July 2000
Departments
Sabine redesigns website
Cindy Holst
Sabine announced the creation of www.SabineUSA.com. The site offers access to the professional audio and music accessory divisions of Sabine and provides…
Lowell hires national sales manager
Cindy Holst
Lowell Manufacturing, Pacific, MO, has named Jeff Garstick to the position of national sales manager. Garstick’s seventeen-year history in the commercial…
Minerva Systems and Panja deliver conferencing solution
Cindy Holst
Minerva Systems and Panja have joined forces to deliver a video conferencing solution for broadband IP networks. Panja’s web-based client server application…
Philips updates web site
Cindy Holst
Philips Communication & Security Systems has updated its web site at www.philipsccs.com to include data sheets, software updates, demos, A&E specs, technical…
MTX products honored
Cindy Holst
MTX Audio has been recognized by consumer electronics retailers, who honored MTX with three product of the year awards in the 1999 Hi-Fi Grand Prix competition….
Ednet redesigns web site
Cindy Holst
Ednet has launched a redesigned web site featuring technical and strategic information on digital audio and video networks for professional media and…
Sigma Designs and Acer team
Cindy Holst
Sigma Designs and Acer have developed set-top boxes to offer residential customers worldwide broadband multimedia services, including video-on-demand…
Lexicon’s LexiVerb distributed by Digidesign
Cindy Holst
Digidesign and Lexicon announce a joint agreement enabling Digidesign to distribute the LexiVerb TDM-compatible software plug-in through its sales channels….
Bag End completes web site overhaul
Cindy Holst
Bag End Loudspeaker Systems has launched its updated web site at www.bagend.com. The site now contains a complete catalog, with a separate specification…
Orad opens Midwest office
Cindy Holst
Orad has opened a Midwest regional office in Arlington, TX. The location provides sales and technical support to Orad’s customer base in the Midwest….
Security Associates acquires central stations
Cindy Holst
Security Associates International acquired two UL listed central stations: Alarm Monitoring Services, Seattle, WA, and Total Electronic Alarm Monitoring,…
Recoton integrates home audio and mobile electronics divisions
Cindy Holst
Recoton’s domestic home audio division (RHA) has been integrated with its domestic mobile audio division (RME). The consolidated division operates under…
ConnectSound launches web site
Cindy Holst
ConnectSound provides e-commerce solutions for the music and sound products industry with a focus on an Internet retail web site, www.connectsound.com,…
JLG introduces training simulator
Cindy Holst
A training simulator from JLG Industries, designed for the JLG 600 series of boom lifts, helps mechanics and service engineers visualize and understand…
Imeron expands distribution
Cindy Holst
Imeron has expanded its distribution to include the European market. Imeron now ships its immersive audio products to European customers within 48 hours…
Panasonic announces web site
Cindy Holst
The Panasonic DA7 User Group, located at www.da7.com, allows users to chat with other DA7 users, download new product information and software, post messages,…
Richardson Electronics joins NIBESA
Cindy Holst
Richarson Electronics Security Systems division, Houston, TX, has joined NIBESA, the National Independent Bank Equipment & Systems Association. NIBESA…
THAT Corporation acquires Sipex facility
Cindy Holst
THAT Corporation has acquired Sipex Corporation’s 4 inch (102 mm) wafer fab facility in Milpitas, CA. The facility gives THAT control over the IC manufacturing…
Sweetwater launches web store
Cindy Holst
Sweetwater announces the opening of its Web store at www.sweetwater.com/store. Products from Sweetwater’s stock of music technology equipment are for…
Yamaha launches support program
Cindy Holst
Yamaha’s pro audio and combo (PAC) division announced a customer support program that will provide assistance to customers around the clock. For purchasers…
JLG launches website
Cindy Holst
JLG Industries announced the launch of its interactive website featuring an expanded product area, a corporate “About JLG” section, enhanced investor…
Philips CSS and Loronix sign memorandum
Cindy Holst
Philips Communication & Security Systems (Philips CSS) and Loronix Information Systems have entered into a memorandum of understanding, whereby Philips…
ITW Switches and ITW Pancon form sales and service organization
Cindy Holst
ITW Switches and ITW Pancon formed a unified distributor sales and customer service organization. The structure is designed to streamline product delivery,…
IDEAL launches website
Cindy Holst
IDEAL industries announced the completion and launch of a website designed to provide access to information about the more than 400 IDEAl test instruments….
David Clark Company opens facilities
Cindy Holst
David Clark Company opened repair facilities in Europe and Australia. The facilities are located in Western Europe: Headset Services Ltd, Unit 5, Shoreham…
CEA Announces Specification
Cindy Holst
The Consumer Electronics Association issued a specification for compatibility requirements for digital television (DTV) receivers and digital cable systems….
Security Trends
Video Imaging and Alarm Verification
Steve Filippini
One of the problems that plagues alarm companies across the country is alarm verification. Specifically, how does a company know whether the alarm signal…
Articles
DIAGNOSING THE PATIENT
Sam Berkow
Using acoustical measurement to optimize system performance.There are many types of acoustical measurements. There are also an unlimited number of applications…
FIRST AID
Eddie Ciletti
Quick and easy solutions to some of the problems encountered when connecting digital audio equipment.In June, I provided an overview of analog interface…
THE RIGHT PRESCRIPTION
Jhon Meyer
Examining SIM System II, FFT measurement optimized for live sound applications.Which audio measurement tool is best? It often depends on the situation….
SYSTEM EXAM
Sam Berkow
Time-domain measurements help provide a more complete picture of an audio installation’s overall performance.For sound contractors, consultants and live…
PERFORMANCE ART
Keith Clark
Meeting the demanding systems integration needs of the Blue Man Group’s latest installation at the Luxor Theater, Las Vegas.”Now that Las Vegas has expanded…