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This large-format digital sign and presentation system isbeing used by a video game development company.the case a client will come to us for that.”Asked to what he might credit his considerable success,Harder immediately recognized his staff, citing the team’stechnical and professional excellence. “It’s also notable,”he added, “that we’re one of the few firms actually to bebased in Vancouver, as opposed to based somewhere elsewith a Vancouver branch office. So, from a managementpoint of view, we have a much closer relationship withour employees. I like to think we foster a good workingenvironment that keeps our good people around.” This, ofcourse, is invaluable for a firm that invests in staff training;capricious tendencies to jump ship are counteractedby a fulfilling workplace.Continuing on the knowledge andeducation track, Harder emphasizedthe importance of comprehension ofIT principles. About 80% of his staffboasts experience in IT and networking,he said, adding, “That is essentialwhen we’re dealing with digitalsignage, because it’s all networked.”Clearly, the move toward networkcentricAV is not abating, nor is “convergence”a mere shibboleth tossedaround in industry circles.Asked to offer a “state of theunion” for our industry, Harderdiscerned an auspicious trend forintegrators in North America and,indeed, worldwide. “I think that AVhas become, at least in our area ofplay, i.e., corporate and education, aminimum standard for a lot of facilities,”he said. The change, comparedto five years ago, is remarkable. Ifsomebody was building an officespace then, AV was probably perceivedas optional or, worse, simplysuperfluous. “Now, they look at it asessential,” Harder confirmed. Multifariousfactors drive this, but HD inthe home, as well as “telepresencestyle”videoconferencing and digitalsignage’s surging popularity, cannotbe overlooked.Our industry transcends all geographicboundaries, a fact that isclearly apropos to systems integrators’wares, whose primary purposeis communication…whether acrossthe table or around the world. And,with CONTI Electronics and itsAXIS Group partners outfitting theGreat White North, one can be surethe “signs” for our collective futureremain bright.n
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