Screen Innovations
Screen Innovations offers the custom design, integration and build industries the most innovative, design-forward, installation-friendly, customizable motorized projection screens, window coverings, and outdoor shading on the market. Inspired by requests and suggestions from integrators and end-users, Screen Innovations develops products that brings beauty, convenience and enjoyment to residential and commercial environments, alike, while supporting its customers with exceptional design and installation service and support.
For more information about Screen Innovations, please visit screeninnovations.com and follow @screeninnovations on social media.
RECENT NEWS
More NEWS
KMB Clients Get Ready for ISE 2016
KMB clients get set for ISE 2016, the most-attended trade show for integration professionals.
Creating a Social Media Action Plan for Death of Key Employees
Having a social media plan in place in the event of the death or incapacitation of a CEO, owner, or key employee provides peace-of-mind.
Ihiji CEO to Present at CONNECTIONS™ Summit: IoT, Entertainment, and the Connected Consumer at CES® 2016
Stuart Rench addresses IoT Support Solutions in “IoT and the Connected Home” panel at executive conference. AUSTIN, TX, and LAS VEGAS, NV JAN. 5, 2016 – Ihiji—the leading remote-managed services provider for the technology integration market since 2009—announced today...
Happy Holidays from KMB Communications
From the KMB Communications family to yours, we wish you all the joys of the holiday season and continued success and prosperity in the New Year.
AV Power Up! – Episode 32: On This Show We #OptOutside For Black Friday (A Special)
Host AV Christa Bender and (her co-host/sidekick for this show) Corey CB Moss welcome KMB Communications CEO and Chief Strategist Katye McGregor Bennett to talk about something that is very important to her as well as her company, which is the campaign that is being conducted by retailer REI, who announced in October it would close its stores on Black Friday and instead encourage people to #OptOutside.
Ihiji Wins Prestigious Industry Awards at CEDIA Expo 2015
Ihiji—the leading remote-managed services provider for the technology integration market since 2009—announced today that it has received three industry awards for its Ihiji ServiceManager, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) tool that made its ihiji debut at CEDIA Expo 2015 earlier this month in Dallas. Ihiji ServiceManager is a powerful new Remote Technology management tool that allows businesses to simply and efficiently create, launch, and manage recurring monthly revenue service plans.
KMB Communications Chooses to #OptOutside with REI for Black Friday
“We believe that being outside makes our lives better. And Black Friday is the perfect time to remind ourselves of this essential truth. We’re a different kind of company—and while the rest of the world is fighting it out in the aisles, we’ll be spending our day a little differently. We’re choosing to opt outside, and want you to come with us,” writes REI President and CEO Jerry Stritzke.
KMB Communications Chief Strategist Katye (McGregor) Bennett Shares Views on rAVe TV’s THE WEEK
For a public relations firm like KMB Communications, the post-show follow up can be as intense as show days . We keep our eyes on the web, looking for trends…
Did You See These CEDIA Highlights?
As members of the traditional print media, AV bloggers, and custom electronics enthusiasts gather information for their CEDIA Expo — now renamed CEDIA Future Home Experience — wrap-ups, it’s interesting to watch the trends that are developing.
No doubt, video made a huge impact at the show, with high-quality, 4K projection systems taking center stage. Professionally installed home automation looks to be getting easier and more affordable, putting even more power in the hands of consumers without eliminating the importance of the custom integrator. There was a lot of talk of recurring revenue and streamlining business processes for custom integrators and many suggestions on the best ways to do it.
Award-winning KMB Communications Clients Rock CEDIA Expo 2015
The future keeps getting brighter for KMB Communications and our clients. As women in the AV industry, it is not always easy for us to tout our own accomplishments. (We’ve never been ones to brag, it’s just not our nature.) But when it comes to our clients, we love promoting the amazing things they’ve been up to.
Now behind us, CEDIA Expo 2015—which will be referenced as “CEDIA Future Home Experience” henceforth—was filled with packed booths,
D-TOOLS Amasses Awards at CEDIA EXPO 2015
CONCORD, Calif. – D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, today announced that the company’s System Integrator™ 2015 software—SI 2015—was recognized with several notable awards during last week’s CEDIA expo in Dallas. There, D-Tools SI 2015 was awarded a Technology Integrator EXCITE Award, a CE Pro BEST Award in the Business Solutions & Services category, and a CEDIA Manufacturers Excellence Best New Product Award.
Technology Integrator EXCITE Award recipients were recognized by Technology Integrator magazine as products that stand out for being innovative, high-performing solutions for the custom installation professional. Winners were selected
KMB Communications Signs Grimani Systems and Quantum Media Systems
Digital communications and PR powerhouse to provide public relations and media outreach support to top private theater and audio ensemble solution providers prior to, during, and following CEDIA Expo 2015.
Ihiji ServiceManager Enables Consolidated, Cloud-based Management of Client Service Plan Information and Data
“Ihiji ServiceManager is a new Software as a Service solution that enables business owners to improve and profitably expand their businesses.”
Dean Peer, Electric Bass Virtuoso and Audiophile, to Play Two Acoustic Sets Presented by Torus Power at CEDIA Expo 2015
CEDIA Expo attendees are invited to hear the pure sound of electric bass virtuoso and audiophilie Dean Peer’s live acoustic stylings through a Torus Power AVR2 Toroidal Isolation Power Transformer at CEDIA Expo 15.
Tivoli Theatre: Preserving a Classic
How many times each summer–and once again around the holidays–do you pay $8, $10, or even $15 or more to be herded into a multiplex theater to see a blockbuster unfold on a giant screen? If you’re a movie buff like most of us in the AV industry are, and especially if you don’t have a custom home theater setup at home, we bet you went to the movies at least a few times this summer.
Social Media Trends: Twitter and the AV Industry
With summer over, it’s time to get those tweeting thumbs ready for #CEDIA15, new product launches, and the latest AV industry hashtags!
Your Next Boss Could Be a Woman: Johnny Mota’s Prediction
The KMB team asked industry veterans, peers, and members of the media for their InfoComm15 highlights. We got many fun and fascinating responses but out of all of them, this one really got our attention.
Stewart Filmscreen Re-launches Website with Enhanced Usability for Easy Projector Screen Specification and Information
Stewart Filmscreen, Academy Award® winning manufacturer of high-performance projector screens, projector screen material, and specialty optical coatings, announced today that it has re-launched its website, providing a straightforward, easy-to-navigate interface for users who want to either specify a screen or browse the extensive Stewart Filmscreen product line.
Evan Marty, Formerly of VIA International, Joins Ihiji as Director of Technology Products
Formerly of VIA International, VIA Home, and Paragon Technology Group (acquired by VIA International), Evan Marty joins the Ihiji client technology team to guide dealers toward an effective RMR business model.
D-Tools Appoints Randy Stearns as CEO
Randy Stearns, former Founder of Engineered Environments and CEO of VIA International will ignite next wave of growth and accelerate migration to the cloud for market dominant systems integration software provider.
Paul Mudlaff Appointed Ihiji Director of Sales
Formerly of goTransverse, Informatica, TrialPay (acquired by Visa) & Coremetrics (acquired by IBM), Mudlaff will invigorate and amplify Ihiji sales efforts with new insight, initiatives, and expanded outreach efforts with technology integrators.
Ihiji Offers 15 Percent Discount to Azione Unlimited Members
Ihiji offers custom integrators who are members of the Azione Unlimited buying group 15 percent off the purchase of 3 Ihiji APP-2000 network appliances.
ISE, InfoComm Top Picks and CEDIA Expo Plans
InfoComm is always an exciting time in the AV industry — we’ve got the top minds gathered in a single space, showing off their new releases (in the case of manufacturers) and creative prowess (in the case of the media), while audiovisual integrators cram as much learning, networking, and partying as they can into five days. After a while, it becomes a blur. If you remember half of what you saw at the show as you deplane at your hometown airport, you’re not doing too badly.
Acoustic Frontiers Demonstrates Audible Benefits of Torus Power Isolation Transformer Products at California Audio Show August 14-16, 2015
Torus Power, a subsidiary of Plitron Manufacturing and maker of uncompromising isolation transformer–based power products, announced today that its RM Series products will be demonstrated at the California Audio Show (CAS) 2015 by Acoustic Frontiers, who will be exhibiting in conjunction with Lone Mountain Audio, in Room 332, August 14–16 at the Westin San Francisco Airport (SFO).
The Habit of Process, by Tim Bigoness, D-Tools
The habit of process… or the process of habit? Chicken and egg, you say? Well, yes and no. From a philosophical perspective, it is entirely possible to equate one with the other, and from a practical perspective, this is a more frequent occurrence—that habit often becomes process, and if you have good habits, then this works out well. On the other hand, bad habits become bad processes, which we know can result in bad business.
Stewart Filmscreen Amasses Awards from the Audiovisual Integration Community for Innovative Projector Screen Technologies
Stewart Filmscreen®—the leading US-based manufacturer of high-performance projector screens, projector screen material, and specialty optical coatings—has amassed an impressive number of technology and innovation awards over the years. A two-time Academy Award® winner for technical innovations and the recipient of copious other awards since the company’s inception, Stewart Filmscreen recently brought home two awards for new projection screen technologies shown at InfoComm 2015, including a Sound & Video Contractor Best of Show Award for its LuminEsse rigid front projection ‘edgeless’ fixed frame wall screen and an InfoComm Digital Signage Best of Show Award for its FIDELEDY Vision LED image enhancement system.
Global Caché, Key Digital, Liberty AV Solutions, LILIN, and Tributaries Cable Continue D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) Program Participation
D-Tools Inc., the worldwide leader in data-driven system integration software, announced today that Key Digital, Liberty AV Solutions, LILIN, and Tributaries Cable have officially continued participation in the D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) program. Global Caché, a pioneer in the IoT (Internet of Things) space, designs, engineers, and manufactures connectivity products, Key Digital is an award winning developer and manufacturer of leading-edge technology for HDTV applications, Liberty AV Solutions is a leading supplier of audio-visual integration products, LILIN is a global IP video manufacturer, and Tributaries Cable is a cable, connectivity, and related accessory supplier to over six hundred retailers and custom installers
Ihiji Joins D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) Program
D-Tools Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, announced today that Ihiji has officially joined participation in the D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) program. Ihiji is a leading manufacturer of cloud based Network Management as a Service (NMaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms for remote monitoring and maintenance of IP-enabled devices. Ihiji’s MVP program participation provides D-Tools System Integrator™ (SI) licensees access to detailed product specifications and related information for use in their system design, proposal, and estimation activities. Furthermore, ihiji dealers using D-Tools will now be far better armed to accurately specify the company’s complete line of products by providing access to an expansive and easily utilized product library; resulting in both time and labor-saving benefits.
KMB Communications Forms Strategic Partnership with Wildwood Public Relations
Woman-owned, tech-focused public relations and marketing strategy agencies join forces to elevate and amplify their clients’ messages internationally
After years of enjoying a successful, informal partnership as colleagues in the audiovisual and custom installation industries, Katye McGregor Bennett of KMB Communications and Tanya Houston of Wildwood Public Relations have announced a strategic alliance, extending their companies’ reach more effectively across continents to better serve their clients.
10 Reasons to Use Ihiji’s Remote Network Management IP Enabled Devices
Remote Network Management for IP Enabled Devices
At Ihiji (eye-hee-jee), we understand that remote networking as a service might be a new concept to many integrators out there. The good news? Internalize the value in the following business use cases and you are well on your way to making these services an integral part (and a new revenue stream) for your business.
10 Reasons to Use Ihiji
D-Tools System Integrator 2015 Software Racks Up Awards from the Commercial Integration Community
D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, today announced that the company’s System Integrator™ 2015 software—SI 2015—has been named a winner in the second annual Sound & Video Contractor Best of Show Awards for InfoComm 2015. This is the third commercial technology award D-Tools SI 2015 has won since the beginning of the year.
The Sound & Video Contractor Best of Show Awards’ judges—a panel of industry experts, AV designers, integrators, and end users—saw and tested each entry on the InfoComm show floor.
Stewart Filmscreen FIDELEDY Vision Image Enhancement System Revolutionizes LED Video Wall Image Fidelity and Eliminates Moiré Interference
Stewart Filmscreen®— Academy Award® winning manufacturer of high-performance projector screens and specialty optical coatings, announces the release of the FIDELEDY Vision image enhancement system for LED video wall tiles. With usage growing at over 20% per year, LED video wall tiles have become a popular large image solution for digital signage, staging, broadcast and filmmaking applications. Architects, consultants, and stage managers love the shallow depth and bright images, but have expressed a clear need to enhance the harsh, digitized images these displays present. With over 60 years of image fidelity expertise, Stewart Filmscreen engineers, building upon an award-winning heritage with rear projection screen surfaces, developed the FIDELEDY Vision system to give LED video walls a true cinematic appearance.
STARLIGHT Is Now STELLAR Home Theater and Beyond
Texas audiovisual systems integrator celebrates 15-year anniversary with expansion and name change
Audiovisual and home automation integration firm, STARLIGHT, headquartered in Allen, Texas, celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, and announces a name change to STELLAR Home Theater and Beyond.
The new name more accurately reflects the company’s reputation and expanded service offerings. Just as a star goes supernova, creating a “stellar” event and scattering its energy and light across the universe, over the past 15 years Starlight, now STELLAR, has expanded across Texas with multiple design centers in Dallas, Allen, Plano, Westlake, and most recently, Austin. Plans call for a new location to be added in Houston later in the year.
Origin Acoustics Joins D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) Program
D-Tools Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, announced today that Origin Acoustics has officially joined participation in the D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) program. Origin Acoustics is the leading manufacturer and inventors of the in-wall and architectural loudspeakers. Origin Acoustics’ MVP program participation provides D-Tools System Integrator™ licensees access to detailed product specifications and related information for use in their system design, proposal, and estimation activities. Furthermore, Origin Acoustics dealers using D-Tools will now be far better armed to accurately specify the company’s complete line of products by providing access to an expansive and easily utilized product library; resulting in both time and labor-saving benefits.
D-Tools to Sponsor and Participate in ProSource Spring Meeting
D-Tools Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, announced today that the company will both sponsor and participate in the ProSource Spring Meeting being held June 3-5, 2015 at the newly renovated La Cantera Resort and Spa in San Antonio, Texas. ProSource is the largest integration, audio, and video buying group in the country. The group has a partnership with D-Tools that provides ProSource members exclusive pricing on D-Tools SI 2015, a premiere software platform for estimating, designing, and managing the installation of low-voltage electronics systems.
D-Tools Spotlights Manufacturer Vantage Point Partners and Products at InfoComm 2015
D-Tools Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, today announced that it will showcase its award winning new release, SI 2015 at InfoComm 2015, to be held June 13 – 19, 2015 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
With more than 980 exhibitors and 38,000+ attendees, InfoComm is the largest, most comprehensive and best attended professional audiovisual trade show in the U.S InfoComm attendees will experience the latest in audiovisual technology and can participate in a host of educational sessions designed to give them the edge over competitors.
Win More Bids with D-Tools Mobile Quote App
The D-Tools Mobile Quote app for iPad enables integrators and consultants to work with clients in the field to secure accurate system design quotes, Email them to clients, then import them into D-Tools for seamless integration into projects, efficiently extending the workflow from the office to the field and back.
The D-Tools Mobile Quote app is the first release of D-Tools’ IOS apps and is designed to enable SI users to quickly get to a budgetary number and general quote in order to go back and generate a more specific proposal in SI. Future D-Tools Mobile Apps will incorporate additional functionality including specific quoting and project scheduling.
D-Tools SI 2015 Delivers Efficiency, Productivity, and Profitability to Commercial Technology Professionals and Consultants at InfoComm15
Award-winning SI 2015 platform features workflow-enhancing Mobile Install feature, enhanced QuickBooks integration, and significant productivity-boosting features promote a more professional, productive, and profitable organization CONCORD, Calif., USA – (May 19,...
D-Tools SI 2015 Mobile Quote App Helps Commercial Technology Professionals and Consultants Win More Bids
The D-Tools Mobile Quote app gives integrators, consultants, tech managers, and advisors the ability to quickly and professionally quote a project from anywhere in the world, improving sales performance in the field and increasing the number of bids won. Now available as a companion iOS app for SI 2015, Mobile Quote allows systems integrators, consultants, tech managers, and advisors to work with customers in the field to secure an accurate and immediately deliverable system design quote—before the customer has time to second guess the decision, shop the bid, or secure alternative resources.
D-Tools SI 2015 Delivers Efficiency, Productivity, and Profitability to Commercial Technology Professionals and Consultants at InfoComm 2015
Award-winning SI 2015 platform features workflow-enhancing Mobile Install feature, enhanced QuickBooks integration, and significant productivity-boosting features promote a more professional, productive, and profitable organization CONCORD, Calif., USA – (June 2,...
D-Tools and SBS Group Announce Strategic Partnership
D-Tools System Integrator Embedded Into SBS Group Solution powered by Microsoft Dynamics SL CONCORD, Calif., USA — (JUNE 9, 2015) — D-Tools Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software and SBS Group, Inc., a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and Master VAR...
New Stewart Filmscreen® Cima Non-Tensioned Motorized ElectriScreens Ideal for Boardrooms, Classrooms, and Sanctuaries
Stewart Filmscreen® an Academy Award® winning manufacturer of high performance projector screens and specialty optical coatings, is excited to announce the launch of Cima NT non-tensioned motorized projector screens taking place at InfoComm15, being held June 13–19 in Orlando, Florida (booth #2821). The new Cima NT above- or below-ceiling ElectriScreen models deliver the durability, image quality and aesthetics for which Stewart is famous at far more competitive, budget-friendly price points.
D-Tools Mobile Quote App for SI 2015 Helps Commercial Technology Professionals and Consultants Win More Bids
Award-winning software platform’s Mobile Quote app simplifies on-site proposals, allowing integrators and consultants to win and close more deals promptly and professionally CONCORD, Calif., USA — D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software,...
Stewart Filmscreen® Demonstrates LuminEsse™ ‘Edgeless’ Fixed Frame Wall Screen Paired with Ultra-Short Throw Projectors
Award-winning LuminEsse™ screen features a slim, flat bezel to avoid unwanted shadows common in ultra-short throw (UST) applications Stewart Filmscreen®—an Academy Award® winning manufacturer of custom-engineered projector screens and specialty optical...
Double A Events, Lasers and Aliens and Sales Opps, Oh My!
Amber Allen, owner and founder of Double A Events, an event planning and management firm that envisions, executes and manages tech-oriented events suggests, “Look for opportunities to partner with vendors and other tradespeople to create one-of-a-kind events. Then, focus your energies on the primary mission of the event. Make sure the key experience of your attendee is an unforgettable one. If it’s a product launch, be sure guests are provided hands-on time with the products, and a chance to engage with factory representatives and other subject matter experts. If it’s a lifestyle event, provide an environment that appeals to your audience and enhance it with local resources that complement whatever it is you’re showcasing.”
D-Tools and SBS Group Host Webinar July 29th: Improve Margins Through Closed Loop Procurement and Estimation
D-Tools, founded in 1998 and based in Concord, California, is a worldwide leader in accessible, highly accurate system design and documentation software platform.
Stewart Filmscreen CrystalView70 at InfoComm14
Stewart Filmscreen CrystalView70 paired with a Christie 4K projector playing content at 120fps.
D-Tools Sponsors CEDIA Business Xchange 2015
Event provides Business owners and management in the CEDIA channel in-depth thought leadership sessions covering operational best practices, business process improvement, and partnership optimization CONCORD, CA (April 2, 2015) — D-Tools Inc., the worldwide leader in...
Ready to create content that wins?
Let's start the process with a quick no-pressure conversation.