and PowerCage FOX II AEX 104 four port audio extractors. They provide independent processing and routing of audio signals in a fiber optic AV distribution system. Each fiber optic input port extracts the two channel audio signal to provide analog balanced or unbalanced stereo audio. Read More » Quote of the Day Crestron Electronics founder/chairman, passionate inventor/multi-patent holder and undisputed AV visionary, George Feldstein, passed away on November 4, 2014, after a hard-fought battle with brain cancer. He started Crestron in 1969 in a room above a New Jersey deli, after being fired from his last job. "I came to the realization that I'm not employable," Feldstein told Forbes magazine. "So I started a company." Originally doing "anything to make a buck", George Feldstein devised a wireless remote for commercial AV systems in the 1970s. This launched Crestron's career as a world-leading AV innovator. It saw this one-man shop grow into a $1 billion family-owned business employing more than 2,500 people worldwide. Read More » Today's AV Job • Operations Specialist, The Nerdery (Chicago, IL) Top Tech News from the Web • Meet Your Tech Manager: Q&A with Ron Tam, Senior Technology Architect, TELUS • Celebrating George Feldstein: Champion of The Next Generation • Berklee College of Music, Boston (via Mix Online) Additional Resources • AV Technology October 2014 • The Tech Manager's Guide to Huddle Rooms • AV Technology September 2014 • AV Technology July/August 2014 Edition • AV Technology June 2014 Edition • Secrets of Great AV Installations in Higher Ed • The Tech Manager's Guide to InfoComm 2014 • AV Technology May 2014 Edition • The Technology Manager's Guide to Connectivity Solutions • Showcase of Campus Digital Signage • The User's Guide to PTZ Cameras • The Technology Manager's Guide to Outdoor AV • The Technology Manager's Guide to Learning Spaces • BYOD & Group Collaboration White Paper • Special Report on Video Technology • Master Class on IP Video Technology: Free & On-Demand Master Class with Dr. Phil Hippensteel Margot Douaihy @avtechnologymag "AV/IT convergence is indeed here, but I think it has some significant teething pains." http://www.avnetwork.com/av-technology/0002/meet-your-tech-manager-q&a-with-ron-tam-senior-technology-architect-telus/94128

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