Systems Integration Asia — February-March 2018

SI Asia is pleased to have kicked off the

year with the SDVoE Alliance AV Over IP

Training. The single day training was

repeated over three days in Singapore at

the Hewshott ofce, attracting 54

delegates. There is no denying there is

change happening in AV especially where

video is being transmitted and controlled

over a network in a more cost effective

manner compared to traditional

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switching. Interestingly in this issue there is a case study in
relation to the Sydney Adventist Hospital's Integrated Cancer
Centre conference room, where a SVSI by AMX video-over-IP
system was integrated. Barbara MacKenzie head of IT operations
at the hospital who was closely involved in the project comments,
“I absolutely love the SVSI solution. This is the rst time we've used
a product like this that's distributed across the network. For
example, our Simulation Learning Centre uses a card and frame-
based video matrix solution, and it is so inexible. Utilising a
virtualised product instead of hardware-based appliances ts in
well with our approach to technology.”

We are sure at ISE we will be seeing more of the AV over IP
solutions as the SDVoE Alliance celebrates its rst anniversary. It
was at ISE last year that the Alliance had held its rst press
conference with its six founding members. That number has
grown to 30 members within the year.

A recent IHS Markit report highlights that Digital Assistants will
surge in 2018. With heavyweights Google and Amazon
aggressively ramping up competition in the space, smart speakers
have risen in prominence over the last year, as both standalone
products and voice-based interfaces to the smart home. In fact,
39 million smart speakers are forecast to be shipped globally in
2018, up sharply from 27 million units shipped in 2017.

“The smart speaker surge is only just beginning,” said Paul
Erickson, senior analyst at IHS Markit. “ 2018 is the year
competition in this market truly begins – and the year true
mainstream adoption accelerates. We expect numerous third-
party smart speakers built around one or more digital assistants,
so consumers will have more choices, when it comes to price,
form factors, style, and audio quality.”

Our feature in this issue, about voice controlled technology is thus
timely and we hope it will shed more light on the challenges and
opportunities.

Enjoy the read.

Thomas Richard Prakasam
Publisher/Editorial Director
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