Articles by Ryan Brown
I have spent the majority of my post collegiate professional career working intimately with system integrators relating to the use and implementation of software for improving business process. When I joined Media Environment Design in 2002, Sam Cavitt and I were primarily working with companies as outsourced designers, our tool of choice? D-Tools. We soon began offering D-Tools training and implementation support to the rapidly growing user base of D-Tools customers and this soon became our primary focus with Media Environment Design. We have worked with over six hundred companies since.
I’ve been getting a lot of calls recently about a particular issue with Si 5.5 reporting. I should clarify it’s not exactly an ‘issue’ per se, (there is a very easy resolution – just …
One of the most powerful attributes of the D-Tools report designer is the ability to use parameters in your reports. These parameters give you the ability to make choices on how a report should …
Sam Cavitt, D-Tools Certified Partner and President of both Media Environment Design and Paradise Theater, is providing a free 1 hour webinar, Essentials of Private Theater Design.
Date: Wednesday November 18, 2009
Time: 10 Am Pacific Time
Register: …
One of the most frequent requests I have for custom reports is to merge several reports together into one report so they’ll all print off together at once. The D-Tools Report Designer provides the …
I just got back from a Content Action Team meeting (CAT) held at CEDIA’s headquarters in Indianapolis. I’m starting my first year as a CAT team member for the Customer Relations college (ESCR). …
Veteran design firms Media Environment Design and Audio Design have teamed up to combine experience and best practices to deliver high quality outsourced design services to integrators.
October 5, 2009 – Media Environment Design, Inc. (MED), …
I read this article by Curt Hayes of design outsource firm Audio Design, Inc. while at CEDIA Expo a few weeks back and wanted to make sure every D-Tools user knew about it. It’s a …
Founding D-Tools Certified Partner, Sam Cavitt, will teach 2 full day classes at CEDIA Expo 2009 in Atlanta, GA. To register visit CEDIA’s website and search for the course codes listed in the descriptions below. …
Certified Partner Media Environment Design has launched 2 new custom add-on products to its suite of customized options for D-Tools Si users. The products are designed to provide additional functionality for existing Si users.
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Part 5 of 5
In my last post I wrote about executing the Implementation Plan. In this post we’ll focus on post implementation maintenance and process optimization. Like a high performance car, your newly …
D-Tools is heading back over the pond to the UK for another European/ UK version of D-Tools University! May 6-8, 2009. This intense three-day training event will provide in-depth information on the all new SI5.5 …
Part 4 of 5
In my last post I wrote about creating the Implementation Plan. In this post we will move forward with executing on that plan. I break down the execution phase into …



