Jennifer Cassidy Steps Up to Regional Sales Manager for HME‘s Pro Audio Division

San Diego, CA — May 16, 2007 — HME is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Cassidy as Regional Sales Manager of HME‘s Pro Audio Division. In her new role, Jennifer will focus on the western U.S. and Canada, Mexico, South and Central America, Asia and the Pacific Rim in addition to special accounts. Jennifer will be based at the HME headquarters in Poway, CA, and report to John Kowalski.

“Jennifer‘s a great addition to our team, “ said John Kowalski, Worldwide Sales Director of HME‘s Pro Audio Division. “We‘re excited she has joined us and are confident that our reps, dealers, and end users will benefit from Jennifer‘s background and experience.” more

San Diego, CA — May 15, 2007 —HME – the leader in digital wireless communication solutions for the pro audio industry – recently announced the winners of their prestigious Distributor and Representative of the Year awards.

“The Distributor of the Year and the Representative of the Year awards signify the highest honor we can bestow on any company,” said John Kowalski, Sales Manager of HME‘s Pro Audio Division. “The recipients were selected for their overall annual results and the extra effort they made to reach those results including their work with end-users, dealers, consultants and other industry professionals.” more

MediaMatrix, a division of Peavey, proudly introduces the NION nX programmable digital audio processing node for professional and commercial audio and communications applications. Built upon the industry’s most efficient audio algorithms, NION redefines and advances the world-class power of MediaMatrix.

The internal processing core of the NION nX is based on three floating-point Analog Devices SHARC DSPs that drive the processing functionality. MediaMatrix’s Scalable I/O Architecture, a modular I/O scheme, supports a variety of optional plug-in cards for maximum versatility. The NION nX has two module bays that support up to 16 simultaneous analog audio channels, while an integrated CobraNet port provides 64 channels for a total of 80 simultaneous configurable audio channels. more

Crest Audio proudly introduces the CV-20 live-sound mixing console, an incredibly flexible VCA audio solution designed for applications such as front-of-house, monitors and monitors from front-of-house. The CV-20 will be shown at InfoComm Exhibit #8429.

The CV-20 is available in 24, 32, 40, 48 and 56 mono input configurations with four-band sweepable EQ and fully parametric mid-frequency control on each mono input. A feature set of 12 aux sends, eight subgroup assignments and L/C/R panning to the Left/Right and Mono busses provide a wealth of audio routing options as well as Crest Audio’s renowned pristine sound quality. more

Architectural Acoustics, a division of Peavey, will unveil the new Prolinx — a fully programmable DSP audio processing, routing and control system — at InfoComm 2007 exhibit #8429. Expanding on the robust capabilities of the Digitool®, Prolinx supports I/O matrix configurations from 12 x 12 to 96 x 36.

The Prolinx DX is the heart of the expandable, programmable Prolinx processing system and a versatile new tool for managing audio systems. The DX model can operate as a self-contained system at 12 x 12 I/O, but users can increase the total number of inputs/outputs to 96 x 36 by connecting additional units. Built on 32-bit parallel SHARC processors, the Prolinx DX has a total of 1,320 MIPS allocated to input and output processing and an additional 400 MIPS of processing reserved for signal generation, frequency analysis and general communications. more

Museum of Jewish Heritage, Safra Hall: New Sound System Supports Performances and Presentations

The Museum of Jewish Heritage (www.mjhnyc.org) in Battery Park is New York’s primary institution of public education about modern Jewish history and the Holocaust. By weaving together personal experiences and world events, the Museum tells the story of 20th century Jewish life from the perspective of those who lived it. A living memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, the Museum honors those who died by celebrating their lives and legacy. more

Electrosonic Systems Inc. (Electrosonic) today announced three new executive hires. Michael Donohue, Richard Maxfield and David Saville have recently joined the company’s growing Public Spaces business.

“The addition of the high-profile executives at Electrosonic reflects our continuing expansion and the opportunities Electrosonic offers to its employees and to talented individuals in the industry joining the company for the first time,” notes Jim Bowie, Electrosonic‘s General Manager for the North American Public Spaces business unit. more

Amityville, NY – May 2007 -Speco Technologies introduces a new series of IP/Network Cameras featuring built-in servers that work with Internet Explorer. No special software is required for basic viewing, control and recording. The models with “INT” in the part more

May 15, 2007 – Amityville, NY - Speco Technologies introduces our new Digital Deterrent™ System which is available in Speco PC Series and TN Family DVRs. Once motion is detected by a surveillance camera networked to a DVR, an alarm is triggered and a custom audio/visual warning is automatically projected, so the more

Panasonic introduced three powerful new members to its family of Pro-Line network cameras. The new megapixel BB-HCM515A network camera offers users a simple plug-and-play connection using the Power Over Ethernet (PoE) standard, and high-quality video in MPEG-4 and MJPEG formats at up to 1280×1024 resolution. The powerful unit, is joined by the new BB-HCM511A and the outdoor-ready BB-HCM531A. more