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precedent Get Smart CISCO’S DIGITAL SIGNAGE COURSE The following topics will be covered during the three-day course: Content Creation will highlight best practices for creating high-definition, on-demand video, network-broadcasted live video, multimedia and web design, Flash animations, still and animated images, text, dynamic content, and modular designs. Content Management instruction will focus on content control, organization, playlisting, dayparting, scheduling, digital signage management, content rights, and administration. Content Distribution will include best practices for content-delivery networking, store-and-forward, IP multicasting, content assessment, readiness assessment, and streaming video (architecture, design, and protocols). This course is targeted at: Media professionals who want to add a marketable credential to their skill set Content and media companies interested in creating digital signage content Cisco Channel Partners who would like to expand their solution capabilities Cost is $2,500 per seat, per session. Classes will be held in late summer 2008. Visit www.cisco.com/web/learning/academy_of_digital, or contact ads_info@external.cisco.com. ASSOCIATION UPDATES BICSI Registration is open for the 2008 BICSI Fall Conference, to be held September 29 through October 2 in Las Vegas, NV. Visit www.bicsi.org or call 813-979-1991. BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION BOMA International and the Apartment and Office Building Association (AOBA) testified on Capitol Hill before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. BOMA member Robert Shovan, senior vice president with Transwestern, briefed subcommittee members on the growing interest and commitment within the built environment on reducing energy consumption, as well as the industry’s adoption of BOMA’s 7-Point Challenge. Visit www.boma.org. CONTINENTAL AUTOMATED BUILDINGS ASSOCIATION The Continental Automated Buildings Association has launched an Intelligent Buildings Task Force to examine recommendations made in CABA’s Intelligent Buildings Roadmap. The task force will study ways to strengthen the intelligent building industry by developing a business plan to locate market potential and eliminate market barriers. Visit www.caba.org. COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION The updated CompTIA Security+ (2008 Edition) exam will launch October 2008. CompTIA Security+ is an international, vendor-neutral certification that validates knowledge of access control, assessments and audits, cryptography, network infrastructure, organizational security, and systems security. Visit www.comptia.org. HOSPITALITY FINANCIAL AND TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS HFTO’s 2008 Annual Convention and Tradeshow will be held September 24 through 27, in Nashville, TN at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. Join HFTP members and get up to speed on current topics in hospitality finance and technology. Visit www.hftp.org. INFOCOMM INTERNATIONAL The International Communication Industries Foundation, the non-profit foundation administered by InfoComm International, has issued nearly $70,000 in scholarships for the 2008-2009 academic year. Twenty-three students who are employees or dependents of employees of InfoComm International member companies were awarded $1,500 each. Twenty-nine students who are outside the industry were awarded $1,200 each. Visit www.infocomm.org. NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF BROADCASTERS The Federal Communications BISCI OFFERS COURSE ON DESIGNING NETWORKS BICSI’s course, “Designing Networks,” teaches attendees how to design for today’s high powered networks. It provides an in-depth understanding of the design rules, configuration options, and media selection criteria for today’s most popular networking technologies. Topics include: OSI reference model IP addressing Ethernet Virtual local area networks (VLANs) Networking technologies and management Network storage Wide area networks (WANs) Routing technology Network security Network applications Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Wireless technologies This course is intended for information transport systems (ITS) professionals who need in-depth design application training, network engineers, project managers, and LAN/internetwork designers. Designing Networks (DA110) will be held July 7 through 11, in Tampa, FL. To register, visit www.bicsi.org or call 813-979-1991. 12 | AV TECHNOLOGY | june 2008 www.avtechnologyonline.com http://www.bicsi.org http://www.comptia.org http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/academy_of_digital, http://www.hftp.org http://www.boma.org http://www.infocomm.org http://www.caba.org http://www.bicsi.org http://www.avtechnologyonline.com

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AV Technology - June 2008 Contents Precedent Corporate: Global Standardization Government: Strategic Technology Planning Education: It’s All Just a Click Pre-Empting Projector Breakdown Dealing With Technophobes Keeping Ahead of Technology Obsolescence Understanding Video Codecs Rules of Engagement Network, See & Learn Sound From the Heart Sportsbook Makes an Impact Upgrading an AV Image Product Review: Polycom’s RealPresence Experience HD Tech Horizons: A True AV Networking Standard? Product Spotlight: Digital Media Servers; Flat Panel New Products Ad Index AV MO: Calculating Fiber Optic Transmission Distance

AV Technology - June 2008

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