March 2010
Features
Digital Consoles for Live Sound
By George Petersen
Today, digital console technologies are not only accepted by the live sound and contracting community, but truly dominate major segments of the touring market…
AV Control Systems
By Bennett Liles
There was a time when setting up AV control systems was considered to be sort of a black art reserved only for seasoned techies who never revealed their trade secrets. Since those days, the realm of AV control has become much more open…
Your Network
Our industry is ideal for networking because it is small enough to ensure that interpersonal connections can truly translate into action; self-improvement can serve as both a networking endeavor and an upgrade to your business….
Review
Audio-Technica SpectraPulse Review
By John McJunkin
Contractors are in need of solutions that overcome crowded frequencies, and Audio-Technica has obliged with its SpectraPulse system…
Columns
Linking In
By Don Kreski
You can use LinkedIn to grow your client base, but the way it works is subtle…
Your Next Move in Networking
By Cynthia Wisehart
Certainly, AV has always been a small, tight-knit industry, and peer networking, training, and knowledge sharing have been a means of survival in the world that is largely self-defined and self-policed. …
Thin Is In
By Scott Wilkinson
Warwick Audio Technologies is working on an interesting variation of the electrostatic approach that does not require rigid stators, uses far less power, and can be formed into various sizes and shapes. …
Pro Contracting Apps for Your iPhone
By George Petersen
Sooner or later, you gotta start regarding Apple’s iPhone/iPod Touch as a serious platform…
Departments
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch
By Don Kreski
“When this hotel was first built, it was an oasis downtown, where everyone went to see and be seen,” says Edan Ballantine, director of food and beverage for the new Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch…
iPhone App: Kramer Electronics VP-729
Kramer Electronics’ control iPhone app for the VP-729 ProScale digital scaler/switcher provides easy-to-use interfaces to control both switching and operation of all menu features of the VP-729…
The Sign of the Times
By Randal A. Lemke, Ph.D., Executive Director of InfoComm International
For more than five years, InfoComm International has been working to advance industry knowledge surrounding the art, science, and business opportunities surrounding digital signage…
Smart Monkeys
By Cynthia Wisehart
When Stephan Villet and Alan Anderson founded Smart Monkeys in August of 2008, the world they traveled in was very different than it is now…
Diversify Your Business
CEDIA knows that businesses in the electronic systems industry are looking for new and improved services to offer clients, so in 2010, CEDIA University is offering extensive education for every skill level and employee of your company. …
2010 Business Trends Include Recurring Revenue
NSCA’s latest Market Intelligence Briefing (MIB) report, Recurring Revenue—Selling Service, analyzes six key recurring revenue streams for systems contractors. …
NSCA Honors Systems Contractors
NSCA announced the winners of its 2010 Excellence in Business Awards…
NSCA University Brings Industry Topics to InfoComm 2010
Join NSCA University at InfoComm 2010 for education sessions exclusively for industry professionals to improve their technical skills, learn about important industry issues, and discover operational best practices. …
Commercial Audiovisual Industry Grows Worldwide
A new study is projecting that AV products and services will become a $91 billion global industry by 2012….
InfoComm Offers New AV Certificate Program
InfoComm International is releasing a new certificate program aimed at recognizing those who have demonstrated basic competency in the audiovisual field….
New Online Catalog Enhances Opportunities
InfoComm iQ, the developer of the most comprehensive and current AV products and providers directory in the industry, is pleased to announce the creation of ISE365, a year-round industry web marketing and research resource for products and services for the exhibitors at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE). …
InfoComm Names 2010 Leadership Development Committee
InfoComm International announces its 10-member Leadership Development Committee …
New Products
Tripp Lite SRCOOL12K and SRXCOOL12K
Tripp Lite has introduced two new cooling solutions (SRCOOL12K and SRXCOOL12K) for rack enclosures, network closets, and server rooms…
Panamax PM8-GAV
To provide consumers with a greener home theater environment while cutting down on energy bills, Panamax introduced the new PM8-GAV, a compact, cost-effective power management unit…
Sanus Systems ELM402-G1, ELM405-G1, and ELM410-G1
Sanus Systems has added pivoting HDMI cables to its Sanus Elements product offering. The cables are currently available in 2.5ft., 5ft., and 10ft. lengths: the ELM402-G1, ELM405-G1, and ELM410-G1…
Smart-AVI HDX-400
Smart-AVI has released a new HDMI signal extender that is capable of transmitting 1080p video and embedded audio 150ft. over Cat-6 to up to three remote monitors and one local display for realtime monitoring. …
RapcoHorizon AC-Audio
RapcoHorizon introduced its new AC-Audio composite cable at winter NAMM 2010. This unique cable offers both AC power and two channels of digital audio within the same outer jacket…
True Systems PT2-500
With the introduction of the PT2-500 mic pre and DI, TransAudio Group’s True Systems continues its contortionist legacy of packing immense-sounding microphone preamplification into infinitesimal spaces…
Video Mount Products ER-W24
Video Mount Products’ new ER-W24 wall-mounted equipment rack is now available, freeing up valuable floor space…
X2O Media Xpresenter Xe
X2O Media announced three new cost-effective versions of its Xpresenter Xe digital signage system. Designed to lower the total cost of ownership for digital signage solutions of any size, the new high-quality Xe systems allow users to buy the version they need…
Altinex CP500-100
Altinex introduced a new offering in its Neutron Series line: the CP500-100. Designed to extend the capabilities of the company’s MultiTouch touchpanels, the CP500-100 is a 1RU controller…
Extron Electronics Fox 4G Matrix 320x
Extron Electronics introduced the Fox 4G Matrix 320x, a high-performance, modular fiber-optic matrix switcher that provides complete, end-to-end digital AV signal transmission and routing over fiber-optic cable…
Atlona Technologies ATP-14029L-23 and ATP-14029L-30
Atlona Technologies has added to its HDMI Plenum Cable line with two new lengths. The added lengths, the ATP-14029L-23 (22.5 meters) and the ATP-14029L-30 (30 meters) …
Pesa QuadBox
Pesa expanded its QuadBox series of fiber media converters with three new product offerings: a 4×4 coax switch box, a 4×4 fiber switch box, and a 2-channel bi¬directional fiber/coax extender…
NEC P701
NEC added a new size to its P Series: the 70in. P701 LCD display for digital signage. This commercial-grade display, which joins the 40in. P401 and 46in. P461…
Mitsubishi WD620U and FD630U
Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America’s Presentation Products Division expands its high-brightness projector line-up with two new portable HD projectors that weigh approximately 8lbs. each and blast 4000 lumens…
Planar Systems Clarity LED
Planar Systems announced its Clarity LED series rear-projection videowall displays, ideal for government, military, energy, utilities, traffic, and broadcast control room videowalls that require 24/7 reliability…
CAD Audio Astatic 210
CAD Audio introduced the Astatic 210 surveillance mic. A commercial-grade omni¬directional, button-style model with adjustable line-level and internal audio limiter, the Astatic 210 is a miniature boundary mic…