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FORTÉ, the global leader in communication and collaboration solutions designed for the modern workplace, today announced that Christopher Mounts who currently serves as Chief Financial Officer will become Global Chief Executive Officer effective October 1, 2026. Mounts succeeds Jeff Stoebner, who has served as CEO since 2009 and will continue as Executive Chairman for FORTÉ.

FORTÉ, the leader in communication and collaboration solutions designed for the modern workplace, today announced its acquisition of Vega Global, APAC’s largest systems integrator and a leading provider of workplace technology and audiovisual solutions serving corporate, education, government and other market segments. With this acquisition, FORTÉ adds to its international presence, including established office locations in Hong Kong, Mainland China, India, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Korea, Vietnam, Australia, Philippines, Malaysia, Macau, New Zealand, Indonesia, and United Arab Emirates. With its headquarters in Minneapolis, Minn., FORTÉ also has operations in the U.S., Ireland, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Mexico.

FORTÉ, the global leader in communication and collaboration solutions designed to transform the modern workplace, today announced it has been recognized as an Authorized Logitech Service Partner for its ability to deliver services-led collaboration solutions to customers.

FORTÉ, the global leader in communication and collaboration solutions designed to transform the modern workplace, will highlight the future of intelligent collaboration and connected workplace experiences at InfoComm, June 17–19. FORTÉ experts will meet with attendees to share interactive demonstrations and strategic technology solutions.

FORTÉ today announced the expansion of its Velocity meeting room solutions – the world’s #1 pre-configured meeting room technology offering that includes a complete range of collaboration spaces from huddle rooms to large meeting environments. Velocity meeting room configurations are built using the world’s leading technology brands, enabling organizations to deploy new room solutions with speed, consistency, and confidence.

How does your collaboration environment stack up? FORTÉ, a global leader in communication and collaboration solutions for the modern workplace, today released The State of Modern Collaboration Spaces, a new study that gives IT leaders a detailed look at where the AV industry stands on AI adoption, what's driving reliability failures, and where enterprise collaboration solution investment is headed. The findings are based on responses from 512 U.S. IT decision-makers.

FORTÉ (formerly AVI Systems) today announced the availability of Velocity™ in certain European markets. Velocity includes pre-engineered meeting room solutions designed to help organizations deploy collaboration technology solutions with speed and predictability. The announcement was made at ISE 2026 in Barcelona.

FORTÉ announced today its participation at ISE 2026 taking place February 3-6 in Barcelona. ISE is the world’s largest audiovisual and systems integration exhibition. FORTÉ will collaborate with GPA to engage with customers, partners, and industry leaders from around the world.

FORTÉ today announced the promotion of four leaders, recognizing their exceptional contributions and impact across strategic partnerships, sales operations, procurement and logistics. The promotions reflect FORTÉ’s continued investment in leadership development and operational excellence as the company scales internationally.

FORTÉ, formerly AVI Systems, today announced the promotion of three leaders from within the organization to senior leadership roles, further strengthening the company’s ability to scale, innovate, and deliver exceptional outcomes for customers.

FORTÉ, formerly AVI Systems, today announced a series of executive leadership promotions that strengthen the company’s operational, financial, innovation, marketing, and people-focused capabilities as it continues its growth across the U.S. and internationally.

FORTÉ, formerly AVI Systems, today announced that Josh Braun has been promoted to Chief Information Officer (CIO), effective immediately. Braun becomes FORTÉ’s first-ever CIO, reflecting the company’s increasing emphasis on technology, security, and infrastructure as essential drivers of growth.

FORTÉ, formerly AVI Systems, today announced it has acquired Informationsteknik Scandinavia AB, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. With operations in both Sweden and Denmark, this acquisition further expands FORTÉ’s European presence and advances its strategy to support global organizations with modern audiovisual and unified collaboration solutions.

FORTÉ, a global leader in communication and collaboration solutions, along with leaders from its Microsoft Solutions business (formerly Magenium), will host an exclusive webinar on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 1 p.m. Central Time. Titled “Revolutionize Microsoft Support with Premier Services+,” the 45-minute session will explore how organizations can streamline their Microsoft support strategy with faster response times, deeper technical expertise, and transparent pricing.

FORTÉ, a leader in transforming the modern workplace, today announced its new Zoom Advanced service, a managed service tailored for organizations to more effectively manage their Zoom video conferencing rooms. Now, enterprise IT teams can transition the management and support of their Zoom Room solutions to FORTÉ, ensuring optimized performance while alleviating resource burdens.

FORTÉ (formerly AVI Systems), a leader in technology solutions used to transform the modern workplace, will be a key exhibitor at InfoComm 2025, held June 11–13 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. At Booth #1742, FORTÉ will highlight its innovative strategies and solutions, from immersive collaboration platforms to mission-critical command centers.

FORTÉ (formerly AVI Systems), a leader in technology solutions used to transform the modern workplace, today announced enhancements to its pre-engineered Velocity meeting room solutions. Velocity solutions are deployed with unprecedented speed, scale and reliability. Leveraging decades of integration expertise and unmatched logistics capabilities, the Velocity offering from FORTÉ redefines how quickly organizations can scale solutions to meet their communication and collaboration needs.

FORTÉ, formerly AVI Systems, today announced strategic investments in System Video, based in Dublin, Ireland, and GMS, located near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The acquisition of these two established audiovisual integration businesses, strengthens FORTÉ’s global presence and advances the company’s effort in transforming the modern workplace.

AVI Systems today introduced itself as FORTÉ. The new company name, logo and brand identity positions the company as the industry leader in the delivery and support of communication and collaboration solutions for the modern workplace. Founded in 1974, FORTÉ has 1,300 employee owners at 41 locations in the United States. Each year, the company completes thousands of strategic communication initiatives for business, education, and government customers.

Forte, a leading provider of blockchain solutions, and PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYPS), the company behind the playAWARDS loyalty platform and an award-winning developer of free-to-play mobile and social games that offer real-world rewards to players, have formed a strategic partnership to bring PLAYSTUDIOS’ leadership in “rewarded play” to Web3 through its new venture playBLOCKS.

Forte, a leading provider of blockchain solutions for game publishers, has acquired N3TWORK’s technology platform. The N3TWORK platform team will join Forte as a part of the transaction; N3TWORK founder Neil Young will lead Forte’s Games Industry business unit.

Forte, a leading provider of blockchain solutions for game publishers, announced today that it has secured an additional $725 million in financing, closing its Series B. The Series B was led by Sea Capital and Kora Management with further support and funding from powerhouse game and media publishers including Animoca Brands, Big Bets (Huuuge Games), Overwolf, Playstudios, Warner Music Group, zVentures (Razer), and blockchain partners Cosmos, Polygon Studios, and Solana Ventures, as well as investors including Griffin Gaming Partners, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), and Tiger Global.

Forte, an organization building a blockchain platform for video games, today announced the launch of the first NFT presale for Proxi, the new game experience from industry pioneer Will Wright. The presale, which begins Tuesday, September 29 at 9am Pacific time and lasts for 24 hours, offers two distinct packs of NFTs to the community. Each contains a mix of in-game, collectible, and community NFTs that augment the player’s experience of the game. The presale can be accessed at the official Gallium Studios website.

Forte, an organization building a blockchain-based economic platform for video games, today announced it has raised $185M in Series A funding led by Griffin Gaming Partners. New and existing investors including Union Grove Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Battery Ventures, and Canaan also participated in the round. The Series A funding values the organization at $1B. The funds will be used to accelerate the development of its end-to-end blockchain platform, which lets developers create fungible and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and build scalable token-based game economies.