CHICAGO – March 4, 2008 – Bretford, Inc., supplier of technology and media furniture that improves how people work and learn, has appointed Stewart Long to the newly created position of director of operations, effective immediately. In his new role, Long is in charge of Bretford‘s plant operations, plant engineering, Six Sigma Quality and Lean Manufacturing programs and processes. more

WHEELING, ILLINOIS – Of the 514 students who attend Mark Twain Elementary School in Wheeling, Illinois, 427 come from homes in which Spanish is the first language. The school embraces diversity and seeks to help students succeed in an increasingly technological society. As part of that mission, the school chose Rosa Kuhn to fill the position of computer and IT instructor five years ago. Before assuming her new duties, Kuhn served over two decades as a bilingual teacher in the district. She recently invested in an HHB FlashMic that allows students to make recordings of lessons and projects that are easily uploaded to the Internet. Students analyze their speech at home and share their work with family and friends. more

Crestron today introduced its CLS-EXP line of lighting expansion modules. Providing integrators with an added level of versatility when integrating Crestron dimmers and lighting solutions, the CLS-EXP modules enable the Crestron iLux™ integrated lighting system and other Crestron lighting dimmers to handle more load types, a wider range of voltages, and larger loads.
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Saddle Creek Records, the label co-founded by indie icon Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes) and home of the “Omaha Sound,” has literally cemented its place on the musical landscape by opening The Slowdown, a new 470-capacity bar and club in downtown Omaha that hosts live performances by regional and touring artists of all genres. more

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Christian Faith Center in Seattle is one of the latest large houses of worship to elevate the sonic quality of their services, concerts, and seasonal productions with XL8, the flagship digital mixing system from Midas.

Pastored by Casey and Wendy Treat for 28 years, Christian Faith Center has one of the largest and fastest-growing congregations in the United States. The church is located on two main campuses in suburban Seattle-one of which is a state-of-the-art facility completed in September 2007-and 8,000 people a week now attend services at the two sites. Christian Faith Center is dedicated to continuous growth, and has integrated the highest quality equipment at their facilities to ensure a worship experience second to none. When it came to upping the ante with regard to sound reinforcement, the church worked with AV specialists Michael Garrison Associates to install two XL8 systems in the 5000-seat sanctuary at their new campus, a 550-sq. ft. octagonal space with stadium seating. Kris Hillstrom, Technical Director at Christian Faith Center, described how the church is sounding better than ever with the inimitable warm sound-and unprecedented digital flexibility-of Midas XL8 consoles at both FOH and monitor mix positions: more

Las Vegas, March 4, 2008 – RF Central, a leading digital microwave technology provider, is debuting its new RFX-RMR-II 2 GHz and 5.8 GHz rack-mounted receiver units at NAB 2008 (Booth C6622). While the 2 GHz is primarily designed for ENG news remotes and the 5.8 GHz is geared toward live sports stadium and arena coverage, both offer complete HD upgradeability with the latest in high-quality, low-delay, HD decoding technology. more

Vista Systems has announced the addition of two models to its popular Spyder family of image processors. The Spyder 359 and Spyder 3410 join the already impressive arsenal.

The Spyder 359 takes the system to a new level. Designed to support arrays of up to eight displays, it provides five universal input cards; one universal output card to support a scaled output of the entire aggregate display area, an operator‘s monitor or an additional display; and two DX4 output cards, each with four DVI outputs. The system offers five input layers and can accommodate an input expansion frame if required. more