Management

As this summer comes to a close, we wanted to take the time to recap some important legislative matters.

In this industry, it’s all about going big; the dream of equipping a palatial estate with enough tech tools to make James Bond jealous.

Competition is great, especially for the tech industry. Without the perpetual thirst to one-up competitors with better designs, innovation would stagnate.

If your business is experiencing a sudden uptick and you are not sure that you have the ability to get all the work done,...

Here’s your chance to show clients just how much better a well-crafted home theater system can look and sound than the commercial competition.

“They see it and say, ‘I’ve got to have it.’”

What does the Internet of Things trend mean for integrators?

Implementing failsafe security capabilities within residential settings means integrating solutions and components that will ensure error-free operation throughout the home–at all times.

Some of the fresh faces of the custom business began their careers in familiar places and others in refreshingly unique ways.

As we all continue our quests to charge into 2015 with renewed energy and a conviction toward better business practices and product buying decisions,...

Late last year, Atlona hired industry veteran Garth Lobban to serve as its new senior marketing manager.

There’s a life-giving energy in sunlight. It’s something we all can feel, and something the designers of a beautiful contemporary home in Westchester, NY,...

Platinum Tools, a company that has earned respect in the custom installation business for its innovative solutions and tools for the preparation, installation, hand...

RS felt that this month was a great time to check in with our friends supplying products and technologies to the trade, and let...

Residential Systems writer Todd Anthony Puma isn’t the first custom integrator to turn his home into a showroom and product testing facility.

When the tech-savvy owners of a beautiful Texas Hill Country home decided to remodel, a home theater with a larger-than-life 4K Ultra HD system...

Each custom integration company in the industry has its own definition of what it means to work on a “mega project.”

Product and management training is the lifeblood of a custom integration business that is, by its technology-driven nature, constantly evolving.

It’s rare when a custom integration company has the chance to work on a project with historical significance and one that literally brings a...

Most residential integrators get their AV tradeshow fix in the fall at CEDIA; however, as more and more consumer AV dealers look to make...

The signs are everywhere. Even on the back of the dollar bill: Novus ordo Seclorum.

No disrespect to veteran integrators that win CEDIA awards and avail themselves to the trade media, but some of the best custom integration companies...

Everyone’s curious about the new kid on the block.

“I want you to do this project. I don’t trust anyone else to do it right.”

In Madison, WI, one of America’s quintessential university towns, a small college sits in the proverbial shadows of the much larger and more well...

With the end of one year and the start of another, pundits tend to see how their predictions from the previous year turned out...

Sixty-inch LED-lit LCD screens abound throughout the property.

One of 15 children, Chris McLaughlin spent his childhood between Greenwich, CT, and North Carolina.

Guitar aficionado Jack Jackson and his wife Kathleen know how to throw a party–just ask the 80-plus people who attended their 2013 New Year’s...

As the first main collaboration between PSB and NAD, the VISO 1 started simply: a vision of a high performance iPhone dock and digital...

“I didn’t like to do the typical things that little girls do, such as play with dolls, in fact I didn’t like dolls at...

The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) has often been described as, “The CES of the game world.”

Lagrange, KY-based Haas Design has a long-time systems integration client in southern Indiana that enjoys enhancing his home with unique features and technology.

As a child growing up in Portland, OR, Kyle Steele once turned his bass drum into a speaker using magnets.

Although the name National Association of Broadcasters conjures images of a trade show with broadcast equipment, such as transmitters and large camera systems, it...