Rants & rAVes — Episode 1308: WyreStorm Will Deliver on Its Power-of-Three Promise with New EDU-Focused Switcher at ISE 2024

January 25, 2024

My latest pre-ISE-2024 videocast features WyreStorm’s Voislav Zec, product director, and Franklyn Mogale, technical sales engineer, who used the opportunity to debut a new educationally focused product live on the show. It’s a truly hybrid switcher designed to integrate into any classroom, and includes a built-in matrix that can manage HDMI, HDBaseT (3.0), USB-C and […]

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Xyte Debuts Xyte Connect to Put Any AV Manufacturer on the Cloud

January 25, 2024

Xyte, developer of the first all-in-one servitization platform for device and hardware manufacturers, today announced the launch of Xyte Connect, which the company says enables original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and industry partners to share data through the cloud and collaborate on device configuration, setup, support, updates and monitoring and management. “This is a stand-up-and-look moment […]

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Bluesound Adopts XYTE Cloud-Based Management Platform

January 25, 2024

Bluesound Professional has adopted support for remote monitoring of its products with Xyte, a unified remote monitoring service. Starting in Spring 2024, integrators of Bluesound Professional products will be able to register with Xyte to enable remote monitoring and control of basic functions from Xyte’s Device Cloud platform. “Our integrators have been vocal about the […]

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Xyte Launches Xyte Connect So Manufacturers and Industry Partners Can Leverage Joint Value Chains

January 25, 2024

Xyte Device Cloud’s newest module enables collaboration for streamlined operations, new revenue streams and stronger customer experience Mountain View, California – January 25, 2024 – Xyte, developer of the first all-in-one servitization platform for device and hardware manufacturers, today announced the launch of Xyte Connect, which enables original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their industry partners […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1298: Xyte Will Use ISE 2024 to Simplify AV Integrator Adoption with Xyte Connect

January 18, 2024

Xyte will come to ISE 2024 with a new application for its ecosystem — dubbed Xyte Connect. My latest Rants & rAVes videocast episode features Xyte’s VP of sales, Andrew Gross, who explained how Connect will simplify the adoption of Xyte’s cloud-management platform and its AVaaS options. Xyte will be in stand/booth 5J620 and I […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1296: Here’s an Exclusive Interview with Xyte CEO Omer Brookstein on Its $30M Funding

January 17, 2024

Yesterday, Xyte announced a $30 million round of investment, which includes $20 million in Series A funding led by Intel Capital, with participation from Samsung Next and existing investors S Capital and Mindset Ventures, as well as $10 million in venture lending from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock. Check out my exclusive interview with […]

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Xyte, One of the Best-Kept Secrets in the Industry, Is No Longer a Secret With $30M Funding Round

January 16, 2024

I have been writing about the opportunity for AVaaS and cloud-based AV for years. And, finally, Xyte has a dedicated platform that any AV manufacturer can adopt. I will talk about them more when I publish my 2024 Kayye’s Krystal Ball prediction article, but here’s a preview of what I say about Xyte in the […]

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Xyte Announced Partnership With Legrand, Symetrix and WyreStorm at InfoComm 2023

June 21, 2023

Xyte developers of the Connected Device Platform (CDP), announced its added partnerships with Legrand, Symetrix and WyreStorm at InfoComm 2023. These new customers join Valens, Avocor, AVProEdge, Rebar, Alice Camera, ProAV and others who have partnered with Xyte to create an AV ecosystem that includes “both leading hardware manufacturers and service providers.” Together with additional device manufacturers in various industries that are […]

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Middle Atlantic Announces RackLink Cloud, an Intelligent Platform Powered by Xyte

June 7, 2023

Middle Atlantic just announced RackLink Cloud, an intelligent platform enabling remote monitoring and management of the Premium+ Series PDUs via the cloud. RackLink Cloud, powered by Xyte, makes it easier for integrators to proactively monitor and manage the company’s enterprise-grade, IP-based monitoring and control power products from anywhere and without rolling a truck. Existing Premium+ […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1234: XYTE and Intel Partner to Bring AVaaS to InfoComm 2023

June 2, 2023

You’ve probably heard of XYTE, but you may not understand who the company is or what it does. Well, 50+ manufacturers do, as they are using XYTE to help turn hardware into software and services as we move toward the future of AV being Hardware-as-a-Service. Intel will support this movement with a family of NUC […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1215: At InfoComm 2023, WyreStorm Will Be All About Partnerships, In-Person Education and New Products

May 4, 2023

WyreStorm will use its booth (#3515) at InfoComm 2023 to show you how it has become a complete ecosystem producer at every signal routing and distribution level. I mean everything from HDBaseT to AV-over-IP — from streaming to 10G (and everything in-between), Wyrestorm can. In fact, if you watch this videocast, you’ll see and hear […]

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Avocor Launches Fuse, a Cloud-Based Software Management Platform

March 15, 2023

Avocor just announced the launch of FUSE, a free, cloud-based software management platform for IT and AV pros to remotely deploy, configure and manage Avocor solutions at scale from anywhere in the world. Built on Xyte’s Technology-as-a-Service (TaaS) cloud platform, FUSE enables teams to configure their device estate and organize products into spaces as they […]

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If They Go Public, Buy Stock in Xyte as Randy Klein Just Joined Them. Yes, That Randy Klein

June 1, 2022

Xyte, which hopes to bring a fundamental shift in the way hardware manufacturing ecosystems operate, announced today that Randy Klein, former president and CEO of Crestron Electronics, is joining the company as a member of its advisory board. Klein has played a significant role in the AV industry for over 45 years, driving growth and […]

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Xyte Launches Beta Version of Microsoft Teams Rooms Connectivity Solution

April 22, 2022

Xyte has launched in beta what it calls “the industry’s first solution to connect and monitor Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTRs)” from its comprehensive cloud-based platform. As more and more companies reopen their offices and transition to hybrid work, Xyte enables AV and UC professionals to offer remote managed services to their customers’ MTRs. In-house IT […]

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Xyte Appoints Andrew Gross as VP of Sales for North American Expansion

April 18, 2022

Xyte recently announced its global expansion with the launch of dedicated operations in North America. The company’s U.S. office will now be led by Xyte’s new VP of sales, Andrew Gross. The company says Gross comes to Xyte with over a decade of experience driving revenue growth and building successful sales teams. Most recently, he […]

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Xyte Reveals Field Operations Mobile Web Application to Simplify Information Collection in Workplace Platform

December 23, 2021

Xyte unveiled the newest extension to its Workplace by Xyte AV platform, the Field Operations mobile web application. The new app leverages QR codes to simplify the connection and information collection of deployed devices into end-customer environments within the Xyte platform. Systems integrators deploying AV products on customer sites must usually manually enter details into […]

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SDVoE Alliance and Xyte Partnership Will Provide Monitoring and Management Service for Alliance Members

November 17, 2021

Cloud services company Xyte announced a strategic partnership with the SDVoE Alliance that will bring Xyte’s cloud connectivity platform to all 54 SDVoE Alliance members, providing a unified monitoring and management platform for more than 700 members products. SDVoE Alliance members now have access to the standardized monitoring and management platform to launch revenue-generating managed […]

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Xyte Hardware-as-a-Service Platform Offers Cloud Services to Hardware Manufacturing Businesses

November 10, 2021

Xyte is a new company offering what it calls a “Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS) cloud platform.” Founders Omer Brookstein and Boris Dinkevich came from separate industries on the way to founding the platform — their common interest in the cloud as a transformational business driver brought them together to establish Xyte, formerly known as SyncPro, in early […]

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Building New Recurring Revenue Streams in the Cloud with Xyte

November 9, 2021

On Tuesday, Nov. 16, Gary Kayye will be joined by Xyte CEO Omer Brookstein for a compelling discussion on AV and cloud convergence; they will also discuss the concept of Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS). During the live, interactive LAVNCH & LEARN, attendees will learn what a true HaaS model means and the toolsets required to achieve them. […]

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What’s Up With LAVNCH: November Events

November 9, 2021

THE rAVe Agency has been busy planning and preparing tons of new LAVNCH & LEARNs and events. These events are educational and informative to help out both the new and experienced AV pros in our industry. From educational sessions on the newest tech to encouraging series on getting hired, we’ve got something for everyone. Let’s […]

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