NSCA Announces 2019 Excellence in Product Innovation Award Winners

NSCA, the not-for-profit association representing the commercial low-voltage electronic systems industry, announces the winners of the fifth 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 is eligible to apply for this award. The awards were announced on February 27 at NSCA's 21st annual Business & Leadership Conference in Tampa, Florida.

Winners were named in each of the following categories, including an overall grand prize winner:

* Ease of Customization: Shure Designer System Configuration Software
* Retrofit/Installer-Friendly: Biamp TCM-1 Beamtracking
* New Revenue Potential: Crestron Flex
* Recurring Revenue Potential: VisibilityOne Video Monitoring
* Technology Platform: QSC Q-SYS Control
* Trailblazing Innovation: Listen Technologies Listen Everywhere
* Overall Grand Prize Winner: Digital Projection INSIGHT Laser 8K

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 director of business resources, the editor of Commercial Integrator, and a panel of integrators from across North America.

"We received more entries this year than ever before," says NSCA director of business resources Mike Abernathy. "The judging team had their work cut out for them this year, just like they do every year. Each product we reviewed brought something unique and different to our industry. The seven winners we selected stood out for their originality and use of technology."

Additional Excellence in Product Innovation entries this year included:

* Almo Professional A/V AV Services for Integrators
* AmpliVox Sound Systems Dual Audio Pal
* ASSA ABLOY Securitron AQ Series Power Supplies
* ASSA ABLOY Electronic Security Hardware Securitron M680E EcoMag Magnalock
* AVI-SPL Symphony
* Belden Inc. PartnerAlliance HDBaseT Warranty
* Belden Inc. REVConnect Connectivity System
* Belden Inc. REVConnect Pre-Terminated Assemblies
* Biamp SageVue
* Bogen Communications Inc. C4000 Series IP-Based Paging and Audio Distribution Solution
* Casio America Inc. Superior XJ-S400UN LampFree Projector
* Crestron Electronics Inc. Flex C100 Series
* Crestron Electronics Inc. Room Scheduling
* Crestron Electronics Inc. XiO Cloud
* Crestron Electronics Inc. FT2 Series FlipTops
* Crestron Electronics Inc. DigitalMedia 4K60 4:4:4 HDR Network AV Encoder/Decoder
* Da-Lite Parallax 2.3
* Defendify Cybersecurity Protection
* Digital Projection International Radiance LED
* Domotz Pro
* Draper Inc. SmartTrim
* Draper Inc. TecVision XH800X UST ALR
* DW Complete Surveillance Solutions Spectrum IPVMS
* Dynacord IPX Series Multi-Channel Power Amplifiers with FIR-Drive for Fixed Installation
* Electro-Voice EVID-S Commercial Loudspeakers with Easy Wall-Mount System
* Epson America Inc. PowerLite L-Series Laser Projectors
* Epson America Inc. LightScene Accent Lighting 3LCD Laser Projector
* Extron IN1808 Eight Input 4K/60 Seamless Presentation Switcher
* Extron NAV Systems Pro AV over IP
* Extron SF 10C SUB SoundField In-Ceiling Subwoofer
* Extron SF 26PT SoundField 6.5" Two-Way Pendant Speaker
* Extron ShareLink Pro 1000 Wireless and Wired Collaboration Gateway
* HoverCam Pilot X
* HYTORC Lithium Series II Electric Torque Tool
* Just Add Power J+P Sonic Screwdriver
* KanexPro 4K HDBaseT KVM Extender
* Kramer Electronics 575/576 Ultra-Reach Transmitter/Receiver
* Kramer Electronics VS-622DT All-in-One Presentation System with Room Automation
* Legrand, North & Central America Qmotion Qbasic+
* LynTec Xtend Power Control Remote Relay Modules
* Middle Atlantic Products C3 Series Credenza
* Middle Atlantic Products DC High Power Distribution
* Middle Atlantic Products L7 Series Lectern
* MSE Audio Rockustics Cherry Bomb
* MSE Audio SoundTube STNet
* NEC Display Solutions of America C981Q UHD Commercial Display
* NEC Display Solutions of America Display NP-PA803UL Installation Laser Projector
* Openpath Access Control
* Pexip Meeting Platform
* Premier Mounts Convergent LED Mounting Solution
* Projecta DescenderPro
* ProVideoInstruments VeCASTER
* ProVideoInstruments VeCOAX Ultra
* ReconaSense ReconAccess
* Roqos Core Cybersecurity Router & Service
* RTI Integration Designer APEX
* Samsung Electronics America The Wall Professional
* Shure Incorporated Microflex Complete and Microflex Complete Wireless
* Transition Networks Self-Enclosed Managed Hardened Gigabit PoE++ Switch
* Vanco International EVO-IP
* Vanguard LED Displays Inc. Chromium
* Williams AV Audio PresenterHUB
* Williams AV BLUE POD
* ZeeVee ZyPerMX4 Four-Channel IP Encoder

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

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