Inavate EMEA editor Paul Milligan speaks with Rainer Brandstätter, product partnerships manager from AV Stumpfl to discuss PIXERA 2.0, which has been updated with 20 new features, many of which have been suggested by the platform’s growing user community. The pair also discuss the importance of PIXERA'S continuing integration with Unreal Engine.

Adrian Goulder from local AV distributor Vue AV chats with Reece Webb (Inavate EMEA), the pair discuss the growing convergence of AV and broadcast technology, and the growth of the company itseld, which is concentrating on building its local support network.

Azin Samarmand from virtual production company Pixojam chats with Inavate's Reece Webb on the Absen stand at Integrate Middle East 2024 in Dubai. The discussion goes into detail about the XR market in the Middle East, and how the technology is growing out of its initial broadcast market and moving into corporate, higher education and healthcare.

Reece Webb from Inavate asks Francisco Gallego from Brainstorm about the XR and virtual production market. Gallego says any videowall can use XR technology to create incredible content, and users don't need a huge studio setup or a vast knowledge of complex workflows.

Basel Al Aref from systems integrator Oasis Enterprises tells Inavate's Reece Webb about his company's expansion programme, which now sees Oasis run four offices across the Middle East. His company has also recently created a Robotics and AI division to maximise what he thinks will be a huge opportunity for AI, VR, AR and hologram technology in the pro-AV market.

Ragheed Haydar from manufacturer Lightware is discussion with Inavate's Reece Webb at Integrate MIddle East 2024 in Dubai. Lightware has seen most success in corporate and higher education installations where it has been able to simplify everything for the end user, for example just needing one USB-C cable to get up and running.

Distributor Ascentae has announced a strategic partnership with ActiveFloor, the interactive floor providers, to bring its products to the UK education market.

Tracy Davies has become the newest addition to AV and collaborative furniture manufacturer Top-Tec.

Q-Sys has appointed Rob Sherry as the regional director, Northern & Eastern Europe and managing director, UK & Ireland.

Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts has opened its Cyber Range cybersecurity training space where an Analog Way Eikos 4K system drives the LED videowall displaying threat intelligence information for students.