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There's No I In Team
By Ryan Abeling, January 15, 2008
ELMHURST, IL-Greg Augspurger started out as an engineer at an integrator in Chicago called Rich Inc. Eventually, he left the company and created his own, producing the Smart system, a mini distribution system for schools. The
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Hi-Tech Hoosiers
By Ryan Abeling, November 2, 2007
EVANSVILLE, IN-South Western Communications (SWC) has been in business since 1976, observing technology's evolution to the network-based facilities of today. In 2006 the company saw a transformation of its own when Koch
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Sensible Solutions
By Ryan Abeling, September 21, 2007
Though Sensory Technologies has its headquarters in Indianpolis, IN, it also has branches in Chicago, Dayton, Charlotte, and Fort Wayne.Sensory Technologies has made its name through a commitment to providing solutions to its
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Jack Of All Trades
By Ryan Abeling, August 13, 2007
Acme Professional's partners, from left: Pete Cosmos, Tom Clark, Nevin Steinberg, and Mark Menard.NEW MARKET, MD-In September of 2006, industry veterans Tom Clark, Nevin Steinberg, Mark Menard, and Pete Cosmos founded a new
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Coiled Confidence
By Ryan Abeling, June 13, 2007
Berwick, PA-Jeffery Knorr might be one of the youngest system integrators in the industry, but he was bitten by the sound bug at the age of 16 and hasn't stopped buying audio gear since. Now, 10 years later, Knorr is the owner of
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Solution Sleuths
By Ryan Abeling, May 11, 2007
NORTH HAVEN, CT-HB Communications' CEO Dana Barron started in his father's shop as a kid, back when it was called HB Educational Systems and the company primarily sold hardware and software for education into various school
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Breaking The Mold
By Ryan Abeling, April 16, 2007
cary, nc-Frank Yarborough's integration firm, AVCON, celebrates its 10th year this July, and in his eyes it's just the beginning. And while AVCON is your classic long, hard road that comes to fruition, Yarborough embraces his
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Sonic Boom
By Ryan Abeling, March 9, 2007
Electrosonic helped integrate the World Tour ride at Hershey's Factory in Hershey, PA. BURBANK, CA-Jim Bowie, Electrosonic's general manager of public spaces business in the U.S., attributes the success of his company to its
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Finding Its Cynergi
By Ryan Abeling, December 6, 2006
SPARTANBURG, SC-Cynergi Systems was founded on the concept of total convergence. The company saves new schools money by integrating their entire AV, IT, and telephone systems, eliminating the need for hiring separate contractors.
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Don't Mess With Texas
By Ryan Abeling, November 15, 2006
LUBBOCK, TX-Media Support Group has made its name transforming schools and their stadiums into modern video production suites. From massive video boards to small TV stations, the company has integrated video into school districts
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Grey's Anatomy
By Ryan Abeling, September 22, 2006
ELMER, NJ-Grey Vanaman began his audio career in Sunday school at 10 years old, 20-watt amplifier by his side, microphone in hand. By the time he finished high school he had already rebuilt several church PA systems. But
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Streamlined
By Mary Bakija, July 26, 2006
CHANTILLY, VA-Founded in 1992, Audio Video Systems, Inc. (AVS), a provider of AV design-build and systems integration services for government and commercial customers, has outgrown several buildings over the years, most recently
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Built To Last
By Kirsten Nelson, July 13, 2006
COVINGTON, KY-In this age of obsolescence, products that are built to last are rare. But there stands at least one company that built an electronic systems business on the practice of doing a job right, so that relationships with
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Merge Right
By Kirsten Nelson, July 7, 2006
From the vantage point of a 60-foot screen tower in an IMAX theater, the problems of integrating audio and video systems probably seem pretty miniscule. Checking that all the loudspeakers behind a 5-story projection screen are
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All In The Family
By Jacqueline Bates, March 10, 2006
Vistacom was founded in 1954 as the Daveland Company by Jack Ferlino. Ferlino and his six employees operated out of a single office in Allentown, PA. Over the years, the company has grown, but the close-knit atmosphere at
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