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Barry Atkins Is Running Point on WFCT 2026 — Meet the President Selling the Floor

Key Media & Research president Barry Atkins is the name behind WFCT exhibit and sponsorship sales heading into San Antonio Aug. 26–29. Here’s who he is, how he got the job, and why operators should care who packs the booth wall.

Saadi E. Zemmouri·Jul 24, 2026·8 min read

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Tint Wiz’s Erik Devash Enters the Window Film Hall of Fame — Why Software Just Became Ceremony

WFCT will induct Tint Wiz founder Erik Devash on Aug. 27 in San Antonio. Here’s what that honor signals for shop software stacks, Fullsteam-era consolidation talk, and who owns the installer OS.

Saadi E. Zemmouri·Jul 21, 2026·9 min read