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Integrator buying group Azione Unlimited has partnered with GOLFZON to provide its membership with that company’s indoor golf simulator solution. GOLFZON’s technology comes from three features that brings “realism” to the golf simulator world. GOLFZON lets the client play from tee through green, all on the same hitting platform, giving the player the ability to putt from distances as short…

On Tuesday, June 30, Huawei Technologies USA, in partnership with RCR Wireless News, will bring together experts on big data and technology for a webinar titled: “5G Business Use Cases.” The webinar, which will begin at 9:00 a.m. ET and can be registered for here, will discuss industry efforts to identify, develop and promote effective 5G business cases, drawing upon real…

New Parks Associates consumer research finds that as of the end of May 2020, more than 40% of US broadband households are still sheltering in place, even without mandates to do so. This finding, from a nationwide survey of 5,008 US broadband households fielded from May 14 through May 28, shows consumers continue to place increased demand on their home…

Residential and commercial A/V integration furniture maker Salamander Designs has introduced its line of Unifi Conference Tables, a new series of six-to-16-foot tables built on an aluminum C-frame design and equipped with an innovative pedestal that allows virtually all wiring, power supplies, A/V components and cables to be hidden yet easily accessible in liftoff panels for servicing. The tables are…

NPD recently shared some industry insights regarding U.S. consumer technology sales, accounting for trends that have emerged as Americans continue to face the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The NPD Group, as it relates to The NPD Group’s Consumer Tech Tracking (U.S. only) posted its sixth consecutive week of year-over-year 20%+ revenue growth for the week ending May 23. That particular week…

Reflecting the evolution of its increasingly global business presence and expanding focus on North American growth through acquisition, Stampede parent Exertis International, has announced several key executive appointments that will help the company to achieve its long-term growth objectives across all of its business units. In announcing the appointment, Tim Griffin, DCC Technology and Exertis Group Managing Director, said “I…

Smart home products maker Savant Systems, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase GE Lighting, a division of GE (NYSE: GE). Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal will serve to combine Savant’s smart home know-how and pro-installer-channel distribution capabilities with the legacy of the GE Lighting brand, along with GE Lighting’s own expertise and retailer…