“Post-COVID Industry First”: Crestron Announces Broad, Permanent Price Drop On April 15th 2024, Crestron announced a price drop on a variety of the products in their broad portfolio of industry-best solutions.  The is a “permanent” price drop, rather than a short term, promotional offering. Different reductions have been implemented on various families of products (other than NVX), rather than a single, across-the-board percentage reduction, and these are now reflected in the “MSRP” and “Advertised” pricing shown on the Crestron website as of this morning.  Affected product lines i ..read more

LightWerks supports sustainability in AV LightWerks has proudly participated in championing sustainability in AV by sponsoring SAVe, the first industrywide U.S.-based organization to bring stakeholders in the audio visual (AV) field together to take concerted action to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Global Conference held on March 14-15, 2024, provided a vital platform for AV stakeholders to converge and strategize toward achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. It was an honor to be part of such an impactful dialogue. At LightWerks, we’re deeply committ ..read more

Reimagine Your Collaboration Spaces with Video Simulations LightWerks offers a unique experience, allowing you to visualize and redesign your space using state-of-the-art AV communication technology. Picture having a virtual representation of your conference room, boardroom, auditorium, or lecture hall before any alterations are made—a detailed video simulation that brings your vision to life. We specialize in creating realistic video renderings that highlight the transformative impact of the latest AV solutions. Our objective is to simplify the process, making it effortless for you to see th ..read more

LightWerks Annual Event 2024 The 2024 LightWerks Annual Meeting will take place on March 11th and 12th. The event will include team building events, company meetings, vendor round table discussions, and a fun-filled awards dinner. Please contact us at LightWerks today to inquire about audio visual services for your organization! "*" indicates required fields Your Name* First Last Title* Company/Institution Name* Email* Phone* Are you a current LightWerks customer? Choose Yes (Within the last 18 months) Yes, but not recently No I don't know Preferred/Closest LightWerks Office Choo ..read more

Conference rooms are not dead, they are actually now more inclusive in the hybrid age The conference room is dead, long live the conference room! Office collaboration spaces have gone through their own accession journey over the past few years. While widespread remote work previously put office spaces on the back burner, the normalization of hybrid work has made them more important than ever. But flexible work requires conference rooms to look a little different these days. To create a conference room environment that addresses the modern needs of your workforce, you need to use technology t ..read more

The LightWerks team welcomes new additions! Mike Lombardi rejoined the LightWerks team as a Senior Account Executive for the San Francisco area. He has experience in both Residential AV System Design and Sales and Commercial AV. At LightWerks he has successfully partnered with clients like Foster Farms, KLA-Tencor, Tanium, and Wish.com, and he holds a variety of industry certifications (e.g. Extron EAVA, Crestron DMC-D-4K, etc.). Mike can be reached at (323) 491-7550 or mlombardi@lightwerks.com. Robb Eisenberg has worked in the AV industry since the late 90’s.  He started his caree ..read more

AI Technology's Expanding Role in Video Conferencing In today’s fast-paced world, artificial intelligence (AI) technology has witnessed significant progress in its application and growth, particularly within the realm of Unified Communications (UC). It has found a fertile ground for innovation in video conferencing and remote teaching, with immense potential for further expansion and evolution in the foreseeable future. In this article, we will provide a concise overview of the current achievements of AI technology in video and voice applications within video conferencing and remote teaching ..read more

Virtual Trade Show 2023: The Future of Video Conferencing LightWerks 4th annual virtual trade show, “The Future of Video Conferencing”, was designed to explore the industry’s latest and most innovative conferencing solutions that have  been developed to ensure equity, intelligibility, and effectiveness in our evolving hybrid world. This virtual tradeshow, which included presentations of our premier AV partners BenQ, Crestron, Epson, Jabra, Legrand, Logitech, NEAT/Starin, Nureva, QSC, Sharp NEC, Shure, and Sony, offered LightWerks customers an exclusive opportunity to evaluate the i ..read more

Meet Zoom AI Companion Launched last month, Zoom AI Companion currently allows users to quickly watch meeting recordings via highlights and smart chapters, review summaries and next steps, and provide automated meeting summaries that can be shared once a call has ended. Users can also catch up with missed content during ongoing calls by submitting questions via the in-meeting AI Companion side panel without disrupting the meeting flow. In Zoom Team Chat, AI Companion can draft messages based on the context of a Team Chat thread, change tone and length, offer suggestions to help complete sente ..read more

Virtual Trade Show 2023: The Future of Video Conferencing Please join LightWerks for our 4th annual virtual trade show, “The Future of Video Conferencing”, on October 25th 2023. Explore the industry’s latest and most innovative conferencing solutions that have  been developed to ensure equity, intelligibility, and effectiveness in our evolving hybrid world. This virtual tradeshow, which includes presentations from the industry’s leading audio visual manufacturers, will offer LightWerks customers an exclusive opportunity to evaluate the industry’s latest, state-of-the-art solutions ..read more