Kramer Intros Computer Graphics Distro Amp
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This week, Kramer Electronics introduced its new VP-8K 1x8 computer graphics video distribution amplifier. The VP-8K replaces Kramer's VP-8 line of distribution amplifiers and includes the company's Kr-isp advanced sync processing technology....
Minicom Ships Signage Wall Platform
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Minicom Digital Signage introduced its DS Vision Wall, a high-definition display wall solution specifically designed for the in-store market and powered by YCD Multimedia software....
Lexicon Ships New Reverb, Effects Processor
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Lexicon has started shipping the new PCM92 Stereo Reverb/Effects Processor. The PCM92 utilizes the latest DSP technology and a collection of classic Lexicon algorithms for live sound and the studio applications....
Barix to Show Low-Cost IP Controller at ISE
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Barix AG, which makes IP-based audio, intercom, control, and monitoring, launched the Barionet 50, a low-cost IP automation controller, monitoring device, and visualization system now professional and home applications....
IBASE, Scala Combine on Digital Signage Players
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IBASE Technology, a manufacturer of digital signage platforms, and digital signage software developer Scala have partnered to deliver embedded digital signage solutions that enhance hardware and software integration capabilities for systems integrators....
SoundTube Partners with USAV
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SoundTube Entertainment has become a preferred manufacturing partner for the USAV Group. USAV was founded in 2001 and comprises a group of professional AV integrators from the United States and Canada. According to the company, the group represents more than $350 million in annual revenue....
Samsung Restructures, Names New CEO
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Samsung Electronics has appointed Geesung Choi as its new CEO as part of an organizational restructuring intended to increase operating efficiencies and strengthen the independence of the company's business divisions, according to a statement issued by the company....
Premier Mounts Appoints New National Sales Manager
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Premier Mounts has named Bill Wildman as its new national sales manager. Wildman will be responsible for all dealer, distribution, OEM, and hospitality channels. He will report to vice president of sales Tiffany Dozier-Houck....
AVI-SPL Welcomes K-12 Specialist to Detroit Office
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AVI-SPL has hired Vince Deur as the education market manager for the AV integrator's Detroit office. Deur will specialize in the K-12 education market in western Michigan, with special emphasis on Smart Technology products....
Office Depot HQ Gets an AV Makeover
Kimberly R. Griffin
When Office Depot called on architecture firm HOK to design its new global headquarters in BocaRaton, Fla., collaboration was a priority. From the low-height cubicle walls to the open layouts of glass and windows, the company wanted everything, including upscale amenities and all the installed AV, to adhere to a single overall theme....
Nov./Dec. 2009 New Products: Video
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Nov./Dec. 2009 New Products: Audio
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AVI-SPL Names New VP, Strategic Accounts
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AVI-SPL has promoted Dale Bottcher to vice president of strategic accounts. In his new role, Bottcher will specialize in the technology and energy services vertical markets....
Cisco Closes in on Tandberg
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Cisco Systems officials said the company has received acceptances for or purchased shares that represent more than 90 percent of the shares in Tandberg as part of the voluntary public cash offer to acquire all outstanding shares in the telepresence company....
Simply Reliable Ties the Knot with Crestron
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Simply Reliable Software, the manufacturer of SmartOffice business process software for integrators, has entered into a partnership with Crestron to develop a solution that would enable dealers to design and program systems quickly and easily....
AVI-SPL Signs with NSCA Healthcare
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AV integration giant AVI-SPL has announced it will join NSCA's industry-specific insurance solution, SystemsPlus Stop-Loss, a part of the Health Solutions program....
Planar Launches Lampless LED Projector
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Planar Systems, through its Runco brand, recently unveiled the Runco QuantumColor Q-750i and Q-750d lampless LED projectors to its global dealer network, the company said....
Crestron Ships New DM Cards, Transmitters
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Crestron's newest DigitalMedia (DM) output card is now available in 20 versions, expanding the capabilities of the modular 8x8 and 16x16 DM matrix switchers. The new DM-TX300N and DM-TX300N-F are 3x1 transmitters that accept and transmit analog or uncompressed digital HD signals long distances over copper or fiber....
Say What? Intelligibility in the Spotlight
Linda Seid Frembes
Mass notification systems are part security, part fire safety, and (increasingly) part AV. And while life safety and AV systems don't typically interoperate, forthcoming code changes by the National Fire Protection Association may change that, creating opportunities for AV professionals and security contractors to collaborate and follow new guidelines that could eventually save lives....
10 Tips for Better AV Systems
Dan Daley
We polled manufacturers, integrators, and end users to help identify lingering pain points and asked them for quick solutions and insights. Depending on what you're working on, you should be able to find a handful of these tips worth clipping out and stuffing in your back pocket for future reference....
Realities of Green AV Design
Brian Huff, CTS-D
There has been a lot of talk recently about green AV, but what really goes into designing a green AV solution? One AV consultant and member of InfoComm's Green AV Task Force starts to peel back the layers and reveals key considerations for achieving energy efficiency in a typical classroom install. You might be surprised by how much power today's typical classroom AV consumes....
NEC's Vukunet is a New Way of Thinking
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NEC Display Solutions made news last month when it launched Vukunet, a new centralized online software platform that links digital signage ad buyers to digital signage networks. What went underreported was the fact that NEC was also offering a free content management system to companies that joined the Vukunet ad management system or bought NEC displays....
Bright Idea: Built-In USB
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The humble USB port is often at the intersection of AV and IT. In classrooms and conference centers, users increasingly show up with a presentation on a thumb drive or some other device that needs to be integrated with the AV via USB. But elegantly installing USB ports in lecterns, desks, or conference tables isn't always the first (or last) thing people think about....
Trends in Immersive AV
Brad Grimes
Imagine it's time to renew a company's luxury box seats for the local sports franchise, but the arena is getting a face-lift. What if the view changes? Madison Square Garden is going through just such a renovation and it wants current and prospective customers to experience what the new luxury suites will deliver, even if they aren't done yet....
Q&A With Adam Neale, 7thSense
Brad Grimes
As immersive AV goes mainstream, the job of serving intricate, high-resolution media to nontraditional surfaces (curved screens, domes, globes) becomes a challenge. In October, Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry opened an exhibit called You! The Experience with a 13-foot-tall virtual heart. High-end projectors and four media servers from British AV specialist 7thSense make the magic happen. 7thSense director Adam Neale explains....
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