Catalyst AV Distribution Network Appoints AHA Distributing for Southeast Territory

Nationwide specialty AV products distribution network Catalyst AV has filled its Southeastern territory slot with the appointment of AHA Distributing.  In doing so, AHA adds to its portfolio APC, Catalyst Wire & Cable, ClearView CCTV, Dropcam, EnGenius, IC Realtime, Nest, Rapid Mounts, TiVo and Vivitek.  These lines and many more will be featured at AHA’s 3rd annual Aim High Audio “Big Show” taking place March 24th and 25th at the Marriott Atlanta Northwest at Galleria hotel.

Borne several years ago from independent sales representative firm Aim High Audio, AHA is a rapidly growing distribution company that caters to the custom residential and light commercial channels from its Marietta, Georgia and Tampa, Florida outlets. For the Catalyst AV Network, the company will serve Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and the Carolinas.

“AHA Distributing is a strong force in the Southeast with a vast dealer network,” said Steve Presti, board member of Catalyst AV.  “Their commitment to quality sales and customer support programs is perfectly in keeping with Catalyst AV’s mission. AHA is a formidable addition to the Group.”

Chris Gilray, AHA Distributing president said, “There are tremendous benefits in being able to share ideas with the many Catalyst AV member-companies around the country and bring these great lines and educational programs to our dealers; it also takes our Aim High Audio “Big Show” to an entirely new level. We’re all very excited.”

Aim High Audio “Big Show”

The 3rd annual Aim High Audio “Big Show” will be held March 24th and 25th at the Marriott Atlanta Northwest at Galleria, 200 Interstate North Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339.  This event showcases 60 manufacturers with 3 different educational courses provided each day including networking and audio / video distribution.  Jeremy Burkhardt of Origin Acoustics is the keynote speaker each day. Over $30,000 worth of giveaways by the manufacturers present at the event will be awarded to dealers.  Lunch and refreshments will be served both days.

Registration is free; dealers interested in attending can register by either contacting Chris Gilray directly at 919.809.4284 or email [email protected] or register online at http://conta.cc/1DmLOoD.

Featured

  • Hot AI Chatbot DeepSeek Comes Loaded With Privacy, Data Security Concerns

    In the artificial intelligence race powered by American companies like OpenAI and Google, a new Chinese rival is upending the market—even with the possible privacy and data security issues. Read Now

  • Survey: CISOs Increasing Budgets for Crisis Simulations in 2025

    Today, Cyber Performance Center, Hack The Box, released new data showcasing the perspectives of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) towards cyber preparedness in 2025. In the aftermath of 2024’s high-profile cybersecurity incidents, including NHS, CrowdStrike, TfL, 23andMe, and Cencora, CISOs are reassessing their organization’s readiness to manage a potential “chaos” of a full-scale cyber crisis. Read Now

  • Human Risk Management: A Silver Bullet for Effective Security Awareness Training

    You would think in a world where cybersecurity breaches are frequently in the news, that it wouldn’t require much to convince CEOs and C-suite leaders of the value and importance of security awareness training (SAT). Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Read Now

  • Windsor Port Authority Strengthens U.S.-Canada Border Waterway Safety, Security

    Windsor Port Authority, one of just 17 national ports created by the 1999 Canada Marine Act, has enhanced waterway safety and security across its jurisdiction on the U.S.-Canada border with state-of-the-art cameras from Axis Communications. These cameras, combined with radar solutions from Accipiter Radar Technologies Inc., provide the port with the visibility needed to prevent collisions, better detect illegal activity, and save lives along the river. Read Now

New Products

  • FEP GameChanger

    FEP GameChanger

    Paige Datacom Solutions Introduces Important and Innovative Cabling Products GameChanger Cable, a proven and patented solution that significantly exceeds the reach of traditional category cable will now have a FEP/FEP construction.

  • Luma x20

    Luma x20

    Snap One has announced its popular Luma x20 family of surveillance products now offers even greater security and privacy for home and business owners across the globe by giving them full control over integrators’ system access to view live and recorded video. According to Snap One Product Manager Derek Webb, the new “customer handoff” feature provides enhanced user control after initial installation, allowing the owners to have total privacy while also making it easy to reinstate integrator access when maintenance or assistance is required. This new feature is now available to all Luma x20 users globally. “The Luma x20 family of surveillance solutions provides excellent image and audio capture, and with the new customer handoff feature, it now offers absolute privacy for camera feeds and recordings,” Webb said. “With notifications and integrator access controlled through the powerful OvrC remote system management platform, it’s easy for integrators to give their clients full control of their footage and then to get temporary access from the client for any troubleshooting needs.”

  • EasyGate SPT and SPD

    EasyGate SPT SPD

    Security solutions do not have to be ordinary, let alone unattractive. Having renewed their best-selling speed gates, Cominfo has once again demonstrated their Art of Security philosophy in practice — and confirmed their position as an industry-leading manufacturers of premium speed gates and turnstiles.