Canon Rolls Out Two New LCOS Projectors
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Canon U.S.A. has added two new projectors to its line of Realis Multimedia LCOS projectors: the WUX10 Mark II and SX80 Mark II. Both projectors include a new Photo Image Mode that allows for advanced color management and adjustments for ambient lighting conditions, says the company. Canon officials say this new mode is well suited for professionals in photography, education, engineering, and the arts and sciences....
Kramer Releases New PC/HD Scaler
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Kramer Electronics has introduced the VP-420 ProScale Digital PC/HD scaler, a high-performance digital scaler for computer graphics video, Component video, and HDTV video signals. The device scales the input up or down to a selectable computer graphics video or HDTV output signal on a 15-pin HD connector....
Almo and InfoComm Team Up for Tour
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Almo Professional and InfoComm International have announced the launch of a new traveling reseller program that is expected to offer up to seven CTS Renewal Units. Dubbed the E4 AV Tour, the series is designed to give Almo Professional A/V partners education while providing a forum to network with industry leaders and see the latest products from manufacturers....
Mitsubishi Expands Projector Line
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Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America's Presentation Products Division has expanded its projector line-up with the XD600U, a 3D-ready projector that emits 4,500 lumens of brightness from a lamp that is estimated to last up to 5,000 hours in low power-consumption mode....
Glowpoint Rolls Out Telepresence Service
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(IaaS), the service is now available upon request....
VBrick Unveils New Video Distribution System
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VBrick has announced the VBrick Enterprise Media System (VEMS), the company's new integrated hardware and software system for distributing live or on-demand video and rich media presentations throughout a global enterprise....
Avocent to Be Acquired by Emerson
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Emerson and Avocent Corp. announced they have reached an agreement for Emerson to acquire Avocent, an IT infrastructure management company that has also made in-roads into digital signage and AV distribution. The cash deal is valued at $1.2 billion....
Fulcrum Acoustics Debuts New Subwoofer
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Fulcrum Acoustic debuted its dual 21-inch US221 subwoofer. The ultracompact, direct radiating subwoofer is designed with 6-inch voice coils and low-turbulence ports coupled with especially rigid cones that allow the pair of woofers to handle 4,000 watts of long term power....
Bosch Appoints New Pro Sound Manager
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Bosch Security Systems, Communications Systems Division, has appointed industry veteran Steve Johnson to business line manager for pro sound....
Harris Brings On Sports Expert to Boost Dev
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Harris Corp. has named Michael Arthur to the newly created position of business development leader, sports and entertainment, for its Broadcast Communications business....
Clear-Com Makes Staff Changes
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Clear-Com Communications Systems, a Vitec Group brand, has made two key changes to its U.S. sales team. Michael Rucker, formerly the company's regional sales manager, central region, has been promoted to senior sales manager, central region; while James Schaller has joined Clear-Com as its new regional sales manager, northeastern region....
Fiber: Truth or Fiction?
Dan Daley
Fiber-optic cabling has become big business. In recent years, fiber's advantages over copper Cat-X and coaxial wiring have become clearer to a larger number of AV systems integrators. Still, misconceptions persist and it can be hard for integrators, installers, and end users to separate hype from reality. We gave it a shot....
How to Make Money Selling More Than AV Systems
Jeanne Stiernberg
In a tough business climate, stability is key. As a result, many AV pros are focused on diversification. Their goal? Create new services or grow existing offerings in order to generate recurring, more predictable revenue, from maintenance contracts and training to content. Here's how....
Online Extra: Beyond the PRO AV 60
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Connected Care
Linda Seid Frembes
The Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) is truly a unique venue with a big mission: to change the way the health care industry conducts business by harnessing technology. To do so, the CCM has a roster of big names from the AV and IT worlds on its side, including founding partners University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), IBM, Alcatel Lucent, and Cerner; and strategic partners dbMotion, Google, Johnson Controls, Polycom, Research in Motion, and Turner Healthcare....
Sign Waves
PRO AV Editors
At Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., a university for the deaf and hard of hearing, advanced AV technology isn't just an important part of the education process?it's a way of life....
The AV-IT Convergence That Wasn't
Thom Mullins, CTS
Recently, AV consultant and PRO AV columnist Thom Mullins had a client that took over the operation and support of its classroom AV systems from a third party. Responsibility fell on an IT department unfamiliar with audio, video, or AV control systems. Could it come up with a PC-based solution to managing AV? Something more in its wheelhouse? Read and find out....
Socialized Media
Brad Grimes
what I just saw in 140 characters, then repeat. Social media has become an important part of how PRO AV keeps in touch with members of the AV community. Our new PRO AV 60 reflects that....
EV Rolls Out Latest Version of LAPS
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Electro-Voice has released LAPS v2.2A, the latest version of the company's line array modeling and design program. The new LAPS is available for free download from the EV website....
Crestron to Unveil New Design Center
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Crestron will open an Experience Center at its headquarters in Rockleigh, N.J. Designed to be a fully immersive experience, Crestron expects the center to provide integrators, architects, and designers a space to introduce clients to their products, meet with executives, collaborate with designers, and demonstrate technology in functioning application environments....
Barco Launches New Visualization Platform
PRO AV Editors
Barco announced the launch of a new visualization platform for collaborative decision-making inside control rooms and other applications. The platform comprises professional displays or videowalls, display controllers, and control room management software....
X2O Adds SharePoint Features to Xpresenter
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X2O Media, in an effort to streamline the content creation workflow for digital signage network deployers, has added a feature to its Xpresenter platform that allows users to incorporate Microsoft SharePoint content for digital signage displays, the company says. Using X2O Media's templates, SharePoint content can now be displayed as broadcast-quality graphics without the need to duplicate the content creation effort....
Tributaries to Offer LED Gooseneck Light Separately
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Tributaries is making its LED Gooseneck Light available as a separate SKU in response to user feedback, company officials said. Previously, the light was included with the new line of T100 and T200 Power Managers as an installation tool. The LED Gooseneck Light will be packaged for display in retail stores....
JVC Camcorder Records MPEG-4 to SDHC Cards
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JVC Professional Products has added a new feature to its GY-HM700 ProHD camcorder. As with the smaller GY-HM100 model, MPEG-4 files can now be recorded onto the SDHC card along with .MOV files even when a SxS memory adapter is not attached, increasing flexibility....
Analog Way Appoints Worldwide Marketing Director
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Analog Way has appointed Franck Facon as its new director of worldwide marketing and communication/customer service....
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