AV Integrators High On Passion, Low On Business Skills According to Todd B. Adams, the CEO and founder of DIpartner, an international training and curriculum development company dedicated to educating residential integrators, custom integrators are brimming with passion but lacking in business acumen - a situation he says is retarding the future growth of the industry both here and in the US.
CEDIA Picks The Best Of The Best For 2007 Five companies have earned the right to say they have the best new products on display at CEDIA Expo 2007 in the US—the largest single event for the residential electronic systems industry.
9 Hours On Westpac Online Still Not Restored Serious questions have to be raised about the management of Westpac's IT operations after customers were forced to go hours without online banking following a system crash that raises several issues as to how the bank is actually running their technology infrastructure.
Westpac Banking System Crashes Thousands Affected UPDATED: Westpac are tonight refusing to explain why thousands of customers are being denied access to their online banking system. They are also refusing to explain why their back up systems are not being activated when a system outage occurs.
Looking For A Professional Installer? Are you looking for a professional installer? CEDIA Certification offers you professional installers who are qualified in custom electronic residential design and installation.
CES 2007 Goes Live If the pre-show announcements are an indication of what is to come at CES 2007 we are set to see a lot of new technology. Smarthouse is reporting Live from the show floor between January 7 and 11. We will cover the press conferences and the private briefings.
Castel Now Faces Big Problems COMMENT: When SmartHouse News first reported 14 months ago that Castel was set to be dumped as the distributor of the Toshiba brand Castel, Managing Director Michael Kwong accused us of lying.
OMC Smarthouse Disapears OMC Smarthouse Technologies who described themselves as "The leading Australian automation and smart home company has overnight disappeared from the Australian market. It is believed that they owe thousands to distributors and vendors.
TotalQ's Rob Sanders On Viiv CEDIA board member and Managing Director of Melbourne based TotalQ has added his opinion on the recent launch of Viiv.
Intel and CEDIA Bond Over Dinner Intel is in the early stages of marketing Viiv to the channel and last night at a Cockle Bay Restaurant in Sydney CEDIA members came face to face with the Intel team for the first time.
CEDIA To Run Own "Consumer" Tech Show EXCLUSIVE: CEDIA is set run its own consumer technology show in Sydney following the failure of several technology shows in Australia.The organisation normally runs trade events.
Major B&O Restructure A new look Bang & Olufsen is set to emerge following the take over of the Australian operations by Bang & Olufsen. Previously the operation was run by the Smorgen family.
Is Bose Sound Good Or Bad? Bose is a major force in integrated sound systems; in fact, they pioneered the concept of small speakers linked to big sound. Now their technology is being questioned.
CEDIA Expo 2005 A Big Hit While the Crowds seemed smaller than last year the enthusiasm and vendor effort in delivering an outstanding array of stands at this years CEDIA Expo made up for any shortfall in numbers.
Smarthouse gives you the low-down on all that HD TV has to offer - the best TVs both LCD and Plasma, plus peripherals. We also cover great ski gear and awesome in-car entertainment, as well as all the usual features…
