State, local governments expected to spend more on AV products: audiovisual purchases by governments are expected to increase by 12 percent each year through 2007. From: Nation's Cities Weekly | Date: May 16, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 National League of Cities. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A recent survey suggests that local and state governments will spend more money on audiovisual equipment for public safety, emergency services and homeland security initiatives over the next three years.

The International Communications Industries Association estimates that local and state governments spend $1.2 billion annually on audiovisual equipment such as flat panel displays, projectors, videoconferencing products and other recording devices.

According t...

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