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Polycom Wades into Digital Signage

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Kramer Intros EDID Emulator

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Kramer Electronics released a new addition to its Tools line of compact products, the VA-1VGAN a computer graphics EDID emulator. The VA-1VGAN is housed in the Kramer Pico Tool enclosure and carries a list price that is $90 less than the older model....

DLP Cinema Projectors Meet DCI Standards

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Texas Instruments, manufacturer of DLP Cinema subcomponents for DLP Cinema 2K and upcoming Enhanced 4K platforms recently completed testing for Digital Cinema Initiative standards by passing the procedural test administered by CineCert, a third-party authorized test facility....

Calibre Shows Cinema Processor to U.S. Market

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UK-based image processing, scaling, and warping manufacturer Calibre introduced its new PVProHD-DC digital cinema alternative content processor....

Electrosonic Appoints Services GM

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Electrosonic announced that Paul Brown has joined the company as general manager of service. He will be based in the company's European office in Dartford, England....

Planar Names Clarity Matrix Manager

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Planar Systems, a manufacturer of specialty display solutions, announced it has named Joe Anlauf sales manager for U.S. major accounts. He will manage sales of Planar's latest LCD-based videowall solutions to major commercial enterprises in the public venue, sports arena, retail, and airport market segments, company officials said....

HaiVision Names VP, Medical Markets

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HaiVision Network Video recently appointed Tom Pfeuffer vice president for medical markets. Pfeuffer is responsible for all HaiVision efforts in the medial sector in adopting and deploying encoder and video distribution technology, and in identifying new features and technology required from HaiVision's products....

Crestron Hires Lighting Education Manager

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Crestron has named Shayna Bramley as its national lighting education manager. Bramley is now responsible for Crestron Lighting Solutions training, which is free to qualified lighting specifiers, lighting designers, and electrical engineers. She'll also handle the company's AIA Provider and other programs that offer continuing education credits....

Digital Projection Adds Director of Simulation

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Digital Projection recently named a new director of simulation and visualization. Phil Laney brings more than 13 years of experience in selling display products and integrated display solutions for flight simulation, driving simulation, and planetarium applications, in addition to seven years of IT support-related experience....

Hitachi Software Hires New Sales and Marketing Manager

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Hitachi Software Engineering America announced the appointment of Marjorie Fox to national sales and marketing manager. In her new role, Fox will work with Hitachi's education and training consultants to liaison with customers at various education and corporate institutions throughout the country as well as overseeing all marketing efforts for Hitachi Software....

BIM's Window of Opportunity

Thom Mullins, CTS

With a major building information modeling platform embracing acoustics and more, the time is right to build new bridges between AV and architecture. AV consultant Thom Mullins, CTS, explains what it will take....

Digital Signage is All Grown Up

Kris Vollrath

When it comes to digital signage, industry maturity means technology that can handle any client scenario, without too much cost or extra effort....

HDMI Connector: BTX Technologies Field Terminatable HDMI Connector

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The latest innovation from BTX is the company's first field-terminatable HDMI cable-mount male connector....

Kramer Rolls Out Power Amp

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Kramer Electronics has introduced the model 907 power amplifier, a high-performance power amp for line-level stereo audio signals within the Kramer MultiTools line....

Kramer Rolls Out Power Amp

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Kramer Electronics has introduced the model 907 power amplifier, a high-performance power amp for line-level stereo audio signals within the Kramer MultiTools line....

Lynx Technik Names US Vice President, Business Development

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Germany-based Lynx Technik, a provider of signal processing solutions for the broadcast and pro AV industries, appointed Jay Jayaraman as its vice president of business development for the United States....

CoolSign, BrightSign Ink Partnership

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Digital signage companies CoolSign and BrightSign have broadened options for digital signage customers by completing integration of BrightSign's low-cost, non-PC networked media players into the CoolSign network architecture, company officials announced....