September 1999
Columns
Outside the box: Prospering for the long haul
Alan Kruglak
As a rule of thumb, human beings are creatures of habit. The status quo is everything, and change is truly the exception to the rule. Unfortunately, encouraging…
Departments
Christie purchases Electrohome
Cindy Scullin
Electrohome Projection Systems announces that Christie has agreed to acquire the division from Electrohome Limited. The ongoing Electrohome Limited will…
Meyer opens European office
Cindy Scullin
Meyer Sound has launched a European satellite office, bringing localized and improved pre- and post-sales support to the Benelux region (Belgium, Luxembourg…
NSCA creates Education Foundation
Cindy Scullin
Plans for creating the NSCA Foundation have been approved. The educational NSCA Foundation will fund the professional development of those entering or…
Yamaha launches Web site
Cindy Scullin
The professional audio group of Yamaha’s Pro Audio & Combo division has created a World Wide Web site, now online, designed to give customers access to…
Philips announces merger
Cindy Scullin
Philips Electronics has merged Communication & Security Systems, Lancaster, PA, sales organization with Observation Systems group, Atlanta, (CCTV and…
Projectavision changes name
Cindy Scullin
Projectavision has changed its name to Vidikron Technologies Group, reflecting the transaction that combined Vidikron and Projectavision. In connection…
Crestron expands sales force
Cindy Scullin
Crestron announces the expansion of its sales force in the Midwest. Crestron partners now have Crestron-direct sales and support from a Wisconsin-based…
PHAST and Virginia Iron and Metal enter agreement
Cindy Scullin
AMX’s subsidiary, PHAST, has entered an Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) agreement with Virginia Iron and Metal (VIMCO) to provide PHASTLink and…
Crown teams with California Microwave
Cindy Scullin
Crown International has reached an agreement with California Microwave, Inc. (CMI) that will bring together the satellite communications divisions of…
Digigram receives award
Cindy Scullin
Digigram, a provider of PC-based professional digital audio solutions, has been recognized with a special award by the French government, the Victoires…
Ultrak and Telexis announce alliance
Cindy Scullin
Ultrak has reached a bilateral sales and marketing agreement with Telexis, Ottawa, Ontario. This agreement makes Ultrak the exclusive distributor of Telexis’…
Ambient AVL opens
Cindy Scullin
Ambient AVL, a full-service audio, video and entertainment lighting systems design and engineering firm headed by Ron Eckerman, a 30 year veteran in the…
Richardson Electronics acquires Sahabsa
Cindy Scullin
Richardson Electronics has acquired Sahabsa S.A., a broadcast transmitter and component distributor operating in Mexico. Sahabsa has been renamed Sahabsa…
Auerbach+Associates announces new office
Cindy Scullin
Auerback+Associates and Auerback+ Glasow now have an office in San Francisco at 225 Green Street, San Francisco, CA 94111. Contact by phone at 415-392-7528…
Vela moves
Cindy Scullin
The Vela OEM products group has relocated it offices to 5733 Myerlake Circle, Clearwater, FL 33760-2804. The company can be reached byphone at 727-507-5300…
OWI and IMP unite
Cindy Scullin
OWI and IMP Systems have united to create Evolution, a complete sound system for indoor and outdoor use. The Evolution line is designed to distribute…
JEC and NCTA develop standard
Cindy Scullin
The Joint Engineering Committee (JEC) of the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association (CEMA) and the National Cable Television Association (NCTA)…
Digital Projection and Ballantyne form alliance
Cindy Scullin
Digital Projection and Ballantyne, Omaha, NE, announce a strategic alliance in the development and distribution of advanced digital display systems. The…
Home Automation wins award
Cindy Scullin
Home Automation, Inc. (HAI) is the recipient of the 1999 HAA Leadership Award. The Home Automation Association Leadership Award recognizes the winning…
Rane granted patent
Cindy Scullin
Rane Corporation has been granted patent number 5,848,146 for its Engineered Conference Systems (ECS)….
Analog Devices and Intel ally
Cindy Scullin
Intel and Analog Devices announce the signing of a joint development agreement to design a Digital Signal Processing (DSP) core architecture. Under terms…
IMP Systems relocates
Cindy Scullin
IMP Systems announces its relocation to 3544 N. Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33127. The facility has more than doubled the company’s facility space. The company…
Telect resctructures
Cindy Scullin
Telect has launched its Signal Management Group to focus on marketing the company’s A-V product line to the broadcast and entertainment industries and…
Harman changes management of UK companies
Cindy Scullin
The structure of the Harman Pro Group Companies that are located in the UK has changed. Soundcraft, Spirit, BSS, C Audio Amek, DAR, and Allen and Heath…
SCM Microsystems and Philips Digital Video Systems team
Cindy Scullin
SCM Microsystems and Philips Digital Video Systems have cooperated on the development and deployment of OpenCable-compliant Conditional Access (CA) modules…
Intelix releases package
Cindy Scullin
Intelix has released its entire library of application and technical documentation, product specs, user manuals and software as a single CD-ROM Media…
Video Projections
Plasma display panels: form over function
Pete Putman
I recently completed an extensive test of six plasma display panels in my studio. Having now tested 12 different models in one year and after conducting…
Security Trends
The Anatomy of a false alarm
Steve Filippini
People working in the alarm industry will generally agree that the number one cause of sleepless nights and premature hair loss is the evil and dreaded…
Articles
Waves are waves
Glen Ballou
A study of the similarities and differences that exist between sound waves and light waves and some equations to quantify those defining characteristics.We…
Delivering the word
Stephen Whitesell
With a legacy dating back 144 years, St. Joseph the Work-man Cathedral, Lacrosse, WI, was founded by French, German, Polish and Irish immigrants. Their…
The Great Indoors
Ted Uzzle
The primary responsibility of architectural acoustics is to exclude outside sounds that would disturb hearing conditions. This can be especially difficult…
Under lock and key
Ted Uzzle
A primer on controlling noise, determining rumble and hiss, and predicting noise transmission.This article covers the measurement of noise and its Evaluation….
The taming of the barn
Frank Daniels
Gaines Dance Barn at Miss Porter’s School receives total aural transformation with minimal visual impact.The interior of the Gaines Dance Barn at Miss…
