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It’s official - the AVIXA Women’s Council is now 10 chapters strong and growing! On the evening of January 25th, women from various organizations within the AV industry gathered at McKinstry in Seattle to kick off the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Council. Organized by Debbie Williamson, President of Tempest Technologies and Lauren Y... Read More

We are pleased to announce that we have entered into an exciting partnership with Logitech® as part of the Logitech Collaboration Program. This partnership will add Extron AV control capabilities to the Logitech SmartDock, allowing meeting attendees to use the full range of Skype for Business conferencing features, then effortlessly switch to r... Read More

Last December, Tempest Technologies reached out to the folks at Friends of Youth to ask how we might be able to help those in need during the holiday season. Ellie Ashby, Volunteer Coordinator at the organization, responded with information about their Giving Tree program. Friends of Youth is a program for at-risk individuals, young single mothe... Read More

Extron is pleased to introduce a new generation of room scheduling solutions. Our new TLS family of TouchLink Scheduling panels are designed to help ease integration and provide customers with powerful, dedicated panels for all their meeting space reservation needs. Right out of the box, TLS panels are ready to be customized with free Room Agent so... Read More

When T-Mobile approached Tempest Technologies to replace their mis-matched and aging systems the design goal became clear. Improve visibility, streamline usability, and give users the flexibility to see the content that is important to them. Our design group specified a 3x5 Planar Clarity Matrix video wall, fed by custom-built computers. This sy... Read More

It's been a long time in the making but we at Tempest Technologies are pleased to present to our customers a new look and feel on the web. Our emphasis of design for the new site was simple: let you see what we do with your own eyes, let you hear from our customers about what their experience has been partnering with us, and make it easy for ... Read More

It is this time of year where we get a chance to slow down a little and take in just how fortunate all of us here at Tempest really are. We have an amazing team, awesome clients, and we're celebrating another successful year. This is also a time to share with those around us who are in need of some help.  With the participation of Tempest em... Read More

Raising the Bar The Portland, Oregon offices of Glumac have become the meeting place of choice for clients and collaborators alike, since the firm premiered its new multi-faceted conference rooms. After gutting the entire floor of a fifty-year-old building in downtown Portland, the company, long dedicated to green building practices, achieved it... Read More

Expertise in conferencing systems is rarely a selection criterion for members of public boards, commissions and agencies, nor is there typically a budget for ongoing AV support personnel at meetings. So it's not enough for a conferencing system targeted at these types of applications to meet high standards for technical performance; the system must... Read More

Christie HD10K-M projectors, Christie AutoStack and Christie Twist capturing Native American tradition on stage.  CYPRESS, Calif. – (December 10, 2012) – Christie® is bringing the past to life at Tillicum Village, a Native American cultural experience, with holographic images powered by two Christie HD10K-M Series 3-chip DLP&... Read More