New solutions GUDE Switched Power DistributionUnits from TIG


Technological Innovations Group (TIG), the leading sales agency for col- laborative smart spaces and enterprise communication services, is pleased to announce that it is now able to of- fer the new GUDE Power Distribution Units (PDU) for increased operation- al reliability through programmable switching delay.


The GUDE Expert Power Sequencer 8112 Series can switch connected de- vices on and off sequentially via an au- tomatic switching routine and avoids the typical voltage peaks caused by high inrush currents when several


New research into the impact of COVID-19 on physical security pur- chasing decisions has revealed a sharp increase in the necessity/ur- gency for businesses to adopt hosted video surveillance (VSaaS) and access control (ACaaS) solutions. While 70%


loads are switched on simultaneously. In installations which include an am- plifier, the PDU now ensures that the amplifier is switched on last, after all the other components. This means that the ‘popping’ noises that other- wise occur, which can not only be un- pleasant but can also cause damage to speakers and amplifiers, are elim- inated.


The 8112 Series can also significantly save on electricity costs by automat- ing the switching on and off of devices with a high standby power consump- tion. Steven Dullaert, TIG’s Director


of 1000 senior decision makers in IT, security, FM and HR roles agree this to be the case, 78% also anticipate their organisations’ use of cloud tech- nologies to increase in the future as a result of COVID-19. The independent survey, commis-


of Sales comments: “As well as offer- ing energy savings, these new PDUs completely eliminate a common issue that AV integrations face: the damag- ing and unpleasant ‘pops’ and noises caused by current inrush. GUDE’s Ger- man engineering expertise has made these a thing of the past.”


TIG is supplying the 8112 Series as well as the full range of other GUDE PDUs to integrators throughout the EMEA region and can offer them alongside a full range of compatible Crestron products.


security adoption given major boost


sioned by hosted security provid- er Morphean, revealed that over three-quarters (76%) of senior man- agers in UK, Germany and Sweden have increased their use of video conferencing (e.g. Microsoft Teams); 65% have increased their use of of-


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