Here at ZeeVee, we speak often about how we can enhance our connection with channel partners. Following on the positive and enthusiastic feedback we’ve received for this newsletter, we are set to produce a new series of webinars for our partners and current and potential customers.  

These online events, which we’re calling SIGNAL Sessions and Certified Solution Partner Training, will provide you with best practices for signal distribution technologies, product information and case studies of successful AV projects.

SIGNAL Sessions, which will be open to all—including end-users, consultants and resellers—will run 45 minutes and feature insights for those working in key vertical markets. The first of these is scheduled for Thursday, May 21 and will focus on corporate projects. We are excited to highlight recent projects with VICE Media and Commvault.

Our Certified Solution Partner Training webinars, designed to support the channel, begin on Thursday, May 28 and will be open to current and potential SIGNAL Partners, including pro AV consultants. For several of these events, which will vary in length, we are proud to offer up to 3.5 AVIXA CTS credits to all participants.

A schedule of our first events is listed in the SIGNAL Sessions section of this newsletter. We ask that you also keep an eye out for invites with starting times and registration information. For those unable to participate live, each session will be archived on our website. 

We invite you not only to participate in these sessions, but to let us know what topics are of interest to you for future sessions. Where we can, we will include feedback and participation from integrators and consultants to these sessions. The key to SIGNAL Sessions and Certified Solution Partner Training is to not only share our resources with you, but to engage you in mutually-beneficial conversations that will elevate all of our businesses. 

Be well and we look forward to seeing you online!

Set Your Calendars for New ZeeVee Webinars

Our dual-tracking webinar events begin this month. ZeeVee SIGNAL Sessions start on Thursday, May 21; with Certified Solution Partner Training a week later. Below is a schedule of the events through June:

• May 21 – ZeeVee SIGNAL Sessions Episode 1 exploring enterprise corporate installations and highlighting project for Commvault and Vice Media
• June 18 – ZeeVee SIGNAL Session Episode 2 with a focus on higher education

• May 28 – ZeeVee CERTIFIED SOLUTION PARTNER TRAINING on AV over IP and RF Modulation on AVoIP with NETGEAR overview offering 3.5 AVIXA CTA credits to all participants
• June 25 – ZeeVee CERTIFIED SOLUTION PARTNER TRAINING on AV over IP and RF Modulation on AVoIP with NETGEAR overview offering 3.5 AVIXA CTA credits to all participants

You can get additional information and register for these webinars via this link.

ZeeVee University Training Goes Online! 

In recent months, ZeeVee has embarked on a proactive online training initiative that has to date garnered the participation of 25 universities in the U.K. and Ireland. This effort, spearheaded by Charlie Sullivan and George Vlismas, covers the basics of AVoIP, with discussions of new and existing products and applications for which they are best suited. In addition, they provide a technical dive into network requirements, as well as live demonstrations, of ZyPer Management Platform software.

Key products covered in these presentations include: 

• ZyPer4K encoders and decoders (SDVoE; 10GB Uncompressed – 4K) 
• ZyPerUHD encoders and decoders (1GB Compressed – JPEG2000 – 4K) 
• ZyPerHD encoders and decoders (1GB Compressed – H.264 – 1080P)  
• ZyPer MX4 quad encoder (Video Streaming - unicast, multicast, HLS streaming 1080P) 

Time for a bit of your favorite bubbly beverage as we announce that the ZeeVee ZyPer4K Quad Encoder Card for Netgear M4300-96X is now available. This is a groundbreaker as it enables the first Ethernet switch with integrated HDMI connectivity for video sources with the capacity to distribute uncompressed 4K/UHD and HDR content. Now integrators and end-users have unparalleled options for system customization, cost savings and reduced power consumption, as well as greatly simplified installation and deployment of large IP-based video networks.  

The card, which was developed in collaboration with Netgear, successfully combines IT and AV at the product level and will speed the adoption of next generation communications systems for industrial, commercial and residential applications. Plugging neatly into the Netgear M4300-96X switch chassis, each card accommodates up to four HDMI sources, and multiple cards may be used in the same switch.  

The Netgear M4300-96X Modular Managed Switch is preconfigured for easy, true AV and multicast zero-touch network set up. It also allows designers, integrators and end-users to simply select the combination of HDMI, copper, PoE+ and fiber M4300-96X port expansion cards that suit system requirements and connect cables from sources or decoder-equipped displays. The switch also requires just two units of rack space, presenting a compact, efficient and high-value solution to customers.   

As with other SDVoE components, the switch easily accommodates symmetric input/output configurations such as 48×48, as well as asymmetric solutions such as 10×86, 24×72, etc. The modular design of the switch allows reconfiguration of inputs and outputs should system requirements change.  

The ZyPer4K Quad Encoder Card for Netgear M4300-96X is shipping this month. ZeeVee is an authorized Netgear reseller, enabling us to provide you with the Netgear M4300-96X switch, as required. More information can be found at www.zeevee.com. 

Melanie Rodrigue is ZeeVee’s technical support manager. She joined the company in 2008 – in its second year and just before it began shipping any products. Charged with setting up the company’s customer service operations, she is proudest of building a team renowned for giving knowledgeable and attentive counsel to installers and integrators. 

Smart. Funny. Caring. That’s Melanie’s description of her colleagues. She sees the latter trait as particularly important to providing a high quality of service, and believes sometimes, just a quick response to those calling in for help can make a big difference. Just recently, Melanie’s department received a note from a senior living center that sums up the rewards of working in technical support: 

“My activities department and myself wanted to say thank you for helping us,” said Gregory DeBrango, maintenance director, Riviera Senior Living of Holly Hill, Florida. “Having the ability to utilize our signage channel has made a big improvement to the activities department. Being able to play workout videos and DVD movies they like brings back a little resemblance to the community events they enjoyed. Getting through this pandemic has put a strain on everyone, especially our seniors. Your company going out of its way to help us speaks volumes about who you are.” 

What she finds most interesting about working in the pro AV industry is that ZeeVee gear is used in so many vertical markets such as medical, education, hospitality and retail, and can be found not only in buildings, but even in oil rigs and yachts. 

When off stage from ZeeVee, she can be found on stage as part of the Queen City Improv troupe, as she is pictured above with fellow performer Toby Paul, or beekeeping in her backyard. She lives in Nashua with her wife Laura, along with one dog, four cats and a whole bunch of bees.