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Dynamic Digital Signage from Sharp���s Audio Visual Ltd. adjusting the orientation of speakers relevant to absorptive or reflective surfaces can make a huge difference in how well a system works.��� Fuller says the commercial side of the business is extremely busy, with a bit of a drop recently in residential services. However, sound and noise treatments continue to be an important part of any room ��� from home theatres to concert halls. ���We have a lot of products that offer absorption and diffusion of unwanted sounds,��� says Fuller. Wallworks also offers a complete range of window coverings and solar shades, an important and relatively lowcost way to protect and enhance any building. Applied Electronics Ltd. is a Canadian leader in broadcast, post-production and presentation technology. The Audio Visual Systems Division is one of three main components of the company. ��� February 2013 Sharp's Audio Visual.indd 1 26/��� p24-27AudioVisual.indd 26 ���We are solely a B2B company,��� says Andre Beadle, marketing coordinator for Applied Electronics. ���Every other year we target a specific industry. For 2013, we are focused on education and corporate. The Audio Visual Systems Division employs half of the company���s employee base. It���s composed of a diverse group of individuals who are capable of designing, supplying and integrating complex audiovisual systems, videoconferencing and presentation technology for boardrooms, video-audio conferencing rooms, educational facilities, council chambers, legislative assemblies, command and control facilities, health care and digital signage for public spaces.��� Beadle says that consumers today ���are really looking for distant learning in education and real-time presence in the corporate arena, otherwise known as videoconferencing.��� New products from the company include Polycom videoconferencing equipment. This technology allows people to collaborate over world-spanning distances. Beyond the obvious uses for business meetings, the technology allows doctors to meet with patients, teachers with students or even crisis response teams to deliver critical services to citizens who might otherwise be out of contact with someone on the ground. ���The trend both this year and last year is the ability to videoconference anywhere, using tablets, phones and desktop computers,��� says Beadle. ���This will continue for years. It���s the convenience factor. Companies can save time and money, while retaining the ability to have a ���face-to-face��� meeting.��� In Vancouver, the newly refurbished BC Place Stadium features a sophisticated LED lighting system supplied by local firm CD/M2 LIGHTWORKS Corp. The company markets, sells and supports lighting products, integrated control and specialty systems frm a variety of companies. ���We have a full package from lighting controls to audiovisual integration,��� says David Rawlings, manager of the controls division. ���With the old company ��� Bernard & Associates ��� now part of CD/M2 LIGHTWORKS, we have added climate control and Internet phones to the mix. Through Savant Systems, we offer an Apple- and Unix-based technology integration system that means your iPhone can be used to control all the technology in your home or office. The iPhone becomes a touchpad that can control everything. We���re finding our business shifting from highend residences to mid-sized businesses, boardrooms and even auditoriums.��� Apart from convenience, an integrated system such as this allows the user to see exactly where energy is being consumed ��� and possibly wasted. As well, this type of a system allows for teleconferencing with a multitude of cameras all controlled from a central location. ���Our system is Apple to the core,��� says Rawlings. ��� Audio Visual Systems 13-01-11 10:03 AM 13-01-22 3:14 PM