The IABM theaters – go beyond IP

The IABM theaters – go beyond IP This article originally appeared in the IABM Journal, issue 105 which is available to view online here Written by IABM CTO Stan Moote [caption id="attachment_50419" align="alignleft" width="201"] IABM CTO Stan Moote[/caption]This whole transition to IP had the industry on pause. Many expansion plans, technology refreshes and budgets were postponed, suspended or put in a ‘wait and see’ holding pattern. Not only was this dreadful for IABM members’ top line, it also hurt the industry as a whole by permitting competitors to come in and steal eye-balls from long-established facilities. IABM decided to take on a mandate to help get things back on track through educating the industry on the realities of real-time video and audio over IP at major trade events and online. “The fear of the unknown about real-time video over IP, cyber- security and the survival of SDI put the industry on- hold. To dispel this apprehension, we started up IABM Theaters – they are all about education for all levels of individuals across vendors, installation experts and strategy professionals,” says Peter White, IABM CEO. Starting out at the NAB Show 2017, in conjunction with the IP Showcase, the IABM theater...