Sound and Communications - February 2008 Issue
Sound and Communications - February 2008 Issue
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Volume 54 Number 2 <strong>February</strong> 18, <strong>2008</strong><br />
FEATURES<br />
40 GRAND CENTRAL RAILWAY<br />
Europe’s largest station communicates to keep far-flung locations<br />
‘connected.’<br />
By R. David Read<br />
52 INFO ON THE FAST TRACK<br />
Public address <strong>and</strong> digital signage keep VA passengers ‘in the know.’<br />
By Jim Stokes<br />
60 ‘SIGNS’ OF SUCCESS<br />
Digital Signage Expo’s Vegas gathering promises massive growth.<br />
By Dan Ferrisi<br />
52<br />
64 DIGITAL SIGNAGE EXPO <strong>2008</strong> NEW PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT<br />
We preview some of the introductions planned at Digital Signage<br />
Expo in Las Vegas.<br />
78 MARKET BRIEF<br />
Government Facilities & Public Works: Putting our tax dollars to good use.<br />
By Dan Ferrisi<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
9 NEWSLETTER<br />
20 HOUSE OF WORSHIP: TECHNOLOGY<br />
Medium Matches Message: Ebenezer Baptist Church upgrades<br />
its experience.<br />
By Dan Ferrisi<br />
26 HOUSE OF WORSHIP: BUSINESS<br />
Communicating with Decision-Makers, Part 1: Breaking down titles, roles<br />
<strong>and</strong> responsibilities.<br />
By David Lee Jr., PhD<br />
40<br />
28 IN FOCUS<br />
AV: The Next Generation: Continuing our series profiling our industry’s<br />
up-<strong>and</strong>-comers.<br />
By Dan Ferrisi<br />
34 INTEGRATOR’S POV<br />
In The AV World, Educating Architects Benefits Everyone: Even when<br />
we do our best, the results could be even better.<br />
By Jerilyn Snider, CTS, <strong>and</strong> Alan High<br />
36 AV CAFÉ<br />
What Testing Others Has Taught Us: A CTS-D exam analysis.<br />
By Joseph Bocchiaro III, PhD, CTS-D, CTS-I<br />
80 NEWS<br />
COLUMNS<br />
81 CALENDAR<br />
6 WAVELENGTH<br />
84 PEOPLE<br />
By David A. Silverman<br />
85 PRODUCTS<br />
12 SIGHT LINES<br />
88 LITERATURE & MEDIA<br />
By Gary Kayye, CTS<br />
89 CENTERSTAGE<br />
14 SOUND ADVICE<br />
60<br />
92 MARKETPLACE<br />
By Peter Mapp, FASA<br />
98 DATA SCAN<br />
18 DOWN TO BUSINESS<br />
By Dan Ferrisi<br />
By David McNutt<br />
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