Hong Kong– Vega Global, the leading AV/IT System Integrator in APAC successfully held its Solution Day 2019 from May 9 and 10 at The Annex, Nan Fung Place in Central, Hong Kong. More than 200 end-users and key decision makers from different business sectors gathered during the 2-day event.
The event was in collaboration with some of the most globally renowned technology brands including Cisco, Bose, Crestron, Shure, Samsung, Deltapath, FWI, Legrand, Logitech and Signify. This year’s theme focused on “The New Era of Networked AV” and showcased emerging technologies and trends in the world of networked AV and the full convergence of AV and IT.
Matthew Deayton, Global Business Development Director of Vega Global, kicked off the first day of the event by welcoming the guests and speakers and provided a brief recap of Vega Global’s accomplishments over the last 33 years. Deayton also talked about what he refers to as “IoAVT” or the Internet of AV Things which is the emerging trend in AV system integration and cited a few key projects that Vega has completed recently that heavily involved IoAVT integration.
Rich Yim, Systems Engineer from Cisco, discussed the Intent-Based Networking and presented Cisco’s Webex Room Kit which features a powerful codec and a quad-camera bar with integrated speakers and microphones as well as SD-Access, a tool which allows for the managing of networks.
The keynote address was followed by Crestron’s Jack Chan who presented the Latest Technology for Modern Workplace; and highlighted Creston’s DigitalMedia NVX series, Flex solutions, AirMedia and room booking system.
Samsung’s Herry Lai discussed with the audience the Virtual Experiences Revolution and Samsung’s latest flip display and MagicInfo signage software.
Thomas Lai of Shure also presented their new hardware and software technologies that use networked audio standards and protocols such as Dante and AES67.
Bose Professional’s Calvin Cho talked about Networked AV Revealed and discussed their latest audio system demonstrating its network capabilities with MSA12x.
The first day was wrapped up by a panel discussion with AV experts from Cisco, Bose, Crestron, Samsung, and Shure. Deayton also moderated the session and mainly discussed the new era of networked AV.
Molly Chow, Executive Director of Vega Technology, commented “We are not just aware of the convergence of AV and IT, we are actively adapting and incorporating the trend into our business. We have set up a dedicated IT team, headed by Keith Choi- Solutions Architect for Networking and Collaboration, to ensure that we have the expertise to deliver networked AV solutions to our clients. We are on board with the convergence of AV and IT wholeheartedly, and we feel that our close partnership with vendors such as Cisco put us in an advantageous position.”
Laurie Chow, managing director of Vega Technology, talked about the event: “We launched the first Vega Solution Day last year which was aimed at providing knowledge to the business community about how integrated AV systems can transform a workplace. The idea came to us when we noticed a massive shift in how businesses were operating with greater demand for UC, VC and digital media platforms. This demand has continued to increase as companies are looking for digital transformation.”
He continues: “The main goal this year was to bring our partners, AV, and IT manufacturers, to showcase their latest technologies to our clients and address how the modern workplace can benefit from their systems and solutions. I feel that the event has been a great success and that the attendees were able to walk away with information takeaways from the presentations and seminars as well as an idea on how AV and IT working together can change their workplaces for the better.”
The second day of Solution Day covers seminar topics about Collaboration (presented by Logitech, Legrand, and Deltapath), Network (presented by Cisco and Crestron), Visual (presented by Signify, FWI, and Samsung); and Audio (presented by Shure and Bose Professional).
Original Article written by Rebecca Ng pulished at InAVate APAC: http://www.inavateapac.com/news/article/vega-solution-day-2019-the-world-of-networked-av