January 2000
Departments
Yorkville acquires ART
Cindy Holst
Yorkville Sound announces the acquisition of Applied Research & Technology (ART). With the new ownership, ART will invest in key areas of the business,…
Marsh Sound Design launched
Cindy Holst
Richard Marsh announces the start of his own firm, Marsh Sound Design. The company develops consumer electronics. Products now available include a tube-hybrid…
Panja and Premise Systems announce partnership
Cindy Holst
Panja and Iowa-based Premise Systems announce an agreement to deliver Windows software that can integrate and manage an array of current and future non-PC…
Renkus-Heinz and JBL confirm agreement
Cindy Holst
Renkus-Heinz, distributor of EASE and EARS software on behalf of ADA Acoustic Design Ahnert, has reached an agreement with JBL Professional under which…
Escient co-founders honored
Cindy Holst
Scott Jones and Thomas Doherty were awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, 1999, in the Technology/Software/Internet category for Indiana….
Epson moves
Cindy Holst
Epson America has relocated its facilities to 3840 Kilroy Airport Way, Long Beach, CA 90806, or contact Epson at P.O. Box 93012, Long Beach, CA 90809-9941….
Lambert and Hatschek collaborate
Cindy Holst
Two industry leaders join forces to provide market research services to the pro-audio, broadcast and video production industries. Mel Lambert, head of…
EIA announces revision
Cindy Holst
Electronic Industries Alliances (EIA) announces the revision of the Input/Output Buffer Information Specification (IBIS version 3.2) for modeling the…
Transamerica moves
Cindy Holst
Transamerica Audio Group has moved to larger facilities located at 2082 Newbury Road, Suite 3, Newbury Park, CA 91320. The new phone number is 805-375-1425,…
Audio Control announces licensee agreement
Cindy Holst
AudioControl announces its participation in a licensee agreement with D-Tools, designers of the proposal software DigiTools CI. DigiTools CI offers custom…
Acoustics First and SDG form alliance
Cindy Holst
Acoustics First and Systems Development Group (SDG) have completed the terms of a strategic alliance. The agreement gives Acoustics First the exclusive…
Multicom distributes Pico Macom
Cindy Holst
Under a recent agreement, Multicom becomes the exclusive distributor of Pico Macom products sold to Latin America. This partnership unites Multicom’s…
Leviton includes cabling in warranty
Cindy Holst
Leviton Telcom extends its lifetime warranty on horizontal structured cabling systems to include the backbone portion of copper and fiber media in commercial…
Spirit moves
Cindy Holst
Spirit by Soundcraft has relocated its Rocklin, CA, offices to the Soundcraft office in Nashville, TN. Spirit’s new address is 1449 Donelson Pike, Nashville,…
FutureSmart opens office
Cindy Holst
FutureSmart Networks has opened a Sales and Marketing office in Atlanta. The Atlanta office is the first of 12 regional sales offices slated for opening…
Leitch named Hearst-Argyle’s supplier
Cindy Holst
Leitch Technology has made a five year agreement with Hearst-Argyle, making Leitch the station group’s exclusive provider of high-definition interface…
Da-Lite/Projecta and Procolor merge
Cindy Holst
Da-Lite/Projecta group, manufacturer of projection screens, has merged with Procolor, a French manufacturer in this field. The companies are joining forces…
TCS International partners with EagleView Industries
Cindy Holst
TCS International has formed a partnership for the development and deployment of a wireless system developed by Michael Paolini, president of Distinctive…
Level Control Systems wins award
Cindy Holst
Level Control Systems (LCS) won the 1999 Sound Product of the Year award at the Lighting Dimensions International show in Orlando, FL for the Variable…
FBT equipment available
Cindy Holst
FBT Electtronica, Recanati, Italy, a pro audio manufacturer of audio mixers, power amps, loudspeakers, powered loudspeakers, studio monitors and related…
TimeLine and TASCAM announce agreement
Cindy Holst
TimeLine Vista has entered into a long-term audio product development agreement with TASCAM. The agreement will result in a line of professional audio…
Kenwood shows applications
Cindy Holst
Kenwood USA unveiled product developments using the IEEE 1394 Firewire/i.LINK digital communications protocol. The prototypes include a Firewire/i.LINK-capable…
Mitsubishi reaches agreement with Texas Instruments
Cindy Holst
Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America (MDEA) announced an agreement with Texas Instruments (TI) to produce projection televisions using TI’s Digital…
Anthony Grimani introduces consulting firm
Cindy Holst
Industry veteran Anthony Grimani introduces a consulting firm, Performance Media Industries (PMI), specializing in multichannel A-V technology. The company…
Owens Corning introduces Acoustic Design Center
Cindy Holst
Owens Corning announces its Acoustic Design Center, which provides custom design services to buyers of the company’s SelectSound acoustic room system….
Video Projections
LED DISPLAYS: light up the big screen
Peter H. Putman
Previous columns covering large-screen displays mainly focused on projectors and monitors using emissive (CRT and plasma) technology for direct-view monitors,…
Clean Signals
TRANSMISSION LINES: why 600V?
Bill Whitlock
What is a transmission line, anyway? There are broad definitions, such as “the conductive connections between system elements which carry signal power”…
Articles
IN SEARCH OF higher gross margins
Alan Kruglak
Doing Battle With The Mega-CompanyOne of my favorite pastimes is to write down quotes from well-known people. The ones worth remembering summarize a powerful,…
Under the weather
Peter Mapp
Effective systems design for outdoor sound transmission requires an acute awareness of the many variables that will affect sound quality.Designing and…
Theory and Practice
Harry J. Ferris
Methods for minimizing loudspeaker line loss and a real-world example of their application.The Trans World Dome acoustic improvements engineered by Ross…
Hearing for all
Russell Gentner
Considerations for designing and installing assistive listening systems in large venues.Have you ever attended an event in a stadium or arena, and because…
Control on ice
Bruce Borgerson
Audio systems at a new sports/wellness complex in Denver benefit from innovative loudspeaker cluster design and user-friendly computer control.The University…
Meeting the need
Jack McLean
Installing a complex, easily controlled and monitored A-V system for the Mandalay Bay Events Center.Technology advancements are providing systems designers…
VIDEO TECHNOLOGY: for large-venue applications
Josh Kairoff
Such large venues as arenas and stadiums pose unique and demanding requirements on large image display equipment. Most of the events depicted are fast…
