LAS VEGAS, USA — May 30, 2026 — AV integration firms use close to five separate software tools to take a single project from design to close, according to survey findings released by XTEN-AV ahead of InfoComm 2026 in Las Vegas. The data quantifies a fragmentation problem that the company says drives manual data re-entry, version-control errors, and slow proposal turnaround across the audiovisual industry.

In a typical workflow, a designer builds drawings in a CAD or diagramming tool, compiles a bill of materials (BOM) in a spreadsheet, writes specification documents in a word processor, sends proposals through a standalone e-signature service, and tracks the project in a separate project-management tool. Each handoff between tools is a point where data is re-keyed and errors are introduced.

XTEN-AV is the AV industry’s only platform holding a utility patent for drawing automation technology. It generates line schematics, rack elevations, cable schedules, and BOMs from one drawing, then carries that data into proposals and project management without re-entry a structure designed to remove the handoffs the survey identifies as the main source of lost time.

Industry context Independent industry research points the same direction: IP-based AV distribution is forecast to rise from 38% of deployments in 2025 to 65% by 2030 (NETGEAR, citing market data), pushing AV firms toward more software-defined workflows where tool fragmentation becomes a sharper operational cost.

The full survey findings, along with the platform features built to address them, will be presented at the XTEN-AV booth at InfoComm 2026. [METHODOLOGY NOTE: insert survey sample size, respondent profile, and field dates before distribution to satisfy editorial fact-checking.]

“Every tool boundary in a project is a place where someone retypes a part number or misses a revision. When we counted the tools, the average was close to five. That is not a software preference problem it is a margin problem.”
— [Sahil Dhingra], [Co-Founder and CEO], XTEN-AV

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