network that allowed us to serve our global customer base . By revenue , we were about the third-largest AV company in the United States ,” adds Bailey .
“ That year , our founder , John Whitlock , decided to sell the company to a private equity firm . That firm also purchased AVI- SPL , the world ’ s largest AV / UC firm , and they merged the two companies .”
The merger was completed in 2020 , creating America ’ s largest AV / UC company for digital workspace services . The new entity retained the AVI-SPL name .
AVI-SPL : Innovation in overdrive during COVID-19 pandemic Of course , at the time of the AVI-SPL merger , a major change in the way people worked was about to take place .
The COVID-19 pandemic saw working conditions shift dramatically from in-office work exclusively to working from home . The need for many businesses to onboard new AV technologies into their business was at its peak .
“ The state of the industry we ’ re in today is a reflection of many of the services we developed over the past four years ,” says Bailey .
“ If we think about hybrid meeting technology , which is something we spent a lot of time working on , those challenges all continue today . They were challenges before the pandemic , but during and after they have probably become our number one concern .”
Of course , new working conditions were not just a challenge for AVI-SPL . The sudden shift to remote work was a challenge for workers and businesses who needed new digital workplace solutions immediately .
“ I like to say technology doesn ’ t necessarily solve people problems ,
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