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The Scenario:
As travel costs rise and environmental concerns grow, more organizations seek to conduct meetings between employees, customers, clients and satellite offices via teleconferencing. An example of this, Home Properties (a Real Estate Investment Trust) based in Rochester, New York. Home Properties approached AV Solutions, a provider of teleconferencing system, with a challenge, provide a teleconferencing system that:

  • Allows groups in different locations to communications as naturally as they would if they were in the same room.
  • Is simple to use
  • Works every time
  • Does not get in the way of other meeting activities
  • Does not affect the comfort of the meeting room
  • Supports audio function beyond conferencing like the playback of other audio sources

    The Challenge:
    Many teleconferencing systems require unsightly equipment and cords, expense setup and maintenance, constant fiddling and tweaking plus a steep learning curve to configure and use. These factors do not provide an image of elegance and transparency that is often desired. What most organizations want is a robust conferencing system that provides power, flexibility, reliability and extraordinary sound quality combined with a look that compliments their meeting room and blend into the background.

    This was the challenge put to AV Solutions. Home Properties simply wanted what many other businesses have been asking all along: Form, features and functionality in an environment that suit business and aesthetic requirements.

    The Solution:
    After reviewing Home Properties requirements and surveying the meeting room, AV Solutions recommended a system customized to meet their needs. This system consisted of low profile table microphones, ceiling mounted loudspeakers, a gooseneck microphone at a podium, a wireless presenter’s microphone, and a custom programmed touchscreen control system.

    Equipment included:
  • ClearOne Converge Pro 880 Professional Conferencing System
  • ClearOne Converge Pro 8i Professional Conferencing Input Expansion System
  • ClearOne Converge Pro TH-20 Professional Conferencing Telephone Interface
  • Shure Boundary Microphones
  • Shure Wireless microphone
  • ShureGooseneck Microphone
  • Crestron Control System

    The Reason:
    AV Solution’s choice for the audio system came from many years of experience. ClearOne product’s were selected by them due to repeated success in using them, even in the most difficult of acoustic spaces and the innovation and quality of the Converge Pro systems. Other key factors included:

    Excellent technical support available by phone and by region Field Engineers from the equipment manufacture. Online Resources – manuals, technical documentation, software, white papers, training and forums all available and up to date at www.clearone.com ClearOne Training that not only covers how to program their systems but also audio conferencing system design fundamentals.

    The Integration:
    A corporate board room conveys an image. Even from a thousand miles away that image must be heard and seen. AV Solutions had the task of making sure Home Properties’ image came across.

    System setup was easy. The audio conferencing equipment includes an internal database of configuration setting for audiovisual objects like microphones, DVD/CD players and video conferencing systems. The equipment type and model to be connected to the audio conferencing units is simple selected from this database to configure the input and output channels. Once they had the system in place it was merely a matter of making finely-tuned adjustments to the installed equipment: a process that could have taken hours was reduced to minutes, thanks to the simplicity of the Converge Pro configuration software.

    The audio system also has the ability to perform a self-test that includes verifying that microphones, loudspeakers, amplifiers, telephone lines and network connections are working properly, another great time saver.

    Interfacing the audio components to the touch panel control system was simplified, due to an intuitive control interface, internal programming with macros, USB, Ethernet and RS-232 control ports.

    During the initial tests, the system provided superior audio the first time activated.
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    Douglas Fearing- Co-Founder / President

    A graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology, Doug has been in the Technology industry since 1976 and actively oversees Fearing’s daily operations. Along with his wife, Lois, and three others, Doug started Fearing’s in a 600 square-foot facility in Portage, Wisconsin. In the 25 years since, the company has grown to over 30 employees with offices in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Doug likes to say he’s a “TV Technician with a dream� going back to his history with the family’s original business-Fearing’s TV and Appliance.

    Doug values time with family, watersports, hiking, snowshoeing and skiing. In addition to being a devoted member of his church, Doug serves as Board President for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County, Board member of Schools for Haiti and Scripture Chair of the Gideons-Portage camp.

    Lois Fearing- Co-Founder/Accounting, Human Resources

    A graduate of MATC, Lois oversees Fearing’s daily book keeping along with various HR responsibilities.

    Along with Doug, Lois is deeply connected to community outreach, serving as a Board member and Fundraising Committee Chairperson for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County. She also serves on the Schools for Haiti Fundraising committee. In addition, Lois’ ongoing passion and commitment to provide care for the elderly comes from her 10-year history of working in a Reedsburg, Wisconsin Nursing home.

    Lois enjoys singing, hiking, sunny days on the pontoon, and spending time with her 4 grandchildren.

    Ehren Tresner-VP of Technology and Innovation

    Ehren drives Fearing’s technology by continually seeking out trends to enhance capabilities while supporting Sales, Engineering and Installation teams. Throughout his years with Fearing’s, Ehren’s talent and vision have joined forces to create a wide variety of projects and strategic solutions that exceed expectation.

    Ehren loves music, family time, movies, nature, sustainability efforts and electric vehicles.

    Ben Voeck-Director of Commercial AV

    With 10 years with Fearing’s and over twice that long in the industry, Ben continues to lead, coordinate, and develop the Commercial AV team.

    By consistently delivering an outstanding experience and outcome, Ben contributes to the Fearing’s legacy of long-lasting partnerships that truly make a difference. Whatever the Commercial AV need may be, Ben and team deliver at the highest level.

    Ben is an avid fisherman and photographer. He enjoys coaching his sons and other youth.

    Chris Matson-Senior VP of Sales

    Chris has been with Fearing’s for 20 years and in the industry for over 2 decades. As a Certified leader in Sales Acceleration and trained in EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating Systems), Chris successfully utilizes his skills to lead the Fearing’s Salesforce. Chris and team are motivated and driven to develop new client partnerships while continuing to reinforce loyal long-term relationships with ongoing Service excellence.

    Married for 19 years with 3 children, Chris enjoys skiing, hiking, fishing, boating, hunting, camping and golf. He’s also been actively involved as a Youth Football and Softball coach for his family and others.