NSCA Announces Excellence in Product Innovation Award Winners

NSCA announces the winners of the second annual Excellence in Product Innovation awards, a recognition program for products that have a profound impact on systems integrators.

Any manufacturer that produces low-voltage products for installation by integrators in the commercial space was eligible to apply for this award. The awards were announced on February 25 in Dallas, Texas, at NSCA's 18th annual Business & Leadership Conference.

One winner was named in each of the following categories, along with an overall grand prize winner that received the highest score overall. The 2016 winners are:

• Ease of customization: Revolabs Executive Elite
• Installer-friendly: Shure QLX-D Digital Wireless Systems
• Interoperability: Audinate Dante Via
• New revenue potential: Biamp Systems Oreno
• Recurring revenue potential: Crestron PinPoint App
• Retrofit-friendly: Vivitek NovoPRO
• Overall grand prize winner: Audinate Dante Via

Additional considerations were made during the judging process in regard to how the products impact user experience (i.e. scalability, versatility, deployment cost, ease of use, ROI, ADA compliance, energy efficiency, etc.) The judging panel included NSCA's executive director, the editor of Commercial Integrator, and a panel of integrators from across North America.

"The entries this year were outstanding, from every manufacturer in every category," says NSCA executive director Chuck Wilson. "The competition this year was very strong, which made voting extremely difficult -- we had so many great products to review. Our focus is to recognize manufacturers that are totally committed to our channel, and every product that entered is making use of advanced technology that can truly help integrators offer something different and creative."

Additional Excellence in Product Innovation entries included:
• AMX by Harman AMX Rapid Project Maker Version 2.4
• AMX by Harman AMX SVSI N2000 4K Encoders and Decoders
• AMX by Harman BSS Soundweb Contrio Wall Controllers
• AMX by Harman Martin M-Touch Lighting Controller
• Arecont Vision SurroundVideo G5 Multi-Sensor Panoramic Camera
• ASSA ABLOY IN120 WiFi Lock with HID Mobile Access Support
• ASSA ABLOY Securitron EcoPower Power Supply
• Atlas Sound FAP63T-W Strategy III Loudspeaker
• Audio-Technica ATND971 Microphone and ATND8677 Mic Desk Stand with Danté Network Output
• Biamp Systems Devio
• Blackmagic Design Micro Studio Camera 4K
• Cambridge Sound Management Qt Patient Privacy System
• Cambridge Sound Management QtPro Sound Masking
• Chief PAC526FP4 Powered In-Wall Storage Box
• Christie Digital Christie Velvet Apex Series
• Crestron Electronics 4K Scaling Presentation Switcher with HDBaseT Output
• Crestron Electronics DM 4K I/O Cards
• Crestron Fusion Enterprise Management Software
• Cyviz Integrator Kit
• Digital Projector International INSIGHT 4K Laser
• D-Tools System Integrator 2016 (SI 2016)
• FSR Inc. LITE-IT
• FSR Inc. PWB-450
• Hikvision USA TurboHD 90XX Series Tribrid DVR
• Hikvision USA TurboHD Bullet Camera with Motorized Lens
• InFocus Mondopad 2.0
• KanexPro HDSC31D-4K
• Kramer Electronics K-Touch
• Listen Technologies ListenIR Assistive Listening System
• LogiSon Acoustic Network LogiSon Target
• Media Vision Assistive Listening System
• Media Vision Attend Sixteen: Multichannel Streaming and Recording Solution
• Middle Atlantic HUB
• Middle Atlantic RackLink Power Management System wih the Pakedge BakPak 3.0 Integration
• Middle Atlantic UTB Series Universal Tech Box
• MUSIC Group E Series (E10:4 and E5:4)
• NEC Display MultiSync E905 Display
• NEC Display NP-PX803UL Projector
• Tripp Lite PDU Ethernet Switch Combo
• Vingtor-Stentofon by Zenitel Pulse Enterprise
• Vivitek DU8090Z Laser projector
• Vivitek NovoPRO
• Wall-Smart for T3 Touch Screen - Retrofit
• Williams Sound Digi-Wave 300 Series Digital Communication System

Read more about the winners as they are profiled throughout the year in NSCA's biweekly newsletter, quarterly print newsletter, and Commercial Integrator.