Ward-Beck Systems of Canada Joins RAVENNA Partner Community

Another company joins the RAVENNA partner AoIP community and commits to provide AoIP-compatible products to the broadcast and professional audio industry. Ward-Beck Systems announced it will add Ravenna/AES67 connectivity to their range of audio monitors and multichannel audio converter and monitor series. The new products will be introduced at NAB 2016, April 16-21, 2016.

You can call it the “rtf” format or the neutral “Switzerland” of audio networking. The AES67 open format is here and the demonstrations at ISE 2016 reflected the growing importance of network interoperability in AV. Several initiatives promoted by the Media Networking Alliance (MNA) at this show served to demonstrate how important this will be for audio in general.

As the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) opened its annual 2015 CEDIA EXPO at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas October 14-17 with a new brand image and a new CEO, a new industry survey report confirms three straight years of revenue growth for the home-integration sector, with consumers adopting new higher-end technologies and smart home components.

A vibrant ISE is confirmed as a record breaker… In what was Europe’s largest ever AV and systems integration exhibition 59,350 registered attendees came to the show between 10-12 February at the Amsterdam, RAI. This represents an increase of 8,347 registered attendees (16.4%) on ISE 2014.