Biamp Systems has announced the launch of AVConnect.org, a website to promote collaboration between a-v consultants, integrators, IT professionals and end users.

Biamp's website to connect a-v and IT worlds

Paul Milligan, 24 June 2009

Biamp Systems has announced the launch of AVConnect.org, a website to promote collaboration between a-v consultants, integrators, IT professionals and end users.

AVConnect.org is an online platform aimed to expedite the convergence of the two fields by enabling a-v and IT professionals to connect, increase their understanding about the other discipline and, ultimately, partner together tp grow the entire industry by sharing information.

The site features news articles that span both industries, identifies upcoming educational and networking events, shares tips for a-v and IT specialists and highlights cases studies from around the world. Additionally, the site features a locator tool, enabling industry-professionals to find qualified integrators in their area.

'My biggest hope for AVConnect.org is that it might bring together a-v and IT professionals to work on appropriate standards for a-v technology on networks,' said Tom Stimson, CTS, president, The Stimson Group, and creator of the AV Matters blog. 'AV folks might come to better understand the demands of the unified communication networks being implemented in the IT world. And IT folks can better understand how AV can present the "face" of communications in a more user-friendly form factor than a PC.'