Infocomm wrap-up and round-up June 20, 2009 by Dave HaynesI had the equivalent of two full days on the show floor at Infocomm but it is amazing to understand how little you get done, as you end up in long conversations with vendors and bump into industry friends.My first general thought is that having a big trade show in Florida in June is a …
More lightning round impressions on Infocomm June 19, 2009 by Dave Haynes1 – really mixed feelings about the Advanced Method unmanned booth, and the funny and not at all surprising thing is the booth was staffed full-time by people from an audio company that had its gear running at the thing … and I saw Advanced’s main guy hanging out there today (this is after the …
Infocomm lightning thoughts June 17, 2009 by Dave Haynes1 – Oh my God it is hot down here!2 – This show doesn’t seem all that busy.3 – Guys I know are basically saying what they’ve seen is the “same old stuff” … Some of the panel guys seem to have the same booth and stuff they had last year4 – Unless I missed …
Further to the EK3 rumour … June 17, 2009 by Dave HaynesI posted the other day on how the UK-based Daily DOOH blog put up a piece saying the word on the street is that London, Ontario-based EK3 is for sale. I noted how it was causing some buzz here at Infocomm.I was told by someone who should know that it ain’t so, and even had an internal …
Only in Canada June 16, 2009 by Dave HaynesNever would happen in TS…It is a great idea. Imagine tying in to the gaming network out there and everyone playing at home getting a chance to also see themselves on the screens while streaming or even real Television…thats an interactive promotion.
How to ensure your customers wonder about your mastery of a topic … June 16, 2009 by Dave HaynesRyan Cahoy, one of the key guys at Rise Vision, posted this breathtakingly ironic photo from a recent Ingram Micro event. The mind wobbles.
re: yes it's probably so June 16, 2009 by Dave HaynesI doubt many of these low-end free guys are thinking they are going to pick up networks of 100s or 1,000s of seats, but maybe they’re deluded enough to think so. However, there is a bottom end of the market that is all about price and doesn’t get the value of the SaaS thing, or …
Yes, It's probably so… but… June 16, 2009 by Dave HaynesHi Dave, Interesting post, and I agree with most of it, but you have to wonder about the current crop of of so called “free” offerings that are out there. Can they “really handle” anything of real scale. I can see where they could be okay for small networks, but competition will be so fierce …
Last mixer before summer break is Tuesday night June 15, 2009 by Dave HaynesBelkin is the sponsor of the last Toronto DS industry mixer before we all head off to our little places in Provence and Umbria for the summer, or in my case, the backyard in Burlington.But hey, the pool is fixed and my brew on premise neighbor has a batch of faux Hoegarden just about ready …